[Elite (Ben)]

Hi,

I cleaned a 100% berclon rug today 6ft x 4 ft. the edges along the lenght were slightly rippled, but when cleaned (very sparing with water) this got worse. it is still slightly wet and drying in my lounge at the moment.

I am worried it may be permenant, but berclon should not shrink surely.

Any ideas, 
Thanks,

ben

[Mark Lurker]

Ben,

Berclon is the face fibre - the construction is likely of Belgian Wilton, a rug that is notorious for edge-rippling.

It should improve with drying but since you noted the fault prior to the clean, will probably be a permanent feature without some cleaver work on a stretching table, which would cost more than the rug is worth.

[Elite (Ben)]

hopefully it will improve some, there is no pile on the rug, it just seems like a bog standard synthetic so i was a bit suprised to see it ripple.

ben

[ABLECLEAN]

Ben, like most of the guys on this forum I have wet-cleaned hundreds of woven wilton rugs and most of them ripple along the edges due to different levels of shrinkage between
the warp and weft. I always tell the customer that this will probably happen. I have never had a call-back yet.

[Elite (Ben)]

good idea , saves hassle,

ben

[Elite (Ben)]

I spoke to the customer earlier and told her the rug was due for cleaning in the morning. I explained that the ripples may get worse, did she want me to continue.

luckily she said yes. i don't like lying but it was only a small white one.

Ben

[Steve Weatherley]

Very risky but it paid off