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Area Rug Services Start With A Proper Dusting... 

2/27/2015

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Area rugs are mysterious textiles.  Here at Revive-A-Rug Cleansing & Repair, we service all types of area rugs; whether they are: Persian, Oriental, Tribal, Navajo, natural or synthetic, all rugs that come through our rug care washing facility receive a proper and thorough dry-soil removal treatment.  There are many ways to perform this task and this post will cover a few of the aspects of rug dusting that we offer to our clients in the greater Jackson Hole, Wyoming areas. 

Most of the area rugs that we receive into our shop are constructed of natural fibers.  Natural fibers can act as sponges for many different types of dry soils.  Wool fiber area rugs can hold many, many pounds of dirt that you just cannot see or even vacuum out of the rug.  Wool has little scales that dirt can hide in that makes it look like it is still clean.  Wool can still reflect light really well even when it is dirty.  The scales on the outer layers of wool fibers act like Velcro to certain dry soils and they require focused attention to these fibers to remove them.
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Picture taken through our microscope camera shows how wool fibers can 'hold' on to dry soils even after this rug was vacuumed.
The picture above illustrates how wool fibers can still hold on to dry soils even after the rug had been thoroughly vacuumed.  We often are asked the question from our clients in the greater Jackson Hole, WY areas if we can perform the cleaning of their area rugs in their home.  While there are always exceptions to the types of rugs that can be cleaned in a clients' home, generally we do not offer this service for many reasons, but namely for this post, it is because in order to properly remove the dust particles, dry soils and particulates from the area rugs, we need to have it in our wash facility in order to contain the large amounts of dust that will inevitably be released from these rugs.  Were we to attempt to perform this in the home, the home would then be covered by large amounts of dust and this is not beneficial to anyone.  

The three pictures at the beginning of this post represent the amount of effort that one can invest into removing dry soils from an area rug.  The dust at times, seems to come off in layers as the face fibers are manipulated with differing methods to remove it.  Different rugs with differing densities will release these dry soils based on the aggression of the tools used to remove the soils.  Each rug has its own characteristics that prevent or allow differing methods to properly and thoroughly 'dust' the rug.  Clients are usually surprised when they receive their 'Pre-Wash Report' from us after their rugs have had this step performed with the pictures of the amount of dust that was removed from the rug.  
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Dry soils removed from only one small 4'x6' area rug. Notice how fine the dust particles are...
These dry soils need to be removed prior to the rug being introduced to moisture, as it is easier for them to be removed when dry than wet(simple physics).  Many of our clients are used to having their area rugs cleaned by a local carpet cleaning company with the rugs in place in their homes.  What is happening to the rugs over time, is that if this dry soil is allowed to remain, the abrasiveness of the soils will cut, scratch, and eventually cause damage that can require a major repair of the rug.  Each time you step on a rugs face fibers, there is friction between the fibers from the pressure of your foot.  This friction can be like rubbing sandpaper together.  This even leads to destruction of the dyes of the fibers themselves(see picture below).
You can see from the two pictures above that dry soils can even cause damage to where the dyes themselves will crock onto the dry soils.  This is irreparable damage in most cases.  Unlike solution dyed synthetic carpets, natural fiber rugs with natural dyes are more delicate and require more care and maintenance.  Nylon carpets that are solution dyed contain their respective colors throughout the fiber itself.  Natural fiber materials that have natural dyes are coated and dyed usually in a dye bath(much like dyeing an Easter egg).  It is important to regularly remove the dry soils to prevent fiber damage, and a vacuum cleaner just cannot do this in your home.  

Finally, just having your area rugs given the once over in your home from a carpet cleaning company can cause the residual dry soils in the rug fibers to harden over time with the addition of new moisture from the carpet cleaners wand once it dries.  This speeds up the process of soils sticking to the fibers as the cleaning shampoos are not properly rinsed from the fibers of the rug.  It may look great when it is wet and for the next week or so, but this new, sticky environment attracts more soils which make the vacuuming even more ineffective than before.  At Revive-A-Rug Cleaning and Repair, we offer many dry soil removal options to fit the requirements of any rug that comes into the wash facility.  We hope that this post was informative and educational.  If you own area rugs in the greater Jackson Hole, Wyoming areas, please consider us as an option the next time you need area rug services.

-Rug Reviver
(307)774.RUGS(7847)
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Forget Popcorn Popping...  Natural Dyes Pop on This Clients Wool Area Rug in Wilson, WY!

