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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cleanability on October 26, 2010, 09:29:46 pm

Title: Silk Rug?????????????
Post by: cleanability on October 26, 2010, 09:29:46 pm

Never seen one never cleaned one. Whats the telltale sign(s) its silk and not wool?

Chris

Title: Re: Silk Rug?????????????
Post by: cleanability on October 27, 2010, 12:04:14 am

Well I'm surprised. Thought there would have been some replies.

Chris

Title: Re: Silk Rug?????????????
Post by: Maurice Brown on October 27, 2010, 06:21:04 pm

Have cleaned a few of these, mainly the turkish variety, using a solvent cleaning machine.  Easily identified by the very fine and soft texture of the pile.  (Some synthetic ones out there also that are very close to the real thing.)   Have a mate who cleans the silk ones with HWE and never had a problem but personally , I think I'll stick to the solvents.

Title: Re: Silk Rug?????????????
Post by: cleanability on October 27, 2010, 09:43:32 pm

Thanks mate. Same here. Wouldnt risk cleaning a thousand pound silk rug.


Chris

Title: Re: Silk Rug?????????????
Post by: james roffey on October 28, 2010, 11:12:56 am

Looked at one in the biggest house i have ever been in, an Asian Doctors the rug was silk and cost £7000 no way was i going to HWE that.

Title: Re: Silk Rug?????????????
Post by: murky on October 29, 2010, 10:07:51 pm

Get Dave Liahana on it and he will hose it down!