gimmeagig
Member
Hi,
I did a search here on the forum for cleaning area rugs, but not much came up.
I had my first take home area rugs to clean. i just have my garage and no bath or stretching rack.
I could use some pointers,please.
What I did was first Vacuum front and back. There was no tag on the rugs to identify the fiber and or way to cut anything off for a burn test. I wasn't sure what I was cleaning and I wanted to be careful about bleeding. I presprayed with fine fabric cleaner with some citrus pro after I pretested. I rolled out some plastic tarps in my garage and then I cleaned the top and rinsed with all fiber deep rinse.Got it looking pretty good.
I picked them up from the customer and they were already rolled up so I didn't put a disclaimer onto the invoice , just that the soil condition was heavy.I probably should have unrolled it before taking it?
After I cleaned the tops I put dryers on and when I turned the rug around to dry the backs too, I noticed that on one of them the back seemed much dirtier than it was before.
Question: Should I have cleaned the back first and then the front?
What is the best procedure to clean area rugs?
The customer was an old guy and didn't seem to have much money, I had already driven down to his place and figured I wanted to learn how to do rugs and I wanted to make at least some money for the trip, so i bid 1 medium and one large rug 10X12 for 75.-
I didn't realize how much work it was and I might have bid the job way too cheap.
What do you typically charge to clean an area rug? Do you charge for pickup and delivery?
Because this is really new territory for me, any pointers in that department are much appreciated.
Thanks
I did a search here on the forum for cleaning area rugs, but not much came up.
I had my first take home area rugs to clean. i just have my garage and no bath or stretching rack.
I could use some pointers,please.
What I did was first Vacuum front and back. There was no tag on the rugs to identify the fiber and or way to cut anything off for a burn test. I wasn't sure what I was cleaning and I wanted to be careful about bleeding. I presprayed with fine fabric cleaner with some citrus pro after I pretested. I rolled out some plastic tarps in my garage and then I cleaned the top and rinsed with all fiber deep rinse.Got it looking pretty good.
I picked them up from the customer and they were already rolled up so I didn't put a disclaimer onto the invoice , just that the soil condition was heavy.I probably should have unrolled it before taking it?
After I cleaned the tops I put dryers on and when I turned the rug around to dry the backs too, I noticed that on one of them the back seemed much dirtier than it was before.
Question: Should I have cleaned the back first and then the front?
What is the best procedure to clean area rugs?
The customer was an old guy and didn't seem to have much money, I had already driven down to his place and figured I wanted to learn how to do rugs and I wanted to make at least some money for the trip, so i bid 1 medium and one large rug 10X12 for 75.-
I didn't realize how much work it was and I might have bid the job way too cheap.
What do you typically charge to clean an area rug? Do you charge for pickup and delivery?
Because this is really new territory for me, any pointers in that department are much appreciated.
Thanks