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chet
03-10-2011, 06:28 AM
Roger,
How should we proceed to clean a Nubuck shag rug that is very soiled and suffered some water damage.

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Roger Koh
03-10-2011, 02:12 PM
Here's the Suede Leathers Problem Solving Guide-S9.



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Step 1] It’s dry soil removal with lots of grooming in 4 directions and thorough vacuuming.

Step 2] Water damaged areas is first treated with Acidifier-2.0 to neutralize any alkaline residue that cause browning.

Step 3] The entire shag is cleaned with Cleaner-3.8, using a shag groomer to stretch and relax the piles simultaneously in one direction for towel extraction; selecting color section of the same type avoiding color transfer if any. This cleaning is repeated in 3 other directions.

Step 4] Repeat rinsing and extracting with Rinse-3.0 as done in step 3.

Step 5] Repeat Hydrating with Hydrator-3.3 as done in step 3.

Step 6] Repeat fatliquoring with Fatliquor-5.5 as done in step 3.

Step 7] Leave dry naturally.

Step 8] Removed wick-up residues with suede Eraser-5 and brush with suede Brush-3

Step 9] Vacuum and shake off all remaining residues.

Roger Koh
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Leather DoctorŽ Suede Leather Care Kit-S3


Contents:
Prep-4.4 - 60ml
Degreaser-2.2 - 60ml
Cleaner-3.8 - 250ml
Rinse-3.0 - 250ml
Hydrator-3.3 - 250ml
Fatliquor-5.0 - 250ml
Leather Scent-S - 120ml
Suede Eraser-5 - 1pc
Suede (brass) Brush-3 - 1pc
Washable Rags - 5pcs

chet
03-10-2011, 02:28 PM
What is a shag groomer, do you have a picture?

Thanks

chet
03-10-2011, 02:30 PM
By the way I like your Problem solving guides, do you have the complete set so I can download them?
Thanks Chet

Roger Koh
03-10-2011, 03:32 PM
What is a shag groomer, do you have a picture?

Thanks


Name not so impotant, function is - use any garden rake will do.

chet
03-10-2011, 03:35 PM
Thats what I thought, just anted to make sure. We use grandi groomers.

Roger Koh
03-10-2011, 03:54 PM
Grandi not heavy-duty enough for stiff suede shag!

Roger Koh
03-10-2011, 03:57 PM
By the way I like your Problem solving guides, do you have the complete set so I can download them?
Thanks Chet

Still working on them; some have gone through 4 - 5 improvements; look out for the latest version, though!