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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cleanability on December 21, 2006, 12:17:07 am

Title: Man made silk
Post by: cleanability on December 21, 2006, 12:17:07 am

I'm confused. saw a man made silk rug on sale. Wet clean or not?

Chris

Title: Re: Man made silk
Post by: Ken Wainwright on December 21, 2006, 07:09:37 am

Probably viscose, cheaper to replace.  A very slim chance it could be polyester, but I doubt it.

Bye bye and happy Christmas :)
Ken

Title: Re: Man made silk
Post by: Liahona on December 21, 2006, 08:36:57 am

Yes you can wet clean it. The same way you would clean it if it was silk. Best, Dave.

Title: Re: Man made silk
Post by: cleanability on December 21, 2006, 03:38:36 pm

Wet clean silk???????????????

Chris

Title: Re: Man made silk
Post by: Liahona on December 21, 2006, 04:08:18 pm

Yes wet clean silk. Wet cleaning a silk rug would always be the first choice if you want to clean it properly. If you mickey mouse it by using dry systems or foams or the like you will not get the same result. Best, Dave.

Title: Re: Man made silk
Post by: Karl Wildey on December 21, 2006, 04:47:27 pm

If you wet clean silk, you need to dry fast and brush the pile as it dries, horrible job to do and I would recommended don't do it.

Title: Re: Man made silk
Post by: Liahona on December 21, 2006, 05:34:04 pm

Why would you turn away jobs that you can charge 50 to 75  pounds a square meter? Better than the 5 or 10 you get for cleaning carpets. Just a thought, best, Dave.