Silk Rug Cleaning in San Diego

Genuine silk feels warm to the touch, gives off a soft honey glow as the light shifts, and its fringe is an extension of the woven foundation. Viscose feels cool, throws a harder white glare, and its fringe is usually sewn on. We settle any doubt with a close fiber test before choosing a wash method.

Heat, pressure, and strong detergent are the three fastest ways to ruin silk, and all three are standard in truck-mounted and in-home systems. Silk dyes bleed at the first hint of heat or high pH. That is why every silk rug we clean is washed cold, by hand, at our facility.

Not when it is done properly. We work a low-pH soap in the direction of the pile, then rinse until the water runs completely clear, because any residue left in the foundation can dull the sheen once the rug dries. A final hand grooming sets the pile so the light catches the surface evenly.

We test each color for fastness by hand before the rug ever gets wet. If any color shows movement, we switch to a low-moisture method that cleans the rug without letting the dyes run into one another. The dye test is never skipped on silk.

Yes. Urine is hard on silk because the salts and the strength loss of a wet protein fiber compound each other. We apply a natural, non-toxic solution that breaks the salts down so they can be flushed out gently, with no harsh enzymes or scrubbing.