At American Chem-Dry, we understand that your delicate fabrics are an expensive investment that, unlike regular carpets and upholstery, can last up to 150 years or more with proper care and attention.
That’s why we ensure that your area & oriental rugs are carefully treated only by our certified, trained area rug specialists in our unique plant using a process combining Old World craftsmanship, new technology, and powerful yet gentle cleaning solutions. It’s powerfully soft on your investment textiles!
Before we start the cleaning process for any rug, we photograph and inspect each rug thoroughly. After the dry process, we do a post-inspection and wrap each rug individually for delivery.
Authentic Hand-Washing For Fine Textiles
Your oriental and area rugs are not just art treasures. They are also very valuable investments. That’s why we clean them with so much care and attention to detail.
Utilizing the basic elements of air and water, we customize the cleaning process for the needs of each individual rug.
Rugs are washed using our hot carbonating extraction process. It’s a proprietary hot carbonating process.
With patented tools and equipment designed specifically for area rug cleaning, we provide a thorough and effective, yet gentle, cleaning process that is powerfully soft. Depending on the particular fibers, dyes, soils, and construction of the rug, we’ll draw from the cleaning techniques described below.
Dust Removal
First, we dust the rug to remove all the insoluble soils such as sand, pet hair, dust, etc. As much as 79% of the dirt in a rug is dry particulates that can be removed using the dusting process. Dusting rugs can be the most labor-intensive part of cleaning process. After dusting, the rug is thoroughly vacuumed.
Washing & Drying
We will use our HCE process to delicately clean your fine rugs using our proprietary solutions. We will use the product that will work best for your delicate rug. The rug is then hung on the drying racks until it is thoroughly dried using high speed fans in a controlled environment.
Fringe Care
Next, the cotton fringe is washed by hand and rinsed.
The rug is then given a final vacuuming and grooming and is thoroughly inspected. Any stains that didn’t wash out are individually tackled with specialty stain removers.
