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+Chris Cavallaro lol Horse saw thingy...my bad ;) We don't have two trees to hang a rope from, but that's a great idea! I can't take the smell much longer, and my husband is going to take forever to get to making the "sawhorse" (hehe), so I am thinking of other ways to do this without his help. I have a partially enclosed, very large front porch that gets a great deal of sun. It's actually about the size of my rug. It's where I washed the last one, but we ended up throwing that one away because it was an ivory color and the dirt couldn't drain (I used a regular garden hose that time, but will definitely use a pressure washer this time). As for mildew, I plan to mix laundry detergent, softener, and bleach and use that to clean my rug. The bleach should take care of any mildew issues. We live in Florida so I'll also have to find out what our weather is going to be like for two days straight at least. You know how Florida weather is...32 degrees one night and high 80s the next! lol I'm in the garage looking at our plastic shelving...I'm thinking of taking them apart and laying them out on my porch and putting the rug over them to wash and dry...they look like plastic grates, so could work...but I really prefer to hang this thing to make sure any residual dirt drains out. I can't afford to keep buying these rugs - I'm on #3 in two years, so I have to figure something out. Once I get this task accomplished, I'll be sure to come back and let you know how it turned out. but if you think of any other ideas in the meantime, I will certainly welcome them! Thanks so much!

Instead of building a sawhorse it would be far less work to tie a rope between two trees or similar. Also, when u used the word mat I probably should have said pile. Carpet usually (don't know with shag) has a natural direction that all the fibers flow. When completely done, just before leaving to dry, brush the fibers against the direction of their natural flow. This will help them dry better. If you brush with the flow of the fibers they'll mat together making it harder to dry and more susceptible to mildew.

My husband said he's going to make me a super large "horse saw" thingy to hang it from (it's gonna have to be pretty tall).  And like you said, I think we'll hang it and then beat it (to get God knows what out of it...lol), then pressure wash it.  I actually have a rake that I use to get the mats out, but it's not really matted too badly, just here and there ;)  Thank you so much for your response!!  

I haven't gotten any feedback on shag but I think it would work with extra given attention. If I were to do shag I would just clean & rinse it longer. After it's done, take it to the wet/dry vacation and vacuum all the water you can out of it. Then make sure to hang it in a sunny, dry, breezy location. If you think it'll be too heavy to handle you can wash it while it's hanging (if you can find a place). Then let it drain before going on to the next phase. If you've got a pressure washer of your own perhaps the whole job could be done with it hanging in the same place. Right before leaving it to dry make sure to brush the pile against its natural flow. This makes the fibers stand up rather than stay matted down. Helps the drying air to better flow through the fibers.

+Tabby Sinn Right on right on. I just saw an "expensive" artsy rug for free on Craigslist yesterday. They said it just needed cleaning. Little do they know. Hahaha. I've cleaned many rugs people thought needed tossed out. Opportunity awaits.

Maybe you have a friend with a pressure washer? Just make sure it's a strong one. I'd think a minimum of 5000 psi.

+Chris Cavallaro ok thanks! sounds better than forking out cash to rent a shampooer just for an accent rug.

the number one reason I haven't experienced mold is that I make sure it gets dry. If you hang it in the sun with good air circulation and when it's not wet outside, you'll be good to go. you can accelerate the drying process by vacuuming the rug with the wet dry vacuum at the car wash after you wash it. I've never had any problem with mold using this method. I haven't had any problems with the rug curling up either. I have only done this on rugs made of synthetic materials.

I initially got flack from folks saying "never try this on wool etc". Funny thing is, when you look up the videos from the expensive professionals you see a repeated theme; prep, wet, wash, dry (just like most things are washed). Sure, deliactes are delicate and that includes dyes used. Use common sense and get 'er done.

Do you still have that old Sanitaire SC886? Ive been looking everywhere for an old one like that. Would you trade it for a newer SC886 or a Hoover Convertible? Its green and white and it was built in 1982 but it doesnt even have one scratch on it. The model number is U4127. Hit me up if interested and if you wanna trade that old Sanitaire for a newer one I have several different models 7 of them being SC886s but none that old. And if you wanna trade I can throw in spair parts as well

@vacuumlover1 Mr Vaclover, pls tone down your name calling. If you watch the video again you will note that the RugBadger puts a vibration deep into the back of the rug when the rug is put upside down. A vacuum with a revolving brush/beater will also do this,, it just can not do this anywhere near as fast and a vac will quickly loose performance. A vacuum can not remove dirt by sucking throught the backside of a rug,, sorry. If you really think it can then prove it now.

