[John Kelly]

Are right I know what you mean now. Yes liquid woolsafe from Craftex. Degreasers really for hard surfaces.

[Len Gribble]

I would not have a problem hosing them down.

This is Wayne doing it

[Mike Osbourne]

Len

Did you get any passing trade?

[lands]

passing out me thinks

[Len Gribble]

Mike

A couple of people walked in to the pole by the BT van, thank god they weren’t driving a car , have had a few ask is that how you clean rugs yes but this is the dry cleaning side of my business.

And yes three so far the word it getting around.

If you like I could send you some pictures to add to you portfolio

Len 

[Steve Chapman]

bet that keeps the neighbours entertained 

steve

[John Gregory]

Dave's got a better tan than Wayne

John

[Len Gribble]

John G

He leads solitude life he really perks up when I say rugs the out door life.

Len

[Wayne Dean]

John G

I'm really very tanned but went as white as a ghost when i saw Len putting a tsunami on to that rug 

[Mike Osbourne]

Len

Your a lazy sod, using a tarp instead of pressure washing the drive.

Got my own thanks, with poo scum on them too.

[liahona]

Going back to the type of rug being asked about.  Here is one I did earlier so to speak.

Same style but I would imagine a little better in quality.

It was saturated as you can see and it came out fine.

Best, Dave.

[Joe H]

Thats the cleaning Dave.

What about the drying?
How do you handle the bigger ones which must be heavy when wet.

Whattime scale do you work in?

[lands]

Is that the £8k silk one you bought into mine Dave?

[*paul_moss]

Dave L what a difference from 12 months ago.

Now after the CCDO the guys have got so much more confidence in cleaning rugs and the results thy are now getting are far better.

Its good to see this all round enthusiasim ,even old Len  ( old dog new tricks) is getting stuck in.

[liahona]

Paul, yes it is very nice to see and hear.

Pete, I have been canoeing since I saw you the weekend save a small job I did for one of Mike's clients. So I havent cleaned the one you saw yet.

Joe, I hang mine at the end of the day so they can be a little lighter.  Other than that Deb and I just man handle them onto a timber bar and then hoist them up.

Best, Dave.

P.S. It will be another good experience for those interested in rug cleaning at the event organised by the N.C.C.A.  They will have much more time to go into saturation cleaning and submersion cleaning and see for them selves how it is done, especially for those who couldnt or didnt attend the CCDO.  Maybe they have a pit instead which is ideal.

   They will also see how to use an airline which I didnt have time to go into too much.  If they have a heated drying room to see that is quite a sight too.  I must admit I miss the drying room I had in the states.

[lands]

Dave L what a difference from 12 months ago.

Now after the CCDO the guys have got so much more confidence in cleaning rugs and the results thy are now getting are far better.

Its good to see this all round enthusiasim ,even old Len  ( old dog new tricks) is getting stuck in.

This is what raising the bar is all about, not just better for some of us but better for the industry as it gets taken to new levels with the likes of what you and Dave do.

[mark shannon]

Dave i have forgotten, I assume do you clean the back first with the Rotary?

What kind of rotary brush are you guys using would broken in Nylon be OK?

Mark

[colin fitch]

Nice rugs John..............Persian Nains

colin.

[liahona]

Mark, I soak the face fibres first then turn it over to soak the back.

Clean and rinse as needed.

Turn it face fibre up and then soak again.

Then clean and rinse untill it rinses clean water.

If its really soiled then I would turn it over and over again cleaning and rinsing each time.

Best, Dave.

P.S.  Last pictures, this is the silk one Pete was refering too.

This is a rug that needs to be continually brushed, either as it is drying which is best but certainly after it has dried.  See my last post about drying rooms, this is definately when I needed one.

The pictures are from opposite directions for obvious reasons, its still wet and will look much better when dried and groomed.

[mark shannon]

cheers Dave