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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *paul_moss on January 17, 2008, 06:18:32 pm

Title: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: *paul_moss on January 17, 2008, 06:18:32 pm

Ok we all clean rugs, Ive just picked up another hand knotted cream wool rug with a tea stain the size of a dinner plate, I did one last week ( Dave you saw it) that had 4 small coffee stains in it that the customer had attacked with vanish  :o, after cleaning the rug it looks great but the tannin stains are still visible, but with a little chemical knowledge,the stains are now completley gone and a happy customer. The one I just picked up today is going to be a little trickier, but still confident it will look right.

I know some guys struggle with staining in soft wool rugs and it got me thinking.

 If Dave LIahona was going to do a rug demo day what would be the things people would want to see and learn about.

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: lands on January 17, 2008, 07:01:01 pm

I'd be keen to know how to use the submersion method and more specifically how to get them dry without alot of expensive equipment and no large lock up area.

Pete

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on January 17, 2008, 07:06:30 pm

stain removel with out coulor bleed

would also like to know how to do some real old rugs as ive may have  a job comeing up where the rugs are over a 100 years old  :(

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: venom on January 17, 2008, 07:48:26 pm

submersion method for me as well

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on January 17, 2008, 08:46:41 pm

Sound good, immersion cleaning and fringe cleaning and while we are there specialist colour removal ie urine etc

Shaun

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Mike Osbourne on January 17, 2008, 09:52:45 pm

How to identify a rug that bleeds like a haemophiliac.

OK with a lot of rugs they will bleed but this doesn't matter because the loose dyes just run off which in fact is a benefit of saturation  cleaning.

I got caught out with my first saturation clean, 4 hrs later it was still bleeding but as it had gone dark so I couldn't see it!

Other than that how to search out quality rugs and get the business.

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Paul_Ashworth on January 17, 2008, 10:07:07 pm

Good points Shaun & Mike

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: mark_roberts on January 17, 2008, 10:29:31 pm

Paul

I think its a great idea what your doing and although i agree with whats been suggested it may need a two day event for all this!  Stain removal esp on man made wool rugs and chinese super wash style and immersion cleaning how to and pitfalls.

Having said that Im prepared to fly over from Belfast so put me down on your list as a definate and let me know the details.

thanks
Mark

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Paul_Ashworth on January 17, 2008, 10:32:23 pm

Id be intrested too Paul  ;D ;D

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Straker Cleaning on January 17, 2008, 10:33:15 pm

Stick me down too (subject to specific date)

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on January 17, 2008, 10:47:25 pm

A GOOD DAY AT YOURS !!! ;D ;D

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: Len Gribble on January 18, 2008, 01:40:09 am

Hi Paul

I’m up for it.

Len

Title: Re: What are you looking for in rug cleaning
Post by: stevegunn on January 18, 2008, 06:55:14 am

Me too

Urine removal on chinese wool rugs