It's a drury rug, and you are right, they do not clean well (I actually hate cleaning them). When using a truckmount I have found the best way to clean them is to have somebody stand on the end of the rug right in front of the wand and clean the rug in rows by taking the wand all the way from one end of the rug to the other end in one long quick pass. I started doing this because when I have cleaned the rug using shorter strokes and cleaning like I normally would it would always leave a mark on the rug where I overlaped each row, and cleaning multiple times would not correct the problem. By taking the wand the full length of the rug in one pass you avoid the problems caused by overlaping. (I hope this is making sence the way I am explaining it) I don't know how this rug would respond to submersion cleaning. My fear would be that by having the rug too wet too long there would be issues with shrinkage and buckling, but I may be wrong.
Agreed Todd. That is why I posted Dhurrie a second time. (Not sure where these were made) We did not discuss how easily these rugs curl and how aggressive they can be cleaned. Perhaps the rug gurus will chime in.
Dhurrie is correct. Most are wool on cotton foundation and clean up fine with top down processes. Normally they will not respond to badgering, but if excessively soiled you can badger one side at a time with the TYVEK skin between the rugbadger and rug. Most are made in India and the colors are fast, however do not take any chances and do your bleed tests. Full washing will often result in curling and warping unless you have a tack down floor. These rugs are inepensive normally so clients are price sensitive.
