They throw this in front of you and you have 30min to clean it

BIG WOOD

MLPW
Joined
Feb 4, 2016
Messages
13,158
Location
Georgia
Name
Matt w.
What would be your steps? I cleaned it and I want to see if my steps were the same as you driveway rug suckers

I gave myself 30min because I knew he couldn’t pay a rug shop price at this govt apartment I cleaned at today.

E2456C35-7AE0-4306-A0E2-12A4D7FA7318.jpeg 000C896D-614B-46E5-A7B7-E0772733D882.jpeg
 

Jim Pemberton

MB Exclusive.
Joined
Oct 7, 2006
Messages
12,021
Name
Jim Pemberton
I wouldn’t.

Not because I think every rug needs immersion cleaning or you’ll be consigned to perditions flames.

I don’t recommend cleaning things with serious dye or texture damage.

Call me a misanthrope, but I have seen too many good cleaners blamed for damage because “it wasn’t THAT bad”, so I have nearly zero trust for people who ask you to do something like this.

No, that’s not fair....

I have zero trust in them.

Even if it doesn’t go to court, social media abuse is always a risk.
 

Dolly Llama

Number 5
Joined
Oct 7, 2006
Messages
30,495
Location
North East Ohio
Name
Larry Capitoni
mis·an·thrope
/ˈmis(ə)nˌTHrōp,ˈmiz(ə)nˌTHrōp/


noun
noun: misanthrope; plural noun: misanthropes; noun: misanthropist; plural noun: misanthropists
  1. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.



    lta
 

BIG WOOD

MLPW
Joined
Feb 4, 2016
Messages
13,158
Location
Georgia
Name
Matt w.
I wouldn’t.

Not because I think every rug needs immersion cleaning or you’ll be consigned to perditions flames.

I don’t recommend cleaning things with serious dye or texture damage.

Call me a misanthrope, but I have seen too many good cleaners blamed for damage because “it wasn’t THAT bad”, so I have nearly zero trust for people who ask you to do something like this.

No, that’s not fair....

I have zero trust in them.

Even if it doesn’t go to court, social media abuse is always a risk.
I'd be surprised if this guy knew what social media was.

Now a soccer mom driving a stupid oversized SUV with a real short hair cut??? I'd definitely deny that one.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jim Pemberton

Hack Attack

Member
Joined
Dec 19, 2017
Messages
5,620
Location
further south than you
Name
Dan
call me a hack cause I am

I'd take picture and get them to sign waiver

clean it like a wool mat inside in under 5mins

seen more than a few damaged rugs like this that they bought for $40 at thrift store
 

Hack Attack

Member
Joined
Dec 19, 2017
Messages
5,620
Location
further south than you
Name
Dan
funniest 1 I saw was a woman rung me up as her dog had peed on her antique rug that she'd bought years ago as a backpacker seeing the world

I turned up couple days later and she'd dragged it outside onto the deck because of the smell. At which point it had seemed a good idea to drop into the pool...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Cleanworks

BIG WOOD

MLPW
Joined
Feb 4, 2016
Messages
13,158
Location
Georgia
Name
Matt w.
You're not going to get the dye bleed out. Nobody is going to get it out, period. Especially on a budget. I usually advise customers to put their trash in the trash.
Don't forget the type of place I was at. Budget government apartments. They just want their place to be unique from all the other apartments around. He asked me if I could do anything to make it better and I told him I'd try but I won't work any miracles nor make it look new again.
 

BIG WOOD

MLPW
Joined
Feb 4, 2016
Messages
13,158
Location
Georgia
Name
Matt w.
The whole rug looks brighter, even though there is a pink around the border still, and the fringe is back to normal
 

Cleanworks

Moderator
Joined
Oct 22, 2012
Messages
26,929
Location
New Westminster,BC
Name
Ron Marriott
Don't forget the type of place I was at. Budget government apartments. They just want their place to be unique from all the other apartments around. He asked me if I could do anything to make it better and I told him I'd try but I won't work any miracles nor make it look new again.
I try not to do those types of jobs. The problem is when you do a guy a favor, it bites you in the ass.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Steve Lawrence

Hack Attack

Member
Joined
Dec 19, 2017
Messages
5,620
Location
further south than you
Name
Dan
If I seriously wanted to improve it in a driveway

prespray heavy with a not safe for wool prespray (still wouldnt go nuclear)

175 it (it will bleed more)

pressure wash/blast it until it looks "ok with your good eye closed" then dry stroke
 

BIG WOOD

MLPW
Joined
Feb 4, 2016
Messages
13,158
Location
Georgia
Name
Matt w.
I try not to do those types of jobs. The problem is when you do a guy a favor, it bites you in the ass.
I've said it before that I clean for all types of customers. From the government housing and trailer parks up to the mansions and courthouses
 

BIG WOOD

MLPW
Joined
Feb 4, 2016
Messages
13,158
Location
Georgia
Name
Matt w.
Oh I see now my brother. Looks great. Have a blessed day.
Once again, I only gave myself 30min on this rug for a reason. I had 5 other jobs after this one today. I think it would've looked much better, had it flushed it for an hour later.
 

Cleanworks

Moderator
Joined
Oct 22, 2012
Messages
26,929
Location
New Westminster,BC
Name
Ron Marriott
I've said it before that I clean for all types of customers. From the government housing and trailer parks up to the mansions and courthouses
It's not so much how wealthy or poor they are, it's more a state of mind. I had a customer a few years ago that had a rug water damaged from a flood in their condo. I don't do contents restoration, I am working for the strata. The guy says he will pay me directly, so I bring it to the shop, dry it, clean and restore it and redeliver it. He accuses me of tearing the rug. The rug had an obvious tear when I picked it up. I didn't make any notations because it was just an old rug. Eventually, I just told the guy to go pound sand. Got paid for the strata job, never got paid for the rug.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BIG WOOD

Trip Moses

IMOL
Joined
Sep 19, 2018
Messages
3,594
Location
Savannah GA
Name
Trip Moses
Once again, I only gave myself 30min on this rug for a reason. I had 5 other jobs after this one today. I think it would've looked much better, had it flushed it for an hour later.
Well in that case I would have done the rug for free and had the customer pull hoses the rest of the day. 😂
 
  • Like
Reactions: BIG WOOD

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom