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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: benny d on November 21, 2006, 04:46:02 pm

Title: Natural Dye Rugs
Post by: benny d on November 21, 2006, 04:46:02 pm

Hi all,
 went to a quote this afternoon for a lady with three rugs. One was a standard Habitat rug. There were two others, both aparently bought from Harrods about a year ago, approx cost £3,000.00, not sure if each or both!. The owner told me that they have a natural (vegetable?) dye, and I *think* that they are 100% wool.
They also want to have them protected as well.

I have just found the web site for the company that made them.
http://www.abchome.com/CarpetDeptDetails.aspx?DeptId=ABC%20in%20the%20UK&DeptRowId=35

I use a TM(Steamway), but after a search on the forum I didnt see anything to do with natural dye rugs, so I was just wondering if I can clean these rugs with HWE with the TM? And what type of protector is best Water or Solvent based?
Thanks in advance
Ben

Title: Re: Natural Dye Rugs
Post by: vangaurd on November 21, 2006, 07:24:53 pm

always use water based on , cleaned rugs !
solvent on new.
i would check for colour run !if ok i would hwe good luck
but make sure you , charge the xmas rate ho ho











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Title: Re: Natural Dye Rugs
Post by: benny d on November 22, 2006, 12:37:06 pm

Thanks for your help vanguard.  ;)

Title: Re: Natural Dye Rugs
Post by: Mike Osbourne on November 22, 2006, 02:51:28 pm

Without wanting to sound too risk averse. The questions you ask suggest a £3000 rug might not be the best to gain experience on. ;)

 

Title: Re: Natural Dye Rugs
Post by: benny d on November 22, 2006, 07:26:27 pm

I have done alot of rugs, in the 18 months I have been working. I know what i am doing, but as this was a bit out of the ordinary for me, I just wanted to TRY and get some advice from my fellow cleaners. Only vanguard has supplied me with any information so far. Thanks again vanguard  ;)

Title: Re: Natural Dye Rugs
Post by: Derek on November 22, 2006, 07:37:03 pm

Mike

I agree with you a more softly softly approach would be more advisable