What the hell is going on here Jim?

[Mikey P]

15 years old
Cotton
Polyfill no feathers
Never been cleaned
Does not live in front of a TV set...

 

[Brian H]

Were the pictures before or after cleaning?

 

[Mikey P]

Were the pictures before or after cleaning?

After I rejected it.....

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Something wet sat on it.

 

[Mikey P]

Something wet sat on it.

Each cushion on all four sides?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Each cushion on all four sides?

ok, more info...

I'm guessing too. Given your low ambient humidity my best answers are unlikely.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

previous cleaning attempt?

 

[FredC]

My first thought was cotton seed coat debris in the fill/batting....but if it is poly

 

[Jim Pemberton]

The spots have the appearance of flame resistant treatments, and both upholsterers and manufacturers have been known to use flame retardent ticking even if not required.

But those long parallel brown streaks scream "somebody tried to clean it".

So one or the other or both.

You were, of course, wise to not do it.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Did you ask them if it was sprayed with protector? Is it possible they applied a water base protectant on their own?

 

[Mikey P]

previous cleaning attempt?

None, she says

 

[Mikey P]

Did you ask them if it was sprayed with protector? Is it possible they applied a water base protectant on their own?

Yes she was very adamant about telling me it was protected

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Yes she was very adamant about telling me it was protected

It was protected? 15 years ago?

 

[Mikey P]

Yes

 

[Nomad74]

fire retardant treatment is my guess. Like Fred said, I first thought it was Haitian cotton seeds but if it's poly, then I would go with the retardant, especially if its from the 80's or 90's

 

[FredC]

I'm still going with seedcoat neps/debris

 

[Nomad74]

I'm still going with seedcoat neps/debris

Maybe lice

 

[The Great Oz]

The stripes are a part of the design, but the color damage in the two little red blobs say someone tried something.

 

[Trip Moses]

Customers lie

 

[Desk Jockey]

Customers lie

You mean most people aren't honest?

 

[Cleanworks]

somebody cleaned it. That's mainly cellulosic browning. Fred could be right about those dots though.

 

[Papa John]

I having the same issues. It didnt happen on the cushions, which i test cleaned 1st. But the frame is having those same spots what wick up.
Im thinking its unfinished cotton in the padding and its the seeds- or the cotton was fire retarded-- but the fabric is poly.

 

[Mikey P]

Customers lie

Or forget...

 

[BIG WOOD]

Was it just in the cushions of the couch or did the body have the same damage as well?

 

[Mikey P]

Was it just in the cushions of the couch or did the body have the same damage as well?

Just the 4 seat cushions, frames and others cushions and pillows were fine

 

[Desk Jockey]

Just the 4 seat cushions, frames and others cushions and pillows were fine

She unzipped them and washed them.

 

[Mikey P]

She unzipped them and washed them.

no signs of shrinkage

 

[Lee Stockwell]

no signs of shrinkage

so?

 

[Desk Jockey]

We used to clean bases only for some clients because they would wash the cushion covers.

I hated it because it took a herculean effort to match the appearance of those washed.

I don't know how much they would draw up or not, since they dealt with putting them back on. I think it depend on the fabric and if you put them in the dryer and for how long.

Personally I wouldn't dry them in the dryer or only for a short tumble and hang them to dry.

However I wouldn't recommend washing or drying them. I'd have concern about it being aggressive on them.