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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ag on April 16, 2007, 02:53:38 pm

Title: curtins & rugs
Post by: ag on April 16, 2007, 02:53:38 pm

Hi All

Just started up so budget doesnt allow spendign on equipment for anothe while. Have had a few people asking about in situ curtaing cleaning. Does anyone clean curtians without using the solvent system, if so would oyu mind sharing your knowledge?

Regarding rugs, got a few that had dry clean only on the label. They were the tufted ones, but synthetic. i thought maybe I could wet clean these as they were not silk etc, so is it the backing I need to be looking out for? Looks a bit cottony.
Any tips appreciated.

Good name for a song though isnt it - curtains & rugs. ..or maybe not....

cheers
Agnes

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: *paul_moss on April 16, 2007, 06:35:06 pm

ohh AG
Think its a bit more trainning you need to be looking at.
Have a good look around the forums theres lots of courses going on at the min  ;)

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: ag on April 16, 2007, 09:25:34 pm

Hi Paul

I went on the NCCA course,but rugs werent really covered.Curtains certainly werent.Maybe mentioned for a few minutes.
All I have had to clean so far have been high quality wool rugs that have come out great. I havent done any synthetic rugs yet and just wanted re-confirmation. I have the ninja with triple vacs, and I thought as there was great water uplift I might get away with using it.

re;curtains, I know they are supposed to be cleaned with hot solvent, but as you probably know when you have just started up, its good to be able to offer as much as possible and, lets face it, salespeople both for products and equipment arent the most honest in what you can do with equipment you have so as to sell other stuff, so I just thought Id throw the question out there, incase there was a way around it wihtout forking out more cash.

So whats the answer re:synthetic rugs?

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: *paul_moss on April 17, 2007, 08:00:27 pm

AG
The answer re synthetic rugs is clean as a synthetic carpet.The only difference being That I use a hand tool with a flood jet rather than a wand.

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: Phil Marlor on April 17, 2007, 08:28:39 pm

Paul,

Got the DVD today.

Thanks
Phil

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: *paul_moss on April 17, 2007, 08:36:26 pm

Phil
Chemtex are a bit basic when it comes to that type of thing ( dvd presentation ),but the guy knows his stuff and the machine inside out,the best bit is the last 15 mins.

After applying Dave Ingrames tips and the stuff of the  Chemtex dvd , my machine is running a treat and im working it hard for a bout 5 - 6 hours a day.

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: ag on April 17, 2007, 09:57:07 pm

Paul

thanks. Thats what I had been doing on all rugs for control. Just was a little concerned about backing and possible rippling etc.
Many thanks

Title: Re: curtins & rugs
Post by: AquaMagic on April 18, 2007, 09:19:08 am

Paul, why do you use a handtool on rugs?, is it to avoid overspraying at the edges, and whats different about about a flood jet compared to a nomal fan jet.

Thanks

Dene