2/26/2015

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While some people simply just throw out their dingy old rugs, clients of Revive-A-Rug Cleansing & Repair opt for our exclusive 'Revival Service!'  Wool rug fibers are so much more appealing to the eye than synthetic fibers.  Wool is alive(at least it was at some point:), it is vibrant, it is warm and inviting.  Sure a wool sweater is itchy, but just look at this wool rug POP after a thorough cleansing at our wash facility in Western Wyoming.  It is almost not even recognizable from how dirty it was before.  This client from Wilson, Wyoming was so pleased when this little knotted gem was returned that she decided to keep it!  This was a typical pick-up meeting when the client says...  "See what you can do..."  A full service washing and a small repair later, she was beaming and excited to have this rug back in her kitchen.


If you are having your wool area rugs given the 'once over' by a carpet cleaning company while they are cleaning the wall-to-wall carpets in your home, please consider that there is an option to have your wool area rugs properly cared for locally at the Revive-A-Rug Cleansing & Repair wash facility in Western Wyoming.  You do not need to take your area rugs to the local dealer to have them shipped to California to be processed by a company that is not accountable to you.  The artisan quality cleansing and repairs that are all performed right here in Wyoming are second to none anywhere in the world.  Give us a call sometime, we will prove it to you.


-Rug Reviver
(307)774-RUGS(7847)
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Introducing... Revive-A-Rug Cleansing & Repair

2/17/2015

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Making the decision to hire a company to 'care' for your area rugs is a more difficult decision to make than hiring a professional carpet cleaner.  Most carpet cleaning companies clean wall-to-wall, synthetic fibers as a day to day practice.  Cleaning synthetic, wall-to-wall carpets comes with a host of cleaning chemicals and equipment that can permanently cause damage to your area rugs.  Area rugs require a more delicate and thorough process in order to completely maintain the integrity and value of the textile.  Further, area rugs come from many different regions of the earth.  Each of these areas has materials that are specific to their geographic location, and in order to properly care for these rugs, requires experience and know-how from one who has the facilities and expertise to provide the highest quality services. 


At the Revive-A-Rug Cleansing & Repair facility in Western Wyoming, each rug is handled individually and completely from the time of pick-up at our clients' homes, to the delivery of each rug back in its place.  Each rug has its own personality(quality of construction, dyes, condition, etc) and we take the time to inspect each rug in order to offer the most appropriate treatment.  We offer what we call a 'full-service experience.'  This means that your area rugs and textiles are not shipped out to be handled by third parties who are not responsible to you.  We are capable of handling all types of issues related to the textiles that we cleanse and repair in OUR OWN facility.  Some rugs require only a maintenance cleaning at the basic level, while others may have severe contamination from pets, floods, mold, etc.  Revive-A-Rug offers many levels of service that suit the needs of the clients that we maintain in the greater Jackson Hole, WY area.  Our climate can be hard on textiles due to the active lifestyle of our clients and their pets,  and we are equipped to provide the highest quality of cleansing & repair techniques that rival any other textile service worldwide.  We are in fact a regular stop for individuals seeking to learn the 'rug cleaning/repair trade.'  At times we offer other cleaners and designers educational workshops that relate to the area rug field.  


Our philosophy starts with what can be measured.  Levels of cleanliness/contamination, staining, structural damage, odors, pest damage(moths, etc.), color/dye migration, etc, are all taken into account before the cleansing process begins.  Each rug is carefully inspected and the client makes the decision based on recommendations from our trained staff and the clients' budget.  Rugs are not tossed into a vat of cleaning solutions with other rugs and then spun out through a large wringing machine at Revive-A-Rug.  We take the time to carefully and intentionally give each rug what it needs to preserve its personality that our clients expect to enjoy once it is returned from our facility.  We take the artisan approach in every service that we offer.  High-volume cleaning facilities are not capable of the quality that we demand of ourselves.  This we can measure and guarantee.  


Having visited many other rug care facilities, and tested differing methods and equipment, we feel that our facilities are as well equipped as any other in exceeding industry standards for rug care results.  Results are what we measure, expectations are what we desire to exceed.  We strive to be constantly improving our quality and efficiency for the benefit of the craft.  Many of the tools that we utilize in our processes have been designed by us for our exclusive use.  There are large pieces of equipment that are available to handle larger volumes of rug processing.  We feel however that the cons outweigh the pros when it comes to the quality of the product received by the client with these 'processing' tools.  Ours is a delicate approach.  We take pride in each rug that comes through our door, and we hope that shines through in our workmanship.  


Call us, we are excited to meet your rugs!


-Rug Reviver
307.774.RUGS(7847)

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