Oriental Rug Cleaning For The Life and Beauty of Your Area Rug
Hand washing of Oriental, wool and silk area rugs is a time-honored tradition beginning hundreds of years ago. Unlike companies who use mechanical equipment to “surface clean” area rugs, each rug accepted by our shop is washed by hand under the careful eye of an experienced-certified professional.
Our thoroughly exhaustive area rug hand-washing process includes:
Step 1. Extensive, thorough inspection and documentation. The inspection will reveal whether a rug is a machine or handmade, what its likely country of origin is, and its fiber content. These factors are important to a determination of the rug’s suitability for washing.
Visible pre-existing conditions such as tea-washing, old spotting attempts, tears, sun-fade, residue from past cleanings, unraveling, excessive soiling, stains, and other damage will be noted and discussed with the client prior to cleaning. Each rug is digitally photographed and the photo is saved in the client’s file.
Step 2. Dye Testing. “Bleeding” of dyes is caused by many factors, made more complicated by the fact that weaving techniques are being imitated by rug producers in many countries. It is not possible these days to look at a rug and determine by inspection alone that the dyes will not bleed. This is why we test every rug before cleaning. If your rug has twenty colors in it, we will do twenty tests. If we determine that your rug’s dyes are likely to migrate, we will discuss alternative cleaning methods with you.
Step 3. Dusting. Particulate matter is removed from the rug prior to washing. After the rug has been washed and is dry, we dust again.
Step 4. Washing. Your rug is next washed with flowing water and given a gentle bath. This bath thoroughly cleanses, refreshes and brightens the rug. The shampoo is a neutral-balanced solution that has been customized for your rug based on our testing of its color and fibers. The rug will also be conditioned in appropriate cases.
Step 5. Grooming. Your rug will be inspected, dusted, brushed and prepared for return.
Step 6. Drying. The water is removed from the rug by hand – no wringers or rollers. Once as much water is removed as possible, the rug is hung to dry naturally. This usually takes 24 to 48 hours. In most cases, we dry your rug flat on an air table to prevent placing stress on the area rugs foundation.
Step 7. Results. You will be delighted by your rug’s fresh, bright appearance!
Oriental Rug Salon is a Certified Partner with the prestigious Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and the international Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI). In addition, we are A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau and Angie’s List and our technicians are certified by the world’s most respected certification body for textile professionals.
For more information about Oriental Rug Salon and the services we offer please visit us online at www.OrientalRugSalon.com or give us a call anytime at 239-424-8171.
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