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carpet yarns above were originally white. The ones on the left
were pretreated with a stain resistant chemical, the ones on the
right were not. Both were soaked into a red dye solution and then
rinsed with tap water. This would indicate that the yarns were not
originally stain resistant, but could be made so. |
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the carpet has been maintained or used
inappropriately
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the carpet has been cleaned with chemicals
inappropriate for stain resistant carpet
It has become all too common for some outlets to
make wild anti-soiling comments and claims. Some are even making the
cardinal sin of calling all stain resistant treatments 'Scotchguard' or 'scotchguard
like, as some call vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers'.
This is straight forward mis-selling as each manufacturer of chemical
resistant treatments have their own disclaimers and warrantees. Don't put up
with this form of mis-selling, If it happens to you insist on a WHOPPING
discount or your money back.
Just remember, just because your carpet has had a treatment it doesn't
mean it is stain proof to everything, read the small print if it is a basis
on which is persuading you to purchase one carpet over another. What it does
usually mean is that the carpet is more resistant to some types of staining
than a similar fibre without the treatment.
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