I'm cleaning an area rug that has a lot of drywall dust?

So far I vacuumed then pile lifted and the dust is still present and visible.


next I can:
(a) Cimex
(b) HWE

what are you thoughts?

thanks
Ken

Got a rugbadger or baseball bat & clothesline? Depends how much dust is left, you might have to HWE a couple of times.

I cleaned some hotel carpets that had drywall dust in them and of course nobody said anything. Cleaned as usual and the next morning the carpet was white. Extracted those rugs 3 times, Inside the machine where the filter was, I had to take a cup and scoop out lots of dust that turns like clay when wet. Big Mess!

If you do not have a rugbadger then flip the rug upside down and run a vac with a beater bar on it over it.

If you have an air compressor that is big enough blow air from the back side through the rug, or as suggested put the rug over a cloths line of the like and beat it beat it and beat it some more

Don't get it wet until you get that dust out of it. Use a rugbadger or if you don't have that a vacuum with a beater bar. Your pile lifter would also work. Be prepared to spend a while with the vacuum going over the back side of the rug. Sometimes this takes hours. The rugbadger greatly speeds up the process but it can be done with the vacuum. Every 10 minutes or so flip the rug over and vacuum up the dust and then continue vacuuming the back.

I'm going to call the guy and tell him I can't clean it. Then send him to one of the rug guys in the city.

http://www.rugservices.ca/

or

http://www.persianrugservices.ca/

 

 

Ken don't do that. All you have to do is vacuum thoroughly then clean. It is not difficult just time consuming.

Ken
why don't you bring it there. Most cleaning plants will give
a cleaning company a discount off retail pricing.
It is always best to find a good company to work with so you can have them do what you cannot do.

David

I am with David,
take the rug to a service, if you bring in the other company,, bam no more customer.

In the past I have had carpets both commercial and a light pile resi with dry wall dust as well. I used a vac with a beater bar and a shop vac, just one then the other then the other, you get the point, then Cimex or OP.

how much were you guys charging?
for me it was not worth the headache.

Thank You
Ken Jacobs - Toronto
www.cleaningequipment.ca

Our rug cleaning prices start at $2.75 a sf. If there is pet urine or moths then you add a $1.00 a sf for each.

Our rug cleaning prices start at $2.75 a sf. If there is pet urine or moths then you add a $1.00 a sf for each.