HELP--checkered rug bled

I bought 3 red/white cotton checkered rugs. One got wet so I put in the
washer with cold water and salt (I had heard this worked to set in your
dye!)
OK--so it didn't!!
I still have 2 rugs and I want to preserve their color!
What do I use--they are used in a kitchen SO they WILL get wet and dirty!!

Thanks!!
Sijka

"sijka" <thecat@neb.rr.com> wrote in
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> I bought 3 red/white cotton checkered rugs. One got wet so I put in
> the washer with cold water and salt (I had heard this worked to set in
> your dye!)
> OK--so it didn't!!
> I still have 2 rugs and I want to preserve their color!
> What do I use--they are used in a kitchen SO they WILL get wet and
> dirty!!
>
> Thanks!!
> Sijka
>
>
>

Salt and cold water is what my mom always used to set color and it always
seemed to work. Your rug may have a dye that you can't prevent running.
Off hand, I don't know of another solution.

Wayne

> >
> >
>
> Salt and cold water is what my mom always used to set color and it always
> seemed to work. Your rug may have a dye that you can't prevent running.
> Off hand, I don't know of another solution.
>
> Wayne


Maybe Woolite Dye Magnet would allow them to be washed With out the white
absorbing the red color.

"sijka" <thecat@neb.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I bought 3 red/white cotton checkered rugs. One got wet so I put in the
> washer with cold water and salt (I had heard this worked to set in your
> dye!)
> OK--so it didn't!!
> I still have 2 rugs and I want to preserve their color!
> What do I use--they are used in a kitchen SO they WILL get wet and dirty!!
>
> Thanks!!
> Sijka
>
>

Sijka

Dye is usually set at temperature using salts (or neo salts) to help adhere
the dye to the fibres. When heated to the same temperature again the dye
begins to migrate through the fibre wall and is free again to bleed or
redeposit somewhere else. Obviously, if you use cold water then you don't
have to have any heat to get the dye to migrate.

In addition red happens to be very difficult to fix - I would never buy a
red and another light coloured item as you are almost bound to get colour
bleed, unless you are buying polyester.

There is nothing you can use to now set the dye, any attempt will simply
start the dye running.

Sorry
--
DrClean
www.DrClean.co.uk
The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

in the past, i have used a solvent based scotchgard ( heavily ) to bleeding
area rugs. it helps prevent bleeding.

"FH" <nowaydude@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> in the past, i have used a solvent based scotchgard ( heavily ) to
bleeding
> area rugs. it helps prevent bleeding.
>
>

That's an interesting one FH. I can see why it would work, simply not
letting any water through to the fibres to allow the dye to migrate. Good
solution I'd say.
--
DrClean
www.DrClean.co.uk
The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web

> That's an interesting one FH. I can see why it would work, simply not
> letting any water through to the fibres to allow the dye to migrate. Good
> solution I'd say.
> --
> DrClean
> www.DrClean.co.uk
> The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web
>
>

i learned this trick from an instructor many years ago when i took an uph
cleaning course ( it has to be a solvent based protectant ).

"FH" <nowaydude@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> > That's an interesting one FH. I can see why it would work, simply not
> > letting any water through to the fibres to allow the dye to migrate.
Good
> > solution I'd say.
> > --
> > DrClean
> > www.DrClean.co.uk
> > The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web
> >
> >
>
> i learned this trick from an instructor many years ago when i took an uph
> cleaning course ( it has to be a solvent based protectant ).
>
>

Yup! otherwise I assume the treatment would cause an instant run.
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DrClean
www.DrClean.co.uk
The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web