Wool/ Silk rugs cleaned on location

[Mikey P]

You should be able to see why these rugs wont be sent out for cleaning..

I have my plan of attack but would like to hear other's ideas...

boarders and highlights are silk..

wool and leather trim

Job is in The City..

 

[Kellie Hiler]

I've thankfully never run across silk or leather on rugs and I'm not sure how you can clean it but I would imagine it's going to be very little to no moisture?
Or with a fine fabric prespray and an upholstery tool?!

 

[Mikey P]

Or with a fine fabric prespray and an upholstery tool?!

 

[Cleanworks]

There are lots of woolsafe products you can use. No heat on silk, you may cause it to mat. Biggest problem is that you leave wet rugs on the hardwood floor. Encap with a brush pro if the rugs will tolerate the agitation.

 

[Kellie Hiler]

That would be my concern is the heat, so if it were me, I'd use a portable with the UPH tool.
As for the brush pro, I'd be afraid!

 

[GeneMiller]

I leave wet rugs on wood floors constantly. Just the top is wet you shouldn't be soaking them. As far as wool with silk high lights I clean them the same as plain wool. The only difference for me is that I make sure to brush the silk all one way.

 

[Doug Cox]

I leave wet rugs on wood floors constantly. Just the top is wet you shouldn't be soaking them. As far as wool with silk high lights I clean them the same as plain wool. The only difference for me is that I make sure to brush the silk all one way.

Same here.

 

[BradFenstermaker]

Hose dat peewool down with acid prespray. Drop heat a bit and steam it.
Few extra dry strokes and groom.
Give the pooch a treat. Collect payment.

 

[Mikey P]

That's not urine.

Latex discoloration

 

[Larry Cobb]

We would use a neutral pH extraction cleaner along with a powder reducing agent to brighten the colors
AND leave the pH at 5.5.
May have to use softener on the silk inserts in some cases.

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index...arch_in_description=1&keyword=DCNF1+or+DCFBR8

 

[Desk Jockey]

As Larry stated but we would use the Zipper and make extra dry passes.

 

[Scott S.]

I just had a customer contact me friday about doing some wool rugs in her home, and some silk ones that she doesn't want to leave her house. i have to go inspect before i agree to anything. the wool i got covered but the silk ill have to inspect heavily before i agree to anything. ill take pics if its anything special enough to show you guys.

 

[J Scott W]

I'd go a low moisture route. Encap using Brush Pro and Encapuclean Green or Encapuclean O2 to brighten the white. When diluted per l;abel directions, the encaps with peroxide are not potent enough to harm wool or silk. Could also use the Brush Pro Dry Powder.

 

[Cleanworks]

So Mikey, you've heard from a lot us. Please enlighten us with your plan of attack.

 

[Dave Rampage]

we have a customer that has a wool silk blend and it was trashed. I told her i'm not supposed to agitate it but thats the only way to get it clean. I told her if she was willing to take the risk I will give it my all. She said ok because the only other option is replacement.

I sprayed it with Procyon, scrubbed it with a cimex then extracted. It came out like new. Now have customer for life.

 

[GeneMiller]

I just had a customer contact me friday about doing some wool rugs in her home, and some silk ones that she doesn't want to leave her house. i have to go inspect before i agree to anything. the wool i got covered but the silk ill have to inspect heavily before i agree to anything. ill take pics if its anything special enough to show you guys.

I tried a silk rug years ago and basically ruined it. It was turned into a door mat so she didn't care. I won't clean pure silk in the house any more after that. I'm a quick learner.

 

[Mikey P]

Plastic painter tarp underneath
Brush Pro with soft bristles
Royal Vac
Tepid water
Prochem Fine Fabric applied with a Multi Sprayer
Some form of lite agitation (will need to test each piece)
Extract silk areas with SS Uph Pro, Mach 12 the rest
Aerotech on low setting
Velvet carding brush groom
Fan dry
FPA application if aproved

 

[Cleanworks]

I can't think of any thing your missing. I think you are good to go. I usually use painter's canvas drop clothes instead of plastic. I use the Prochem fine fabric in the shop, works beautiful.

 

[Desk Jockey]

BRAUN Brush sells a carding brush for rugs that is more than twice the size of the normal velvet carding brush. The work great for carding rugs or you can use without a handle and finish velvets in half the time. I love it for upholstery.

 

[Mikey P]

which one?
http://www.brush.com/industry/ifacmaint/icarpet/ihand.html?p=1

 

[Nate The Great]

http://www.brush.com/industry/ifacmaint/icarpet/icarpetnap/r88.html

 

[Desk Jockey]

Thanks! You da man!
@Nate The Great