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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Fraser Thom on December 08, 2008, 01:02:14 pm

Title: What type of rug is this?
Post by: Fraser Thom on December 08, 2008, 01:02:14 pm

Ok, any help you can give me would be appreciated here guys and gals.

I have been asked by a customer to clean this rug.  It has various stains and marks on it, including candle wax.

First up, can anyone tell me what type it is and how best to clean it?  the only way I can describe the feel of the material is it's like a very hard straw.   I feel that it is going to be a long shot but I did a lot of work for this customer and didn't want say no without investigating first.

Fraser

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: nevil on December 08, 2008, 02:46:13 pm

Run like the wind.

It's some type of natural fibre. It won't like being wet cleaned that's for sure.
Shrinkage and water marks are likley to occur if you attempt hwe.

The best you can do IMO is to offer a dry granule type clean. But be sure to tell the customer that results will be very limited.

I have heard of people using a very fine mist of MS prior to the dry clean, I've never tried it and wouldn't risk it myself.

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: russell james on December 08, 2008, 04:23:53 pm

its sea grass or sisal or something like that, cant really be cleaned, might be able to get the wax off though if you heat it up, but then it might catch alight, cant dry compound it as it can leave patchy areas, better off just handing it back nicely and slowly running away ;)

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on December 08, 2008, 05:16:02 pm

Quote from: russell james on December 08, 2008, 04:23:53 pm

slowly running

An oxymoron if ever I saw one! :)

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on December 08, 2008, 05:17:12 pm

Oh and by the way, I fully agree with Russell's comments on what it is and the success of cleaning.

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: russell james on December 08, 2008, 05:30:30 pm

a sort of slow motion, inconspicuous  running ???

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on December 08, 2008, 05:33:28 pm

Steve Austin used to do 30mph in slow motion and make a weird metalic twanging sound at the same time. :)

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: Doug Holloway on December 08, 2008, 06:03:39 pm

Hi Guys

I would agree, there are going to be dimensional issues if you wet this.

The local dry cleaner is probably the best bet.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: What type of rug is this?
Post by: Fraser Thom on December 08, 2008, 11:44:05 pm

Thank you one and all - you have confirmed my suspisions.

It's going back to the customer first thing in the morning!