Are you guys using Mex/Rel on these?

Ken,

We use the Cimex on a lot of oriental/persian rugs. Sometimes we just rug badger the rug and Cimex it with Releasit. Other rugs we wash in our wash pit and scrub with the Cimex/Releasit combo. Some rugs will bleed with Releasit though and so we always test them first and sometimes we have to use other chems. So sometimes we actually run different chems. through the Cimex to get a rug clean.

Feel free to call or email with any other questions. Also, we have pics and video on our website and a live webcam where you can watch us washing rugs. www.pearsoncarpetcare.com

Kevin thanks for the reply.
Why the pool?
why not just cimex it in the house?

thanks

We make it a policy to never clean a rug in a house. Several reasons.

First off you can not properly clean a rug in a house. You can not remove all the soil. A rug needs have all the dry soil removed either with a rug badger, air dusting, vacuuming it upside down until no more dirt comes out, etc. Then you need to test the colors in the rug for colorfastness. We usually do this overnight. You need to test each rug with whatever you might clean it with. So often we will test many chems. and water on the rug before cleaning.

Then if the rug is full of urine, like alot are, then the only way we have found to get that out effectively is to hand wash the rug in our pit.

Another reason not to do them in someones house is that it can ruin a wood floor if you leave a damp rug on it to dry.

Also, you can charge alot more for your services if you are taking the rug out of the house to clean it. Our rug cleaning services start at $2.50 sf and go up from there. Urine removal, moth treatment, protector, etc. is all extra.

Have you taken any rug cleaning classes? If not, you should before you clean rugs. You can screw them up just as easy as you can clean them.

Kevin is correct even though he's from Texas......
We used to clean plenty of rugs in the home but seldom do.
Just too many risks - besides you can charge more if you take it away and it it looks terrible after the first cleaning the customer never sees it and we do need to keep up appearances.
Showing pictures of our plant also helps to make the sale.
Try cleaning a Greek Flokati with a wand or an OP machine - good grief.


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we just clean the rugs that people buy at Home Depo.
with your prices, the home owner is better off buying a new rug