browning on area rug

[lust1kiddo]

surface cleaned an area rug in a clients home on Monday. I gave a call Tuesday to follow up and no reply. Today I get a call and from what he describes, there is browning on the rug. Its made of cotton and bamboo i think. Maybe from overwetting ?. How do I fix it? He says it looks like light brown or tan stains.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Jared without seeing it, I would just be guessing that it is browning.

Natural fibers will brown out for several different reasons, as you mentioned over wetting, high ph, slow drying, water in general on unprocessed cotton can brown from the seeds and junk in the fabric.

As far as correcting it could as easy as spraying a browning treatment down and rinsing or padding it off.

However proceed with caution! Browning treatments can lighten or dull colors leaving you with a bleached look.

If it's bad maybe bring the rug home with you where you have time to experiment with the right solutions.

 

[Ken Snow]

Jared without seeing it, I would just be guessing that it is browning.

Natural fibers will brown out for several different reasons, as you mentioned over wetting, high ph, slow drying, water in general on unprocessed cotton can brown from the seeds and junk in the fabric.

As far as correcting it could as easy as spraying a browning treatment down and rinsing or padding it off.

However proceed with caution! Browning treatments can lighten or dull colors leaving you with a bleached look.

If it's bad maybe bring the rug home with you where you have time to experiment with the right solutions.

Exactaly- probably can not fix in the customers home at this point. If there is a full service rug shop near you, sub out the fix or you may own it.

 

[Hoody]

Ditto with Richard, also check to see if its has a jute backing.

 

[The Great Oz]

The "bamboo" is rayon derived from bamboo. I'd get it to a rug shop before you own it.

 

[lust1kiddo]

im bringing it to a plant in the morning..its white.

 

[KevinL]

Translation please.

 

[ruff]

Depending on the cause and fabric, sometime just re-cleaning (wetting) and letting it dry flat, upside down, will solve the problem. The browning will migrate to the backing.

Other times using a mild reducer (Haitian cotton/white cotton cleaners mixed at a much reduced ratio) will do well. It can be buffed or just sprayed on depending on specific fabric.

There are other methods, again, all depending on fabric and cause.

 

[rhyde]

Sounds like browning but it could be soil or adhesive wicking ? If browning a souring product or Rx for browning apply to rug then pad it with a new pad and speed dry with air movers should fix it.

 

[Mikey P]

That's what you get for cleaning rugs in the home.

 

[rhyde]

How much money you think he's going to make on this circle jerk when he's done?

 

[Mikey P]

Didn't this guy attend the Lisa and Jim Rugfag class?

ID skills were not touched on?


POS tufteds, synthetics and thick and modern colorfast thick wools are the only thing I would touch in the home

 

[lust1kiddo]

pshhh...It was nothing.

 

[ryancion]

how much it cost to have a home service for carpet cleaning?

 

[Ron K]

how much it cost to have a home service for carpet cleaning?[/quote

WTHIT???

 

[glenboy]

i dont touch area rugs for that reason. they buckle and can brown