[Darran Pryce]

Had a call. lady had bought some jeans from Gap, washed them and the dye from the jeans has gone on to the rug as per the picture.

Personally I don't think it can be removed, any input will be good.


Thanks
Darran

[Darran Pryce]

Sorry guys this site won't upload the jpeg image for some reason.

Any help with regards to the dye from the jeans on a cream rug?

[stuart_clark]

I had a good result on a cream carpet a few weeks ago with chemspecs helpmate, I think there new product dyegone works in the same way
but  the lady hsd put a red persion wool rug, just a small hearth rug in front of the sofa, when she moved the rug the dye had trsnsfered onto the cream carpet, I did try rinsing the carpet and used sodium met but got no joy, I went back and used some helpmate which is ideal for dye stains, anyway it came out completely

stuart

[Shaun_Ashmore]

It depends on what the rug is made of.

Shaun

[DB]

Refer the customer back to the retailer as the jeans are unfit for purpose...they should be dye fast

Let the retailer pay for the clean...one happy customer for you...plus you get to do the work with no comebacks

Works for me....Jeans, Dye from throws...seen 'em all

[peter maybury]

most dyes can be removed but bleaching and reducing requires a certain skill element in order to reduce risks.
Many will say that it cannot be done as they do not have the ability themselves.
Dye gone and the likes are just fancy names for sodium mets, and many of the bleaching solutions are just variarions of sodium percarbonate and peroxides. They do have stabilisers and additives that help maintain a more consistent performance and longer shelf life.
As a pro it is well worth investing the time in the practice.
Peter

[John Kelly]

Derek, don't think dye fast jeans exist. It is a feature of them that they fade with washing.

[Simon Gerrard]

most dyes can be removed but bleaching and reducing requires a certain skill element in order to reduce risks.
Many will say that it cannot be done as they do not have the ability themselves.
Dye gone and the likes are just fancy names for sodium mets, and many of the bleaching solutions are just variarions of sodium percarbonate and peroxides. They do have stabilisers and additives that help maintain a more consistent performance and longer shelf life.
As a pro it is well worth investing the time in the practice.
Peter

Agree with that, but would add that a pro needs to know when to leave well alone.
The risk in taking on these kind of issues is that you could end up making it worse and thereby transfer the potential liability on to yourself. Don't forget, people in these kind of situations are looking someone to blame, who they going to go after, GAP, or little old you.

Simon

[DB]

Thanks for that John....I don't actually own a pair of Jeans!!

I still feel that dye transfer onto someone's fabric upholstery is unacceptable even in this day and age

The last time I bought a pair I wore them in the bath until they had shrunk to fit ...any loose dye came out then....that was way back in 19**.....nuff said