Oriental Rug Cleaning
Don't Let Dirt Destroy a Work of Art!
A fine woven area rug may have hundreds of artisan hours, and thousands of your dollars invested in it. Over time, sand and dirt collect deep in the pile, grinding away the fibers and wearing it out prematurely. Improper “surface cleaning” of the rug may cause fiber damage or dye bleeding.
Want a Clean, Fresh, Baby-soft Rug? At Coslett's we use a specialized rug duster first to remove 90% of the soil before we wash it. Then, we hand-shampoo and cold-rinse the rug to protect the dyes and fibers. We detail the fringes, speed-dry it, and return it to you soft and fresh.
Light Area Rug Cleaning
In home or at our shop:
Full Service Area Rug Cleaning
At our shop:
Want a Clean, Fresh, Baby-soft Rug? At Coslett's we use a specialized rug duster first to remove 90% of the soil before we wash it. Then, we hand-shampoo and cold-rinse the rug to protect the dyes and fibers. We detail the fringes, speed-dry it, and return it to you soft and fresh.
Light Area Rug Cleaning
In home or at our shop:
- Pre-test your rug to assure that it can be cleaned
- Pre-spray your rug with a neutral PH cleaning agent
- Dust your rug (over 70% of the cleaning process involves removing dust). Lay the rug face down on a grid mat and gently beat the soils from both sides. Also, using a beater bar vacuum on each side, we will loosen and remove embedded soil particles from the base and backing of the carpet, which will allow the pile to become open and fresh.
- Depending on the type of stain, severity of soil and the presence of pet urine, we will select the appropriate cleaning method: a combination of a neutral PH cleaning bath, encapsulation cleaning with Brush Pro™ 20, hot water extraction, low moisture cleaning, bonnet pad cleaning, etc.**
- Fringe is hand brushed and washed
- Rinse the rug with a low moisture, warm water solution, making sure that the rug is left fairly dry when we are done
Full Service Area Rug Cleaning
At our shop:
- Pre-test your rug to assure that it can be cleaned
- Dust your rug (over 70% of the cleaning process involves removing dust). Lay the rug face down on a grid mat and gently beat the soils from both sides. Also, using a beater bar vacuum on each side, we will loosen and remove embedded soil particles from the base and backing of the carpet, which will allow the pile to become open and fresh.
- Gently agitate the rug with soft brushes or a shampoo machine to loosen soil
- Depending on the type of stain, severity of soil and the presence of pet urine, we will select the appropriate cleaning method: a combination of a neutral PH cleaning bath, encapsulation cleaning with Brush Pro™ 20, hot water extraction, low moisture cleaning, bonnet pad cleaning, etc.**
- Fringe is hand brushed and washed
- Dry rug with turbo dryers in our dehumidified room
**Note, extra care and special attention is given to hard to remove stains and odors. Every rug goes through a preliminary inspection to determine the condition of the rug. Based on the results, we then decide which specific treatment(s) will be applied (e.g., stain treatment, urine removal enzyme treatment, odor removal ozone treatment, etc.). For example, pet urine stains and odors are treated with an enzyme treatment and/or ozone odor removal treatment.
We will pre-test all rugs for color fastness BEFORE cleaning. Some rugs that are not colorfast (particularly silk and some wool) may need to be dry cleaned. Wool and cotton are NOT as stain resistant as nylon or olefin fibers that most installed carpet is made from. Therefore, wool and cotton may have permanent stains that cannot be removed with cleaning. Fringe will be hand cleaned as best as possible. For your convenience, we offer pickup for your fine wool, silk, cotton, nylon, or olefin rugs for full service cleaning.
Benefits of Full Service Cleaning versus Light Cleaning of Area Rugs
With full service cleaning, we can spend more time soaking your rug if necessary and can perform a second or third cleaning if needed. A hand washing reduces moth larvae that eat up wool rugs. Excessively soiled rugs and/or rugs with odors problems particularly benefit from this service.
Benefits of Full Service Cleaning versus Light Cleaning of Area Rugs
With full service cleaning, we can spend more time soaking your rug if necessary and can perform a second or third cleaning if needed. A hand washing reduces moth larvae that eat up wool rugs. Excessively soiled rugs and/or rugs with odors problems particularly benefit from this service.