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A client got this rug as a gift and wondered if it would clean up? What do you think?
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You could also say Stark raving mad.
 

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The Stark label means it is a pricey rug. You could afford to spend a little time on this and charge right.
 

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Same question as Jordan. Looks like sisal to me. That will be fun.

Wouldn't be in issue if FPA was applied at time of purchase.
 

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Not Sisal with that design! From what I can tell. Synthetic? Wool? I would test first then hammer it hard....seems to have been hammered anyway! Structurally looks OK?
So, Prima, Sisal and all Cellulose-tics can be washed safely after FPA??????
 

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It is already doomed. It is a Sisal field and severely bleached-out in some areas along with a great deal of stains.

Origin and Etymology of stark:
Middle English, stiff, strong, from Old English stearc; akin to Old High German starc strong, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen
 

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What's the worst that could happen?

As you can see the corners are already Curling up and this is just from absorbing moisture from the atmosphere. Once the border get wet the corners will pull/shrink in different directions--- which means you might have to disassemble the border and restretch the carpet and border and put it back together.

If you are new to rug cleaning just avoid rugs by Stark--unless you have a lot of extra money in the bank or great insurance to pay the customer for the rug.
 
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The Stark brand meant something pre-recession. Now they stick their name on anything.

You might see how well the label cleans up, then glue it on one from the actual manufacturer of this rug. That's where the value of this rug lies.
 

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Chris trained me. There are limitations to cover things up.
Chris trained me too. I would clean it fixed the bleach spots or color clean the entire thing at darker shade it'll look brand-new . But comes down to value to the rug.
 

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I thought this was a post about Jimmy Ladwig....

Seriously, good information Tom, thanks.
 

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What I find funny is the work performed. The tapestry border is falling off. It looks like a kindergarten kid applied to much glue. Lol sloppy. I'm glad my label is not on that. According to the backing it is not sisal.
 

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What I find funny is the work performed. The tapestry border is falling off. It looks like a kindergarten kid applied to much glue. Lol sloppy. I'm glad my label is not on that. According to the backing it is not sisal.
My thought seeing the design on the front.
So Tom is it Sisal or not.
 
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As you can see the corners are already Curling up and this is just from absorbing moisture from the atmosphere. Once the border get wet the corners will pull/shrink in different directions--- which means you might have to disassemble the border and restretch the carpet and border and put it back together.

If you are new to rug cleaning just avoid rugs by Stark--unless you have a lot of extra money in the bank or great insurance to pay the customer for the rug.
Stark carpet is what I deal with if not hand knotted. Lol just another wool manufactured by everyone else. Mt list could go on and on. Hand knotted is alot more money what you afraid of.?
 

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I am not looking for advice on processing it. My post is to illustrate what is in the marketplace and how trashed out these items can become uncared for.
 

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Some one made a comment here before that rings true in most situations. Just paraphrasing, they said something like"if a customer lets their pets use their home as a toilet...". I recently had a customer who asked me to clean his wall to wall carpet. When I looked at the job, I was horrified. There were no urine stains, there were urine rooms. They had 3 little dogs that roam the house peeing and worse, everywhere. I told him that I really can't improve it much and it will smell worse when I am done. He just said do your best and the worst part was as I was cleaning, he is watching and exclaiming about how good the carpet looks. I just shook my head, collected the money and drove away in my dog piss smelling van that I will have to clean and disinfect at the shop.
 

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Here is one I did today. Piss as well . It was still damp . I know it is going to dry up nicer.
 

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