I have one of those 8 x 10 (approximately) pieces of thick carpets commonly
called rugs. The big ones that hang at the Borg, and other stores. They're
thick, are hemmed, but don't have pile. They are smooth.

I need to clean it. I don't want to pay for it professionally because it
goes on an outside patio, and kind of clean is clean enough.

I was thinking of laying out a couple of sheets of plywood on an angle and
lightly power washing it with the little soap bottle that comes with the
power washer. It isn't radically stained, but I'm sure it has a lot of sand
in it, and a couple of coffee with cream big blobs.

Has anyone cleaned one of these? What's a good way? Any tips?

Steve

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:47:45 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I have one of those 8 x 10 (approximately) pieces of thick carpets commonly
called rugs. The big ones that hang at the Borg, and other stores. They're
thick, are hemmed, but don't have pile. They are smooth.

I need to clean it. I don't want to pay for it professionally because it
goes on an outside patio, and kind of clean is clean enough.

I was thinking of laying out a couple of sheets of plywood on an angle and
lightly power washing it with the little soap bottle that comes with the
power washer. It isn't radically stained, but I'm sure it has a lot of sand
in it, and a couple of coffee with cream big blobs.

Has anyone cleaned one of these? What's a good way? Any tips?

Steve


If you can hang the rug up, then beat it with a straw broom from the
backside. This will knock plenty of sand out of the rug.

I would caution on the power washer and "soap". I have placed a large
rug in the driveway and power sprayed it with good results. Then hang
it over a couple of sawhorses to dry.

You can try some spray upholstery foam cleaner, brush with a straw
broom or nylon brush.

--
Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..

Oren wrote:

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:47:45 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I have one of those 8 x 10 (approximately) pieces of thick carpets commonly
called rugs. The big ones that hang at the Borg, and other stores. They're
thick, are hemmed, but don't have pile. They are smooth.

I need to clean it. I don't want to pay for it professionally because it
goes on an outside patio, and kind of clean is clean enough.

I was thinking of laying out a couple of sheets of plywood on an angle and
lightly power washing it with the little soap bottle that comes with the
power washer. It isn't radically stained, but I'm sure it has a lot of sand
in it, and a couple of coffee with cream big blobs.

Has anyone cleaned one of these? What's a good way? Any tips?

Steve


If you can hang the rug up, then beat it with a straw broom from the
backside. This will knock plenty of sand out of the rug.

I would caution on the power washer and "soap". I have placed a large
rug in the driveway and power sprayed it with good results. Then hang
it over a couple of sawhorses to dry.

You can try some spray upholstery foam cleaner, brush with a straw
broom or nylon brush.

--
Oren

..through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..

Another option is to rent the rug machine from the aforementioned Borg
for the $25 or so and do the rug and all your other rugs and carpeting
at the same time. The blue machine they have at Depot works well, I've
rented it a couple times.

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:50:39 GMT, "Pete C."
wrote:

Another option is to rent the rug machine from the aforementioned Borg
for the $25 or so and do the rug and all your other rugs and carpeting
at the same time. The blue machine they have at Depot works well, I've
rented it a couple times.

It's an outside rug and the OP is on the cheap

--
Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:47:45 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I have one of those 8 x 10 (approximately) pieces of thick carpets commonly
called rugs. The big ones that hang at the Borg, and other stores. They're
thick, are hemmed, but don't have pile. They are smooth.

I need to clean it. I don't want to pay for it professionally because it
goes on an outside patio, and kind of clean is clean enough.

I was thinking of laying out a couple of sheets of plywood on an angle and
lightly power washing it with the little soap bottle that comes with the
power washer. It isn't radically stained, but I'm sure it has a lot of sand
in it, and a couple of coffee with cream big blobs.

Has anyone cleaned one of these? What's a good way? Any tips?

Steve



Hang it up and beat it on both sides. Lay it on a concrete slab and
wash it using a laundry soap (1/4 cup in a gallon warm water) with 1/2
cup household ammonia. I suggest using a garden sprayer. Either
massage the rug with your hands (for delicate rugs) or use a car-wash
brush. Rinse with a garden hose until soap is gone, hang up to drip
dry where there is a lot of air movement. Reposition the rug every 6
hours.

Phisherman wrote in
:

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:47:45 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I have one of those 8 x 10 (approximately) pieces of thick carpets
commonly called rugs. The big ones that hang at the Borg, and other
stores. They're thick, are hemmed, but don't have pile. They are
smooth.

I need to clean it. I don't want to pay for it professionally because
it goes on an outside patio, and kind of clean is clean enough.

I was thinking of laying out a couple of sheets of plywood on an angle
and lightly power washing it with the little soap bottle that comes
with the power washer. It isn't radically stained, but I'm sure it
has a lot of sand in it, and a couple of coffee with cream big blobs.

Has anyone cleaned one of these? What's a good way? Any tips?

Steve



Hang it up and beat it on both sides. Lay it on a concrete slab and
wash it using a laundry soap (1/4 cup in a gallon warm water) with 1/2
cup household ammonia. I suggest using a garden sprayer. Either
massage the rug with your hands (for delicate rugs) or use a car-wash
brush. Rinse with a garden hose until soap is gone, hang up to drip
dry where there is a lot of air movement. Reposition the rug every 6
hours.

maybe use a wet-dry shopvac to remove water before hanging?

I've found that GlassPlus window cleaner makes a good spot remover.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:16:47 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Hang it up and beat it on both sides.

I was junkin' one day; years ago, and we bought antique "rug beaters".
We later sold them and had fun explaining the purpose of the seemingly
looking giant fly swatters.

--
Oren

"I don't have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it."