To see for yourself if your vac is getting the dry, gritty, abrasive and damaging soil out of your rugs just flip the rug upside down after you have vacuumed and cleaned and then rug ANY revolving brush/bar vac for 6 seconds. Now flip the rug and see for yourself just how poorly all vacs perform at accually removing soil. The only way to safely and effectivly remove this soil is to vibrate the soil out using a rugbadger

Note to all you Vacuum buffs: The RugBadger is designed to remove the abrasive, damaging dry soil from area rugs that ALL vacumms FAIL to remove, THEN you flip the rug and use an upright vac to remove the loosened soils. It is used on the backside of the rug, not on the frontside. It will NOT damage a rug, but the soil left behind by all vacuums WILL damage rugs. Don't believe me, just take my six second challenge!

Okay so, A RUG that has a RUBBER backing, needs the dirt vibrated out of it with a 40 pound poor excuse of a machine? There's no need for a carpet vibrator if it has a RUBBER BACKING. A nice vacuum would remove the grit more efficiently. Please. This machine is just another way to make a quick dollar when a kirby vacuum cleaner could do 2x better. At least the kirby would lift the dirt away.

@6060nanaful The RugBadger is not designed to compete with the vacuum. The vacuum removes soil from the front side of the rug with the pile side up and leaves much of the soil behind no matter what brand. The RugBadger takes advantage of GRAVITY> the machine produces over 40,000. harmonic vibration per minute to effectively vibrate the soil loose while the rug is UPSIDE DOWN.

@fiddleydiddley Gritty abrasive soils left behind by vac damages rugs and shortens their life. The biggest wear factor on a rug is a revolving brush vacuum. We have to repair sides and fringes every day in our rug care studio because a revolving brush vac has damaged the rug. A revolving brush vac also pulls fibers out of rugs and shortens their life significantly.

@bagintheback This Sanitaire had a new belt installed just before the demo. The slipping belt on the Sanitaire is a design flaw and will result in poor performance. Before the RugBadger we would use the Sanitaire vacs, but made it policy to always install a new belt every work day or it would slip and performance would degrade significantly.

@whoisthisguy724 The Sanitaire had the brushes removed and beaters installed so it would vibrate the back of the rug much better so it could compete against the RugBadger better. The Sanitaire still failed to perform anywhere near as well as the RugBadger at "vibrating" the backside of the rug.

Rug Badger all the way! I know this is old, but I use it everyday, period. Keep using your vacuum cleaners on rugs and I'll keep taking your business away from you when your client realizes there's tons of dirt left in their investment after you "cleaned" it! 2 thumbs up Dusty!

@dustyv8x1r2 Um idiot. vacuums suck dirt up from under carpets all the time. They can do it with RUGS also. I have. So Kirb fan is right. That sanitaire just sucked it up. Do your research. Plus your little badger is like 40 pounds...that vacuums like 15-20

There are many ways to wash rugs and people have many techniques for doing so. But, you must start out with a machine like the badger to get out the dry soil first if you are looking to do a quality job for your customer.

@whoisthisguy724 We use a Dyson for the frontside of rugs. Great vac to remove lint, hair etc., but not recommeded for regular vacuuming of rugs as the roller will damage sides, fringes and dredge out loose rug fiber.

This Sanitaire had a fresh belt and was not slipping. If you use a Sanitaire for dusting rugs from the frontside you MUST replace the brush very often as it will weaken, slip and loose performance.

@kirbfan94 Tell me how a vacuum could suck away the dirt. The rug was upside down. The vac can not suck the dirt through the back of a rug.

@6060nanaful 5. The Sanitaire's brushroll was ALL beater-bar!!! The two rows of brushes have been replaced with extra beater bars!!!!

@fiddleydiddley Sebo is a great vac for the front side of the rug. A poor choice to dust (vibrate) a rug from the backside.

@fiddleydiddley Dyson has way to stiff a brush, will cause more damage than it removes soil.

Na, I'll stick with my Sanitaire Sc886 with the Vibra-Groomer II...

wow, thats because the vacuum sucked away the dirt it vibrated out

I couldn't believe I was reading those comments below.

@fiddleydiddley Dysons are TERRIBLE! Sanitaires RULE!!!

Whoa, that Sanitaire needs a new belt!

Baloney!