Removed blood from cotton, now I have a yellow spot.... Why?

[jcooper]

Yea, had to q-tip and peroxide(3%) some blood drops out of a cotton chair.

The blood was gone when I left, now a month later(no big deal) I'm being told that the spot turned yellow a few days after cleaning...

So peroxide left me with a yellow ring on cotton, why and what would you do to fix it?


Thanks......

 

[Desk Jockey]

Have them send you a picture, chances are its not as bad as you think.

Probably serviceable with a white cotton towel and Interlinks Avenge. http://interlinksupply.com/index.php?item_num=CS07GL

The blood probably wicked back and was diluted buy the residual peroxide/water, which left you with the ring.

Just my guess????

 

[adamh]

Put some rust remover on it and rinse it. Speed dry

 

[Hoody]

Put some rust remover on it and rinse it. Speed dry

Adam beat me to it, be careful with your application of the rust remover especially if you're using Steamway's it is quite potent.

 

[jcooper]

Thanks guys.

Wouldn't the rust remover generally be for the blood/iron in the stain? Or to neutralize the peroxide(giving me the yellow ring)?

Is it possible for just a few(three) drops to wick?

I guess it has to be blood related. Misting some peroxide on thick cotton shouldn't turn it yellow, should it?

Put some rust remover on it and rinse it. Speed dry

Adam/Steve, if the rust remover needs to be rinsed, generally that means I'm cleaning/shampooing the whole front of this chair. Right?

Trying to get some photos.

 

[jcooper]

Any thoughts............ Anybody?

 

[hogjowl]

If Taco and Scott ain't good enough, maybe Pemberton will chime in.

 

[jcooper]

If Taco and Scott ain't good enough

Lol,

The more help the better, Marty.

You know anything about white cotton, blood and the spot turning yellow???

 

[hogjowl]

White cotton shampoo.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Not seeing what it looks like, anything I say would only be a guess.

I suppose it's possible for a color change based on the peroxide being an acid and giving you the yellow ring. If that's truly the case I would try ammonia to correct the balance.

As far as rust that is a possibility it could be as the last thing to let go is the iron in your blood but it doesn't sound likely in this case.

The Avenge is a pretty good spotter to begin with and add in the fact that it excels on blood, its a logical first choice.

I'd go in armed with white terry towels a spotting bottle of Avenge, Ammonia (never mix with bleach), Water and a Rust spotter. Oh and a hair dryer.

Try the Avenge and if it doesn't correct your problem. If it doesn't blot some water for a rinse as you switch between products. Dab a little ammonia see if there is a difference. If not rinse and go to your rust spotter. I personally hate using rust spotter on upholstery, where body parts will make contact. Use only as much as needed to do the job and rise well. Maybe take a spray bottle with just water to aid in rinsing.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Are you sure it's cotton? Could it be rayon?

Does it have a very smooth finish, like satin?

Did you just work on the spot, or did you clean the entire area, and if so, how?

Please post a pic, or if you can't email it to:

jimscleanchat@gmail.com

 

[Desk Jockey]

I remember reading a good article about Rayon from a very wise man.

http://www.cleanfax.com/articles/rayon-the-most-challenging-fiber

 

[jcooper]

Hey thanks, again guys... It's very much appreciated!


Are you sure it's cotton? Could it be rayon? Yes, to best of my knowledge it appears to be cotton.

Does it have a very smooth finish, like satin?

No, it's kinda thick. Not like satin, has slight texture to it.

Did you just work on the spot, or did you clean the entire area, and if so, how?

I just worked on the 1"x1" area w/the blood. Had maybe three drops. Used a q-tip and applied peroxide(3%). Dried as fast as I could. Client said maybe two/three days later a yellow ring appeared. Couldn't be wet days later! Didn't want to shampoo whole chair and maybe have other issues.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

That's helpful.

What other issues does the rest of the chair have?

Whether the ring is from sizing, residual blood, or cellulose material, its now concentrated in that ring and going to be a bit harder to remove.

Let me know more, and get me the pics if you can.

 

[GeeeAus]

Jim.

A while back I watched a video i "think" you made about a white cotton cushion which had a brown mark in the fabric even though it had not been subjected to an alkaline cleaner or too much water.

In the end I believe it was just towelled out with distilled water. Could a similar approach potentially be of help here? This thread has my attention.

Grant

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Distilled water might work. That's part of why I asked the other questions to be sure first.

You work "miracles" with Distilled water depending on the nature of the stain

 

[Goomer]

Your yellow may be most others light BROWN, especially if it is cotton.