questionis about area rugs... 1. how do you handle it if you are just one person. do you fold it? 2. how do you clean it? can you just use a vaccum on both sides and use your truck mount ? 3. how do you dry it? hang it? air movers?
therubhub.com - There is a lot to know if you plan to tackle area rugs. Protect yourself with an education. Good luck.
i know this will really get this post going...... but i am often shaking my head when everyojne talks about the education level when it comes to cleaning.... I am not saying that you can be an idot to do this... ALTHOUGH a lot of the bigger compannys have them working for them every day doing this.. NOW dont get mad but come on guys you are telling me that SS have these extremly educated people working for the. ..... COME ON ...lol I would be willing to bet that you can take a garden hose and clean 99 out of a 100 true Oriental Rugs and they would be fine. I love edcuation. I am always doing reshearch and reading. but I am telling you you dont have to go to some class to find out out to clean carpet... yes i went... good gosh.... .... hell really just read the directions in BB catalog and i bet it would be fine.... now some of you guys are going to say what about the 1 our ot the 100 thats going to happen anyway... mistakes our made no doubt......lol ok dont shoot me but i just had to say this...... and come on please somoene agree with me.... and no i dont do a carpet burn test either... thats the crazys **** i ever heard.....
John, the problem with cleaning 99 out of 100 rugs with a garden hose is that 1 in 100 that you will ruin by shrinking, yellowing, color bleed or so forth. Those rugs can be worth thousands or tens of thousands of dollars. The one you ruin will always be the mnost expensive one. Are you ready to take on that kind of liability? Education is much cheaper.
i agree with the edcucation... just not with haveing to get it from the 3 day class.... do you think anyone has ever screwed up one and that they have been to a class ?
Some classes can give you the basics in 1/2 day, most classes are 2 days, a couple of 3 day classes and even one that has 8 days in class plus an entire year of information, updates and acess for questions. Even a half day class is more than I want to type out for you as a no cost education. But here are some basics. 1. Understand the construction of the rug. Know what the fiber for the face yarns is; know the backing or foundation material; was it hand-made or machine woven? What method of weaving was used? How was the carpet dyed? Is there a scrim or extra backing glued or sewed on usually to hide something? These thing will allow you to know if the rug is likely to shring in one direction, both directions or maybe curl at the edges or be just fine. It also lets you know if the colors are likely to bleed. 2. Dry soil removal. Natural fibers like wool hide a ton of dirt. You would be amazed. Removing the dry soil by beating, shaking, Rug Badger, Wolverine, Moore machine, compressed air or whatever your chosen method is extremely important. 3. Apply Dye Loc to anything where the colors might run. LEave it for 3 to 5 minutes of dwell time. 4. Submersion cleaning is the most effective way to remove urine, most stains and heavy soil. HWE can work if you did a great job on dry soil removal. 5. Avoid use of oxidizers or reducers except in special situations when you know hwo and why to use them. Both can weaken or change the color of cotton or wool fibers. 6. Clean fringes separately. Get them to the natural color which is not pure white. For cotton fringes (which most are), wet them down with clear cool water before applying any cleaning solution. 7. Dry thoroughly. Drying flat does the best job, especially upside down on a clean surface. Get natural fibers dry quickly. Use air movement, heat and/or dehumification to accelerate drying.
