Help! corner filler on fabric!

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imaframer?

imaframer?

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Help me Help me!! I am a relatively new framer and I just got black corner filler on white fabric that is already on a mat. Is there any way to get it out without redoing the entire mat? Any advice welcomed.
 
A couple of miracle products that have been mentioned before are "K2R spot lifter" and "Amaco Brush Flush" ...

But I reckon its likely to be a ... Redo!

"Rats teeth!" and similar other expletives fill the air!

The air turns blue!

So sad.

Chalk one up for lessons learned.

:cry:

P.S. Welcome to The G.
 
Definately K2r

K2r is with laundry care products in almost every grocery store. Use the spray and not the paste. Do not use the bristle cap. Blow the powder out with a compressor air nozzle. Repeat a couple of times and you may need to gently pick at it with a razor.

Should come out with no problem.
 
After removing all of the spot that you can, and gently picking the surface off (as little abrasion as possible) you may have some luck on a coarse fabric (like a C7700 white linen) with using a small amount of chalk dust to cover the darkened place where you've removed most of a spot. This is iffy depending upon your fabric content and texture, but does help at times. At least no one bled on the mat this time. Good luck.
 
I've had better luck gently "lifting" soil off with tape. It is surprising how much can be be removed by gently touching it with tape. When it is almost gone you can mash the tape firmly into the grain of he fabric and in many cases, completely remove it.

I would be very surprised if stain removers don't leave a spot after several years. So, with that in mind, you could save yourself that investment and buy another mat.
 
I would give it about 5 minutes of the tape method and then reorder/recut. Time is money in our business and it is wasteful of both to spend hours trying to patch or blend before resigning yourself to the inevitable...
 
Amen to that. Time is money. A Do-over is often cheaper than trying to 'fix' a problem.
 
Any time I've tried these remedies I always end up just cutting a new mat. It just never looks completely right. The customer is paying for a fabric mat and it should look perfect. As has been said, time is money, and that usually tells the tale even if the spot might look ok to the "untrained eye".
:cool: Rick

Count your blessings. When I saw the thread title I though the putty was on someone's cross-stitch. THAT you can't re-do.
 
imaframer?

I couldn't find you through City Search or DEX.... so I'm assuming you don't have a store front.

If you're in a crunch, I may have some of the "white" fabric you need. If so PM me.
 
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