Has anyone ever cleaned a sisal carpet? Is there any precaution one should take when OP cleaning it? I understand that it is an all natural fiber that could shrink and very litte moisture shoud be used.

morning Lou

no clue here, but a quick search on ICS came up with this :

http://www.i-boards.com/ics....#482947

http://www.i-boards.com/ics....#576922

http://www.i-boards.com/ics....#446792

http://www.i-boards.com/ics....#413795

eek Sisal looks like no fun!

thanx --- Derek.

Yes, from what I'm finding out its no fun at all.

95% of the time you won't be able to clean it at all. We no longer attempt to clean sisal and we are far too buzy on olefin, nylon and the blends.

Check out sisalcarpet.com/care and page down to the subheading "Maintenance." They recommend dry cleaning ONLY -- "don't even think about using a steam cleaner or carpet shampoo on your sisal." Hope this helps.

It has been my experience that with sisel that they are ruined real easily with water or water based detergents no matter how small an amount of liquid you use.

I would suggest a vacuuming and return it to the customer, there are other fish to fry out there my friend.

Kevin Pearson

A HOST style cleaning product is the preferred method for cleaning sisal and can be succesfull on light to medium soiled rugs/carpets.Now,if you want a bit more cleaning power than provided by The HOST ,Swededry "sponges",dry them first(spread and let all the moisture evaporate)then rewet them with your RTU encap chem.Some experimenting with the RTU strength may be required.

David

Yeah, back when I was working for a reputable janitorial contractor, we accidentally used a low moisture method to clean a sisal wall to wall.

I did not know it needed no water at all and that it was a true dry clean only material. Host and powder, folks!

But when we ruined it, the guy who owned it took us to court.....but it wasted a lot of time and aggravation.