anyone use 40 volume clear perovide on fringe? cleaned a wool rug that was in a flood, it had bled a little on the fringe, but most of the fringe was just dingey looking. i applied peroxide with a sponge so not to disturb the nap but its been 7 or 8 hours and i dont see a bit of difference! i have plastic over fringe top and bottom to slow drying but im wondering when it mite start working?:AddEmoticons04259:
If the fringe is cotton - which many are - that 40 volume is going to considerably weaken the fiber. It will pull out easily from heavy traffic or being caught on a vacuum cleaner or similar. Remember that bleached white is fine for cotton under wear but the natural color of cotton is not pure white. Get it clean should mean getting it back to the original color. I have an article on cleaning fringes on www.Cleanwiki.com. Here is a link. Cleaning Cotton Fringes
Bleach weakens cotton. This includes peroxide. The stronger the peroxide the more damage is done. Try a reducing agent. You can increase the strength of them without causing serious damage.
Peroxide is not going to remove bled dye from fringe. If it's red that has bled, use a red dye remover. But be VERY careful to protect the wool or you will discolor it. Sometimes a mix of chlorox to water (one part to four parts) can remove slight migration in cotton fringe. You need to be super careful to not let this wick up into the wool, so you apply it with a small bristle brush, and see if the color disappears, and then quickly rinse with an anti-chlor solution, or an acid rinse to neutralize the reaction. I use vinegar. This, by the way, is one of the reasons we like to dry our rugs flat - less likelihood of migrating dye into the fringes when you hang them up damp. Peroxide will destroy the integrity of the cotton fibers over time. Just FYI. Lisa
