Oriental overvew and question

**leofry** · 04-29-2010, 01:45 PM

I am sure these have been answered.. but here goes

Lisa or anyone else....

I plan to really look them over and to colorfast test... before i talckle these...

I have some rugs to clean this week.. I plan on taking Lisas advice on the procedures.. but to just confirm Lisa.
I can do this on a flat concrete out side correct?
I can use a mild soap like Dawn correct?

Do you know of a way to trasport rugs... i hate to throw them in the van .. couuld get dirt on them... whish there was some kind of a tube or something?

**the rugman** · 04-29-2010, 06:15 PM

Concrete - OK
Dawn - not for me but would probably work. Used to be this show on years ago where a guy would wash rugs outside using ivory soap and a hose.
Wrap rugs in brown paper for transport.
My $.02 - rugs not too hard to clean if you have some trainig - gotta get them dry - fast though. (Little oversimplified).
Better to find a rug shop and sub them out - my guys double what I charge them.

**Scott W** · 05-07-2010, 02:11 PM

You want a detergent made for rugs. Don't use Dawn. It contains hand softeners and other ingredients for hand washing dishes that will clean a rug but cause rapid resoiling.

Try Hydro Break.

**Rug Washer** · 05-09-2010, 01:29 AM

A lot of people that raise, sheer and spin there own wool use Dawn to wash Raw Wool. That being said we don't use it we have our own tested formulation.

**LisaWagner** · 05-09-2010, 11:28 PM

John - you are nuts to learn how to wet wash rugs on CLIENT's rugs. You can't take comments made in certain posts and believe that this is the only knowledge you need to now suddenly wash rugs.

You want to learn - learn on rugs you have bought at thrift stores, garage sales, or swap meets. Do not - I repeat DO NOT - learn on rugs owned by others.

Go to my blog at www.TheRugChick.com and opt in for the Rug Secrets report - this covers some of the basics of cleaning, but again, like these forums is NOT meant to be the complete recipe for washing rugs.

If you want to begin tapping into the rug market, begin first by finding a plant to subcontract the rugs to, and mark it up to get a piece. Then get rugs to practice on (not clients'), and then when you are comfortable with fiber test, dye test, construction types, all the pre-existing conditions - THEN you can start cleaning them.

There are some rugs that with washing, without proper precautions, you will RUIN. That may be a $100 rug, or a $100,000 rug. Are you really open to taking that risk? You don't even mention what you are using to stabilize the dyes, because Dawn certainly won't do that (and I've never used Dawn ever by the way). No mention of how you plan to remove the water, and your drying system to get the inner most cotton warps and wefts dry (because if you don't that rug will mildew and create a big problem for you.)

Go to an RCT class - learn something. It's not the best class out there (there is no "best") - but it's better than trying to learn rug cleaning from random posts by some who are very knowledgeable, and others who do not know a darn thing about rugs but pretend they do. Anyone telling you truckmount cleaning is thorough cleaning probably learned from that ChemDry video also...

Don't practice on clients' rugs. Find a rug plant.

Lisa

**leofry** · 05-11-2010, 09:21 AM

Lisa maybe i should have given more info....... I I think there is nothing wrong with down or ivry soap.. i can point to a post where you even said to that you have used Ivry soap... I have done fiber test a nuber of times... its not that hard to figure out ... as far as the fiber test.. i have watch your video.. and i have done it a number of times... i plan to dry with warm air behind air movers and to monitor it a few times a day... the rct classes... dont get me started on those...lol ...

**leofry** · 05-11-2010, 09:24 AM

let me also say i have downloaded your secrets and thought they where great.. .your the one wiith the knowledge... and the one i want to ask... i agree with almost everything you say... and lisa i have done a number of rugs that where ol cheepos... and i do know use my truck mount to clean orental rugs... ... yes i have a lot to learn......

**LisaWagner** · 05-11-2010, 12:52 PM

John - do go take an RCT class. Even though they are big infomercials for the product lines sold by Aaron, and Ruth & Jeff, they do have some good practical info, and offer some hands-on cleaning in pits. Just know you don't need to by the triple margin pits and tools they try to sell you. You can go online and find everything R&J use and buy them directly from the source MUCH cheaper.

Aaron is much more knowledgeable about rugs than the others by the way. But they are an better option than no training at all.

Lisa