Cleaning your rugs will help retain their natural feel and enhance colours.
Our main goal is to do what is best and safest for your favourite rug, and we do not use harsh chemicals, bleaching agents or other hazardous material on your textiles. We are trained in the correct cleaning and care of rugs.
We will always carry out an audit and will dicuss ant areas of concern that you have regarding your rugs, and your options.
Perfect rug cleaning results with complete submersion and soaking in water
Wash process, from pre-wash inspection to finishing work:
1- PRE-INSPECTION:Each rug is inspected for any pre-existing conditions. Many times, soil covers up dye lot variations (abrash), fibre staining, prior dye bleeding, worn areas or white knots that become "uncovered" after the wash. Some of these are weaving characteristics (abrash and white knots), and others are damage that can possibly be repaired or reversed.
2- DUSTING:Once the pre-wash inspection is complete and the wash proceeds, the first step is dusting. Some rugs can hold up to one pound of dirt per square foot before it will "look" dirty. Cleaning a rug with pounds of fine grit and dirt in the foundation creates mud...so dusting is an important first step to the wash process.
We will remove ALL the damaging soil! Harnessing over 40,000 harmonic vibrations a minute, the Rug Badger will vibrate out even the most stubborn soil and sediments caught deep in the fibres of your precious rug!!!Some rugs can hold up to one pound of dirt per square foot before it will "look" dirty. Cleaning a rug with pounds of fine grit and dirt in the foundation creates mud...so dusting is an important first step to the wash process.
3- CLEANING:The dyes of your rug are tested for colourfastness. If the dyes are not colourfast, then the rug is prepared by setting the dyes. The rug is then given a cold water, mild shampoo bath, using soft brushes for mild agitation. The rug is soaked for a certain length of time, depending on how much surface soil needs to be worked out and rinsed from the rug's fibres. The rug is thoroughly rinsed with water.
4- PROTECTOR:After the rug has been cleaned we can move on to applying the protector. This barrier coats each fibre to protect against re-soiling and staining. This allows you to simply mop up spillages as it prevents the fibre absorbing spills.
5- DRYING:Air movers are used to help facilitate drying, without the use of high heat (so there is no worry of shrinkage). Upon a first wash, it is typical for a rug to shrink slightly (less than an inch) - just as cotton and wool clothing does in even a cold water hand wash. And as with throwing wool or cotton in a high heat dryer, you know this shrinks natural fibres...this is why we dry our rugs the way we do.
6- FRINGE WORK AND FINISHING: Fringes are washed an additional time after the bath. They are then dried. The rug is given a final grooming with a horsehair brush, and then carefully wrapped to ensure its cleanliness during transit. We will then deliver the rug directly to you home and unwrap it for you.
