If you have a white wool area rug, the best way to preserve its appearance and durability is to have it factory cleaned by a company that specializes in oriental rug cleaning and other fine processes.
While in home methods are often chosen in place of factory ones, they have several disadvantages over the latter, particularly: they don't remove dirt from rugs' deepest layers, creating an environment for dust mites; they don't remove all soap residue, which makes rugs attract more dirt; they don't clean rug fringes properly, using vacuuming and suction mechanisms that can damage fine fibers; and they leave carpets moist, exposing them to dry rotting and mildewing that damage appearance and longevity.
Instead of promoting a two-step cleansing process, top rug cleaning companies offer the following eight-phase process.
1.
Free Pickup The process begins with your rug being picked up at your home, wrapped in protective plastic, and then transported to the facility, a more convenient arrangement than having a steam cleaning company walk through your house or renting a cleaner that you lug home and then back to the store.
2.
Complete Inspection Once your carpet arrives at the cleaning facility, it's inspected for color, composition, size, and pre-existing conditions that warrant repair.
Your carpet is photographed during the inspection process for before and after comparison.
3.
Stain Spotting If the company locates stains during the inspection process, it treats them with stain spotter that's compatible with your rug's material, and can remove deep stains and soiling.
4.
Dust and Debris Removal Prior to being washed, your carpet is placed in a machine that shakes your carpet to remove as much as 80% of the dirt and dust that's accumulated since its last cleaning.
Dust and debris removal shortens the washing process.
5.
Washing and Rinsing At the best companies, your carpet is washed in 1,500-gallon washers that employ multiple washing and rinsing processes.
After washing is complete, your carpet is flooded with fresh water that rinses away all soap residues.
6.
Wringing and Drying After the rinsing process, a special machine gently wrings carpets to remove the majority of their water.
Afterwards, they are placed in a special drying hangar where a stream of warm air finishes the drying process.
7.
Inspection and Final Touches After your carpet is found clean, free of previously noted stains, and is compared to the photographs taken on its initial inspection, it undergoes a grooming process where it receives vacuuming, combing of its fringes, and grooming of its pile before being repackaged for delivery.
8.
Free Delivery With its final inspection and grooming complete, your carpet is returned to your home and positioned in the desired place.
This completes the eight-phase factory cleansing process.
While in home methods are often chosen in place of factory ones, they have several disadvantages over the latter, particularly: they don't remove dirt from rugs' deepest layers, creating an environment for dust mites; they don't remove all soap residue, which makes rugs attract more dirt; they don't clean rug fringes properly, using vacuuming and suction mechanisms that can damage fine fibers; and they leave carpets moist, exposing them to dry rotting and mildewing that damage appearance and longevity.
Instead of promoting a two-step cleansing process, top rug cleaning companies offer the following eight-phase process.
1.
Free Pickup The process begins with your rug being picked up at your home, wrapped in protective plastic, and then transported to the facility, a more convenient arrangement than having a steam cleaning company walk through your house or renting a cleaner that you lug home and then back to the store.
2.
Complete Inspection Once your carpet arrives at the cleaning facility, it's inspected for color, composition, size, and pre-existing conditions that warrant repair.
Your carpet is photographed during the inspection process for before and after comparison.
3.
Stain Spotting If the company locates stains during the inspection process, it treats them with stain spotter that's compatible with your rug's material, and can remove deep stains and soiling.
4.
Dust and Debris Removal Prior to being washed, your carpet is placed in a machine that shakes your carpet to remove as much as 80% of the dirt and dust that's accumulated since its last cleaning.
Dust and debris removal shortens the washing process.
5.
Washing and Rinsing At the best companies, your carpet is washed in 1,500-gallon washers that employ multiple washing and rinsing processes.
After washing is complete, your carpet is flooded with fresh water that rinses away all soap residues.
6.
Wringing and Drying After the rinsing process, a special machine gently wrings carpets to remove the majority of their water.
Afterwards, they are placed in a special drying hangar where a stream of warm air finishes the drying process.
7.
Inspection and Final Touches After your carpet is found clean, free of previously noted stains, and is compared to the photographs taken on its initial inspection, it undergoes a grooming process where it receives vacuuming, combing of its fringes, and grooming of its pile before being repackaged for delivery.
8.
Free Delivery With its final inspection and grooming complete, your carpet is returned to your home and positioned in the desired place.
This completes the eight-phase factory cleansing process.