[the red carpet]

I have quite a few rugs to do this week, one tommorow and five friday

All real chinese.

iv no probs with the cleaning of the rugs, but i want to try something different with the fringes.

Until now my only experience with fringes is, when i started i tried to clean the first few the same way as the rest of the rug and they ended up looking worst when i finished than when i had started

And since then iv just left them alone, i dont charge a great deal to clean them as they usually just come up with a house full of carpets, so i tell the customers that i can give a quick going over with the machine to get rid of the marks for £10-£20 but if the want a more thorough job with the fringes ect they are better of taking it to a proper rug plant.

Anyway, this works fine but i feel like having a play about this week as i have a few to do, it would be nice to leave them looking great for the customer and if i new i could do a better job it would give me the confidence to charge a bit more.

So what do you reckon???

Iv been reading through some posts about using hydrogen peroxide 3% with a netrual detergent and applying the foam with a brush, leaving for 15 minutes and then extract. Sounds good, worth a try?

I have some hydrogen peroxide but its 6% is this still ok?
Also lowest ph chem i have is 9 or iv got acid rinse, could i use one of these

Just to add, iv no time to get to a supplier so can only use what iv got on the van. Mainly Alltec products

What about using (pog) and rinse with plain water?

[the red carpet]

Dave, Thanks for your call mate.

just found the ingrediants on the back of that bottle we were talking about

AQUA, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SALICYLIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SIMETHICONE, ETIDRONIC ACID, SODIUM COCOYL ISETHIONATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CELLULOSE GUM

Quite a concoction

And on the front it says 12% 40vol

Wonder what that will do to the fringes

[Derek]

There should be no need to bleach rug fringes

Bleaches can degrade cotton fibres.

Bleaches can wick back into the carpet lightening the immediate tufts

Also....don't dry in direct sunlight and this too can bleach the tips of the fibres.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

with fringing over wetting is the biggest killer, try a low moisture upholstery tool like a cfr, and towel them dry and if you can turbo them.

Shaun