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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david@zap-clean on October 10, 2012, 05:30:57 pm

Title: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 10, 2012, 05:30:57 pm

I've just cleaned a Moroccan hand made rug - all wool, hand woven, not dye safe in the least:

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1349886592_MoroccoRug1024px.jpg)

How would you have cleaning this?  I HWE'd it... risky, but I did own it!

Title: Re: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 10, 2012, 06:17:33 pm

Change the cleaning solution to suit.

Shaun

Title: Re: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: gwrightson on October 10, 2012, 07:48:17 pm

Immersian clean,
it shouldnt be a problem, just keep rinsing untill  dye  if any stops running/

Rapid dry.

I clean most rugs using this method now.

Geoff

Title: Re: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: wynne jones on October 10, 2012, 08:11:43 pm

You were just lucky David. You would have been better ruining it then you won't ruin someone elses in the future.

I can't see the pic. but they tend to be vibrant colours and the safest method is vlm or as Geoff has suggested. Even then it's very easy for you to get bitten. I know I sound negative but you often get people say to just HWE it but they don't have to buy a new one when you screw it up.

Title: Re: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: Jim_77 on October 10, 2012, 11:28:42 pm

Geoff.... and DRY FLAT ;)

David, Wynne is right... you can't be too careful with unknown rugs.  Lots of experience & training needed before you can casually chuck water on them without giving it a second though!

Title: Re: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 11, 2012, 07:13:53 am

Thanks for the good advice guys.  Rug training is on my to-do list, for the near future...

Title: Re: Moroccan hand made rug cleaning
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 11, 2012, 05:49:20 pm

Fixed the image...