[Bill Robinson]

have to clean this material dont know how to spell it never mind clean it intend to use chemspecs upholstry cleaner
bill

[homecare]

bill. did one last week with the same chemical,had no problems. hope this helps.mike    

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Bill

Chenile

It's a generic term so you will find different compostions but subject to usual testing should not give any probs.

Cheers

Doug

[Bill Robinson]

thanks mateys

[*paul_moss]

Bill
Chenile is French for caterpiller and relates to the style of the weave only. Its fabric can be a blend of lots of different fibres but usually has a high cotton content.
The old natural Chenile's are the ones to watch out for.

[Ken Wainwright]

Chenille is most commonly cotton, polyester or viscose on the "hairy bit".  If viscose, all the usual problems of this as a cut pile still exists. If you think of viscose as being similar to paper, you wont go far wrong.  It can wear very rapidly in contact areas so look for areas that appear to be a different colour and texture to elsewhere.. Don't be aggressive with agitation. Probably wise to be pH neutral pre-spray and rinse. Test ALL colours and test for pile burst.  Polyester is probably the most popular hairy bit of the fabric, but be prepared for anything.

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

[Bill Robinson]

thanks guys

[PaulKing]

Chenille is most commonly cotton, polyester or viscose on the "hairy bit".  If viscose, all the usual problems of this as a cut pile still exists. If you think of viscose as being similar to paper, you wont go far wrong.  It can wear very rapidly in contact areas so look for areas that appear to be a different colour and texture to elsewhere.. Don't be aggressive with agitation. Probably wise to be pH neutral pre-spray and rinse. Test ALL colours and test for pile burst.  Polyester is probably the most popular hairy bit of the fabric, but be prepared for anything.

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

just would like to say that was a very concise and outstandingly helpful post
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