Rug Cleaning Is Not Do It Yourself At Home!

 A young couple walked in to our rug store in tears. They had received a hand knotted Persian Kashan carpet as a wedding gift from the wife's parent. It became dirt after a while and they wanted to do some artwork and washed it at home. It bled and all the red dye migrated to the white/ivory ares of the rug. They panicked and called a friend whom they thought new about rugs. She recommended using yogurt which she thought would remove the bleeding. It made it worse.

The stain on the lower right is the yogurt artwork

We dusted the rug first, and washed it professionally with wool shampoo, rinsed and dried it properly. We also did some stain removal work and the outcome came out pretty good. When they came in to pick up the rug, the husband said now this rug looks better than ever before. They left our store smiling.

  After cleaning/stain removal photo

Rug cleaning is a professional job. It is not do it yourself at home. Leave it to professionals and do what you do best.

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085

Rug Cleaning at Rug Ideas in Los Angeles

We do professional rug cleaning and repair. We do not do dry or steam cleaning as this is only surface cleaning and the type of job that wall-wall carpet cleaners do.

What we do is wet washing and deep cleaning of the rugs we receive. Our process starts with inspection and taking pictures of each rug followed by dusting and this is to make sure all the dust, dirt and particles which are deposited in the pile are removed. Then we use rug shampoo and work on the rugs to make sure rugs receive full bath. We also use special type of enzyme to remove/dissolve the stains. We rinse the rugs thoroughly to make sure shampoo and enzymes do not reside in the rugs. We extract the water and dry the rugs naturally.

Our process takes about a week and rugs should be perfectly dry before we can deliver them; otherwise they would smell. Before delivery or pick up by customers, we do full inspection to make sure rugs are ready. We then take pictures again and let our client know that the rug is ready for pick up or delivery. We pay attention to details and spend extra time to care for each individual rug. We are certified and have been in rug business since 1953. It's been a long journey of 60 years, but this has been a joyful adventure full of real and fun stories.

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085

Rug Cleaning in Los Angeles is a Must During Moth Season

The care and maintenance of anything in life is extremely important to its health. People take showers, wash their clothes, wash their cars, etc. Good health and cleanliness are directly proportional to lifespan for almost anything. Handmade Oriental and Persian rugs are no different. These pieces of art, which take delicate work and attention to make, require just as much care as any other piece of fine craftsmanship, especially if moths come into the picture.

Moths are small creatures that hatch as larvae and later turn into flying insects in order to lay their eggs. Moths not only feed off the protein in wool, but use the wool in rugs and other garments to lay their eggs; preferring places that are dusty, dark and moist. Those eggs then hatch into more baby larvae that do nothing but devour the wool in rugs and clothing until they also reach maturation and repeat the cycle over again.

Summer is the perfect season for larvae to hatch and develop in the warm, moist wool that households provide, making rug cleaning in Los Angeles a necessity. In no time at all a rug that took more than a year to make can be completely ruined. This is why it is crucial to have handmade Oriental and Persian rugs professionally cleaned during summer. Only through deep cleaning and wet washing can the water and wool cleansers completely wash out the eggs and egg threads. Unfortunately, many steam cleaning and rug cleaning services in Los Angeles do not kill the moth eggs entrenched in the wool. A true wet washing and deep cleaning process is the only guarantee that a rug will last.

With over 60 years of experience, Los Angeles Rug Cleaning is one of the few companies that provides this particular type of professional deep cleaning and specializes in moth sanitation and moth proofing services. Wool rugs are worth taking care of, so don't sit by as they get destroyed from the inside by moth infestation. The founder of Los Angeles Rug Cleaning, Dr. Kay Sobhe, is a second generation rug expert and certified rug specialist. Dr. Kay explains, "Professional deep cleaning extends the life of your rugs and protects your investment." Dr. Kay is currently offering detailed rug inspections at no cost. He states, "We will let you know what your best options are for keeping your rugs healthy and looking great."

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085