Antique flat weave/kilim type rugs??

[Russ T.]

Advice on how to clean this?

 

[Doug Cox]

I would clean it with your TM carefully so you don't catch the wand in the weave. I've never had one bleed.

 

[Cleanworks]

I get a lot of these rugs. I prespray with a fine fabric cleaner, then extract both sides with a cold neutral rinse. Important to dry quickly as their is a possibility of shrinkage. Either hang it or place a dryer blowing over it on the floor.

 

[cleanking]

This looks like a cotton dhurrie (from India), maybe 30-40 years old at most.

Cleaning with a truckmount should be safe but don't expect amazing results, generally these are difficult to get to clean up completely even when fully washing them.
Definitely use an acid rinse to avoid any browning situations.

 

[Mikey P]

Send it to Waldo's Rug Wash World.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I agree with Jordan.
Fairly safe to clean but as he mentioned don't expect tool much. It will be cleaners but because of the muted colors it doesn't show the effort. Minimal appearance improvement.

 

[The Great Oz]

Any manner of wet cleaning should be safe, although it doesn't look very soiled so probably doesn't need much. The source of the rug might be India, but it isn't a dhurrie and it looks to be a fairly new and trendy pattern.

Given the condition of the fringe it's already been bleach washed at the point of manufacture so dye bleeding won't be an issue, but fringe falling off might be. I'd tug on that fringe and see if it comes off easily. If so, the customer needs to know a lot of it might dissolve just with rinsing.

 

[Papa John]

I've cleaned such a rug that was a lot more soiled. I use my ETM with ok results--
but got even better results when I used my 1800 psi cold water pressure washer-- which uses a lot less water then anything else.
I either tacked it down to dry or hung it with weights to reduce shrinkage or curling.