Removing stains of jeans from textile and microfibre
When cleaning textile upholstery the composition and the processing of the fibres used is very important. Always take the washing instructions of the manufacturer into account when cleaning textiles. Some fabrics (such as silk) are not suitable for wet cleaning! If our laboratory has tested your textile you’ll find our recommendations for the textile under the manufacturers tag.
Instructions: Stains caused by crocking (the color transfer that occurs when fabric rubs against something, such as furniture, shoes, or skin) or colour bleeding (colour transfer that occurs when the fabric gets wet and dye leaches out of the fibers) are caused by the product that leaks dye. Some of these dyes are so strong that they can even migrate into the fibres of synthetic- and microfibretextiles. If that happens the damage is permanent. Colour transfer on natural fibres can only be removed at the very start. After that it is neigh impossible to remove the dye from textiles.
Always clean an entire section from seam to seam according to the instructions. Remove solid contaminations with a spoon or the blunt side of a knife. Try to drain liquids from your furniture using a clean kitchen paper, do not use force or rub on the stain! This will only spread the liquid or cause the stain to get worse.
Please note: while our advises are carefully put together they are no guaranty that every stain can be removed. When in doubt you can always contact us!
Products:
For 100% synthetic textile: there is still a chance of cleaning your upholstery at the very beginning of the colour transfer
Puratex® cleaning set for synthetic textiles
For mixed fibres and wool: the chance of a succesful removal of the colour transfer is very small. With a little luck you can still clean your uphoslstery at the very beginning of the colour transfer.
For microfibres: there is still a chance of cleaning your upholstery at the very beginning of the colour transfer