COLOUR REPAIR POLYESTER CARPET

acne meds will also take the colour out of olefin and polyester

 

 

Zero KELVIN

both can be fixed

 

 

Zero KELVIN

what answer???

they can both be fixed???? yeah use a match...

Greg,

Although you can aim to lessen the visual impact of a stain with what you suggest... a good carpet dye job takes time to properly colour-match.

I believe Mr. Zero KELVIN insinuated that the problem could be FIXED... which is different (IMHO) to the suggestion you gave.

Now though... I'm still not convinced that bleach will take the colour out of polyprop.  I've got a sample somewhere, so I may have a go at it.

I'd also be interested in how our colleague Mr. Kelvin proposes to fix this problem (if indeed I can re-create it in the first place).  I don't believe that I have any polyester carpet though.  I do have an 'enjo' cloth that's not bleachable.... does that count?

Any more info???

Cheers,

Allen

Olefin (polypropylene) -- is the most stain-resistant of all fibers. And the least moisture absorbing of any fiber.

When dyed at the manufacturing plant it is solution dyed, because it doesn't have dye sites.

High ph cleaning chems won't harm this fibers. Also it has dying limitations, so your color selection will be limited.

I wouldn't use it on high traffic areas, it has low resiliency.

Polyester -- is difficult to dye and to stain. It will accept bright dye colors, has good abrasion resistance, and sure is easy to clean.

I wouldn't use poly in high traffic areas.

 

 

It shouldn't be had to clean because it's hard to stain. Are you sure it's poly? How are you testing the fiber? It's up there with olefin as a stain-resist fiber. What chems are you using? Having the right chem for this fiber makes it not so hard to clean. Sometimes all fibers are hard to clean. The right chem will make it easier on you.