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Antique Rug Cleaning in Wilmington, NC
Antique rug cleaning means treating pieces where the dyes may be vegetable-based, the foundation could be fragile wool or silk, and one wrong step causes irreversible damage. A rug made before synthetic dyes existed needs to be tested for colorfastness before any moisture touches it. Age also makes the foundation yarns brittle, so anything too aggressive can cause splitting along fold lines. We work slowly on these because speed is how antique rugs get ruined.
Wilmington Carpet Cleaning Pros provides antique rug cleaning for homeowners across Wilmington, NC. Call for a free inspection and a written quote before any work begins.
When to Call
When You Need Antique Rug Cleaning
- A Persian rug inherited from a relative has not been cleaned in fifteen or more years.
- Your antique Turkish kilim has a musty odor from being stored in a Wilmington attic.
- An old Oriental rug got wet during a roof leak and dried with a stiff, crunchy texture.
- You want to have an antique rug assessed and cleaned before putting it in a renovated room.
How It Works
Our Process for Antique Rug Cleaning
- 1
Dye Stability Test
Every color field is tested for bleeding before we commit to any wet cleaning step whatsoever.
- 2
Dry Dust Removal
We remove decades of embedded dry soil first, which is often the most important step on old rugs.
- 3
Hand Washing
We wash by hand using low-alkalinity solutions, controlling water temperature and dwell time carefully throughout.
- 4
Controlled Dry-Down
The rug dries in a controlled environment, face-down first, to prevent pile distortion and foundation stress.
Wilmington Context
Why this matters in Wilmington
Wilmington's climate is hard on stored antique rugs. High humidity in attics and storage areas causes mold to develop in the foundation, and that damage is often discovered only when cleaning begins.
Straight Talk
About pricing & scope
Antique rugs vary enormously in condition, dye stability, and foundation integrity, and all of those factors affect what we can safely do. Some rugs can only be dry-cleaned or dusted, and we will say so before we start.
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