Navajo Rug - Moth Damage - Cleaning and Repair

Moths are the number one enemy of wool rugs. In the right conditions a moth can lay up to 150 eggs and when these eggs hatch, the larvae will feed on the wool. It is always recommended to have your wool rugs professionally cleaned every year in order to protect against the possibility of a moth attack.

Moths are highly attracted to the keratin in dog and cat hairs so if you have pets, the chances of attracting moth to your rugs are increased. A dirty rug full of dog and cat fur is paradise for moths.

It is always important to check all the rugs in your home if you have a moth problem with one rug. Moth larvae can migrate from one rug to another. They usually hide in dark spaces which have the least amount of traffic on the rugs.

Recently one of our customers called us because she discovered that her authentic Navajo rug was severely damaged by moths. This rug was very old and rare so the customer was fairly devastated at the damage.

Upon inspection we recommended having the rug cleaned and lime washed to kill any larvae and eggs that might still be in the rug. We then began the repairs which entailed stitching many loose threads, rebinding the fringes and re-attaching a piece of the rug that was completely torn off.

She was lucky she caught the problem when she did because 1-2 weeks longer and the rug would have been damaged beyond repair. Our Rug Cleaning NYC technicians were able to pick up the area rug from the customers house, clean, repair, restore and deliver the fixed rug back to the customers house.

Below are the before and after pictures of the rug.

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www.puregreencarpetcleaning.com
244 5th Avenue, Suite 1830
New York, NY, 10001
866-987-7873

Ink Stain on MicroFiber Sofa

MicroFiber is a very resilient fabric that does clean up well in most cases, which is what makes it popular for families with small children who may not be so careful with your upholstery as some other people.

All of our upholstery cleaning nyc technicians are fully trained to tackle the most difficult stains on a microfiber sofa. Our organic sofa cleaning methods use only the safest products on the market which do a great job cleaning without compromising your health.

Oil based stains are very tricky to remove completely on Microfiber and in order to remove these we like to add some citrus into our cleaning process which does a great job breaking down oil based stains and also provides a light and pleasant fragrance which our customers love.

After cleaning and rinsing out the fabric, what we like to do is post groom the sofa with a dry cotton terry cloth. This will help speed up the drying process and also remove any cleaning marks left behind during the process.

Often times we are able to "wow" our customers after cleaning a MicroFiber sofa. Below is an example of a job we did recently where the customers toddler mistook the sofa cushion for a blank canvas and went to work with a blue pen.

Using a citrus based solvent we were able to completely remove the ink stain and the cushions looked good as new. This particular customer was very happy and in turn asked us to also clean her area rugs, which we gladly obliged to.

PureGreen Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
www.puregreencarpetcleaning.com
244 5th Avenue, Suite 1830
New York, NY, 10001
866-987-7873