[tom123]

Cleaned a 6 x 4 Rug off site, needs to go back saturday morning, but need some advice on getting the fringes looking nice?
Its only a polyprop rug and has come up nice, but the fringes still look a bit grubby.
This will obviously be what the custy spots straight away when i take it back! :

Any advice?

[Mike Osbourne]

Do a search

[Colin Day]

Hey Mike, can you get some sort of putty to secure new frags? My Toadstool Coral rocks all over the place!

[Mike Osbourne]

Do a search!

Yes it's called Milliput. It's a two part epoxy putty. Get the terracota it blends in quicker and the corraline seems to grow on it quicker too.

[Mike Osbourne]

Tom

What product did you use to clean them?

Are they completely dry?

[Mark Lawrence]

Cleaned a 6 x 4 Rug off site, needs to go back saturday morning, but need some advice on getting the fringes looking nice?
Its only a polyprop rug and has come up nice, but the fringes still look a bit grubby.
This will obviously be what the custy spots straight away when i take it back! :

Any advice?

Did you not explain to the custy about the fringes before you took it away?

Mark

[tom123]

Did a search : Didnt even see the search function before!
Found one that mentioned vinegar, cant remember what type? Didnt have any anyway? Found another that mentioned dousing them in micro splitter, agitating and extracting off well.
And the result your all waiting for!!!!

Drum Role!!!!

They looked just as bad as they usualy do :

And yes, i warned the customer about the fringes before hand, always do. Took it back today and she was so pleased with the whole rug she didnt seem to care about the fringes.

[Joe H]

Its white vinegar you use.    Removes some spots as well.

[Pristine Clean]

Yes there is an chemical from Prochem that works great. But I cant remember what it is. Its like bleach.

And you dab the fringes. Then place a netting over the fringes and you can put you hand tool over to dri. Leaves them white.

I look to see if I can find the product.

Dave

[Pristine Clean]

Found it,

Its called oxibrite

http://www.prochem.co.uk/problem_solvers_&_additives.htm

They even showed me that on the course itself

Dave

[Joe H]

Best to take precautions and keep these type of products away from the rug itself or it will get "bleached" as well.

[Neil Williams]

Best to take precautions and keep these type of products away from the rug itself or it will get "bleached" as well.

You got there first!
But if you are going to use any form of bleaching action/solution then apply it by using a paint brush and if the situation allows, have the rug hanging over a table or something so when you apply solution to fringe area there won't be an opportunity for the agent to transfer 'uphill.'

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Hi tom,I don`t do any rugs anymore,but when I did I used to use
A product called `Sta-White`made by the Stapro company.Some
Were so bad they had to be treated 3 times,( letting each wet clean
Dry thoroughly between each clean) I found the rug and especially
The fringe responded better each time.Most used to come up as
White as paper,but don`t forget they arn`t supposed to be! Chemspec,
Pro-Chem most do a whitening agent.They are as I understand it
Reducing bleaches.Not your regular household bleach.Some use
Hydrogen peroxide.`Sta-White`is`nt made anymore.
I used to use it with caution as a general purpose `spotter`.but be wary!
Follow the instructions carefully.
If it`s a polypropolene rug,by the time you’ve finished `surcharging`to
Cover your time,really would you say the rug was worth it?
Another alternative would be to get the rug re-fringed which once again
May not be worth it,all things considered.
Hope this helps,


Lewis  Doubtfire

[Pristine Clean]

Best to take precautions and keep these type of products away from the rug itself or it will get "bleached" as well.

Good point lads.

They said to mix it up and let it foam up. They then applied the foam itself. So kept the actual water/liquid bit away. If that makes any sense.

Dave

[Jim_77]

Oxibrite

White vinegar = ACETIC ACID

Bleaches will disintegrate fringes.  The best way is to give them a good soak before you power wash them

[Pristine Clean]

Oxibrite

White vinegar = ACETIC ACID

Bleaches will disintegrate fringes.  The best way is to give them a good soak before you power wash them

Best speak to Prochem then as thats what they showed many many people on the course I went on and I have seen it done on other courses as well.

Maybe thats why they only used the foamy part instead of the water/liquid mix.

Dave

[deep-cleaningukltd]

Jim is spot on. If you bleach cotton fringes, whilst looking good at first, they will fall apart after. Seen lots of rugs with damaged fringes from that method. Even heard of one scally wag using pump (shoe) whitener on them.

A good scrub with Fibre & Fabric is all I do. Unless the fringe is beyond hope this normally brings them back.

[Steve Chapman]

Not all bleaches are the same, we're not talking about chlorine bleach like you use in a bathroom,

 but oxygenating bleach.

Hydrogen peroxide is safe and is normally used in low percentage concentration.

we've used it on hundreds of rug fringes with good results, as has been mentioned, better to paint it

on with a brush,apply a coat and dry with hair dryer and apply another coat and so forth, until

satisfactory.

You can get a stronger solution, about 18% from hairdressers and is often a gel so its easier to keep on

the spot where you need it


Regards



Steve