RUG CLEANERS

Our washing process begins with an enzyme pre spray over problematic areas that will prepare the rug for the washing process. Enzymes are naturally occurring complex proteins that accelerate the speed of chemical reactions. Don’t worry. Enzymes are totally safe. Almost every reaction happening in your body right now is using an enzyme. After your rug is pre-soaked in these enzymes, if any at all is needed, our technicians fully emerge your rug in a large pool of water. During this step, our technicians carefully hose down both the front and the back of your rug until it is fully immersed in a fresh cold water bath. We only use cold water to ensure dye safety. This step unsettles the trapped soils and pollutants lodged deep inside of your rug. We use French drains to ensure the rug is under a constant stream of fresh water. This full immersion can never be done by a carpet cleaner, and should never be done at home for reasons that we will describe later on.

We know, we just squeezed two steps into one… In reality, your rug will receive a process that spans anywhere from 9-16 steps, which may be done multiple times, to assure the best possible results. 

A customized selection of detergents are selected and applied to the rug’s surface area. These are catalyzed with enzymes that help enhance the effectiveness of your custom detergent. Since we never use any hot water during our cleaning process, these enzymes give the detergent the extra boost it needs to remove stains and bring back the vibrant colors of your rug. This critical selection process will also effect your rugs lifespan. Some cleaners use buffered alkaline detergents, which may not damage the rug at first, but eventually over time, lead to fiber deterioration and potential color bleeding. Rinsing in later steps and the use of WoolSafe® approved detergents help mitigate these risks.

Then our specialists go over the rug with our “secret sauce,” which is a waterproof deep cleaning duster exclusively available at Babash Rug Services. Our deep cleaning duster is hand-operated, which allows for a detailed clean. This means that the machine is operated by a technician who can pay attention to specific problem areas, unlike automated dusting machines that apply the same pressure all over the rug. Long powerful leather strips rapidly spin on the rug to eliminate dust and trapped air pollutants trapped deep inside the rug, while removing risk of damage from abrasion. Meanwhile, another technician carefully follows the duster with a running stream of water to assure a constant dusting and rinsing process to assure process detergent lubrication.

Standard dry dusters work much slower to avoid damaging the rugs. Because of our carefully selected leather whips, and our detergent which attracts oils and soils to itself, this helps the fibers blossom after being worn down by years of traffic and use.

Note: delicate or thin rugs cannot undergo this step as the risks of potential damage is too high – but that’s okay! If your rug can’t soak in water, we have a variety of effective methods we could use with our unique organic detergent blend that will maintain our famous master balance of effectiveness and safety for your rug.

Once the fibers of your rug are clean, they can go back to absorbing air pollutants trapped within your room, which will enhance the indoor air quality of your space!

This step essentially serves the same function as the previous step. We use flat spades to eliminate remaining trapped detergent and pollutant that our rinsing cycle may have. In our cleaning videos, you can watch as water comes out dark gray at the beginning of this step. The rug technician will spade your rug several times to helps extract excess water and restore the fibers’ nape to its original position and bring out the rug’s intended design and color pattern. Moreover, continuous pressure from furniture often leaves the fibers looking crushed and dull. This treatment helps detangle and expand matted fibers.

In order to safely and effectively remove the water from your rug, we use a centrifugal rug wringer that rotates over 2,000 times per minute and eliminates 95% of the water in the rug in just a matter of minutes. Our centrifuge is essential to quickly eliminating most of the moisture after the rug is fully immersed in water.

The risks of improper drying are cellulose browning, shrinkage, bacteria-mildew growth, resoiling, color migration and eventual deterioration of fibers which reduces the lifespan of the rug. This is why it is never advised to clean your rugs at home, as there are no means of quickly drying the rug.

After the centrifuge and brush treatment, your rug will have a slight dampness to it – similar to towel-dried hair after the shower. So your rug is rotated between air drying under the warm California sun & air drying in our temperature-controlled room. This ages-old, natural drying technique is extremely effective and also eliminates any leftover odors. Our large lot and the great weather in California is what allows us to utilize this highly effective technique. Because rugs are brushed before being laid out in the sun, while wet, it has a heat setting effect, creating memory in the fiber and helping restore proper resting direction that will last through daily use.

With rug cleaners, you cannot treat them the way you would treat gas stations, by picking the cheapest or most convenient one and assume that they’re all the same. All rug cleaners have their own unique processes. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, our team knows how to get the best results. Starting from the mandatory inspection, where we evaluate the origin of your rug and test for dye stability, every step of the way is tailored to your rug’s individual needs. The cleaning process for a shag rug is completely different for a Tabriz silk Persian rug.

We then soak your rug in a constant stream of fresh water and clean it with our 100% organic detergent that is customized for your unique rug. If the rug can’t withstand soak in water, we run it through a double steam/dry cleaning process with tough organic detergents to achieve superior results. The small amount of water left in your rug is removed by naturally drying in the sun. This is something carpet cleaners can’t offer and is one of the many reasons why Babash Rug Services stands out amongst the best rug cleaners in the industry.

In the old days, rugs were hung and beaten with wooden tools to clean them. Then rugs were rinsed in fresh river water. This technique was effective and most fine rugs are still made with the idea that they must soak in water in order to be properly cleaned. Our process combines the best of the old world with technology to effectively and gently clean your rugs.

Our equipment is highly flexible, which allows attention to detail that hand washing provides, with the force and effectiveness only our high-powered machines provide. We have some of the most innovative equipment in the industry. When paired with a team of experts, we provide our customers with superior results. Furthermore, our owner and founder Reza Hafezi, has over 30 years of experience and remains an active member of the washing process on every single rug that we clean. You can rest assured that you’ve found the rug cleaners you’ve been looking for.

Kudos to you if you can haul a dirty rug halfway through town for drop off rug cleaning. We’ll pass the savings on to you. You also have the option of having our rug cleaners come straight to your doorstep for pickup and delivery. This includes the entirety of Los Angeles County including Rug Cleaning West Hollywood! The same people you speak with over the phone are the same people who will visit you at your house and the same people who will be cleaning your rugs. This is the advantage of working with a well organized local family business: you get exceptional quality and customer service all the way through.