Rug Cleaning DISASTER !!! Why Some Rugs Are Better Left Alone!

I did my absolute best to try and save this rug, using new tools to do the least amount of damage as possible. It was a losing battle but I did lean a thing or two along the way.
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Do you have a rug you think would be good to feature on this channel ?
Im looking for the dirtiest rugs imaginable. So, if you have a rug laying around you were meant to dispose of but you think it might be salvageable, please get in touch by emailing me.
This will have to be Uk based only for reasonable collection.
The rug will be collected for free, cleaned and donated to charity or given back if you so wish.
Please send details of the rug and pictures to - [e-mail]
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[@Aaron_aka_Ski]

You should name that roller Rick - The Rick Roller. Could ever put a picture of Mr. Astley on the rolling bit so he rolls along as you go.

[@lisasharf1442]

Or maybe Rock N Roller? 😉

[@toniatchison3678]

😅 Good one!

[@trumpetmom8924]

Or just Mr. Astley and see if people figure it out.

[@wendydabee]

I second the notion!

[@jinnygreenwood2681]

I was thinking Fox Mouldy😅

[@APSQT]

The captions throughout the video made me ridiculously happy! I really love when you include written commentary.

[@gaylenetingstad1663]

I love the fact that you didnt give up and accept "failure". You turned it into a learning opportunity. Perfect.

[@erinhayes8552]

F.A.I.L. First Attempt In Learning😊

[@kseniagalina4290]

This is a fake staged carpet cleaning video. His business doesn’t even exist, no address or contact is stated on official website. Shame on you purposedly spoiling these rugs and wasting gallons of water for views Mountain rug

[@Yume03]

@@kseniagalina4290from what I understand he finds rugs in garbage dumps and cleans them for the video then donates them to charity organizations. He doesn’t have normal clients

[@kseniagalina4290]

@@Yume03 just search in youtube Fake rug cleaning. There is a reason why all dirt comes out so fast, its because its been purposely stained right before filming this video. Its a staged video made for views. The more drastic the change the more views it gets. On his website is says we cover areas for rug cleaning in the uk like Andover, Hampshire etc etc but there is no way to contact the person no address no nothing

[@RugLifeChannel]

agreed

[@clairet5636]

Something that goes underappreciated about these rug cleaning videos is just how HEAVY rugs are when wet! Today I cleaned my own 5'x7' rug, after having it for 3 and a half years. I discovered mold under it, so I had to do something, and it was too stiff to throw into a washing machine. I don't have all these fancy tools, but I scrubbed by hand with laundry detergent and a scrub brush, rinsed with my front yard's hose, and squeegeed with my cookie sheet. It took a few hours, and was exhausting! It is still drying with a fan blowing on it.

[@clairet5636]

Update: after it dried over night, the next day it stank horribly like pee! It didn’t smell like that before! Thankfully, baking soda and carpet deodorizer worked well on that. I was also extremely sore for 2 days after, it was such a workout.

[@alil4586]

​@clairet5636 if you are able to hand wash it again I would add maybe a splash of dawn dish soap, and if you're able to I would put it in the dryer.

[@jennywatts3962]

Just wanna thank you for your videos, they help my toddler go back to sleep when he has had a nightmare- I usually save them all to watch with him but this one peaked my interest! X

[@mynameisntemma167]

Right, I don’t know why they make me so sleepy !!! The sound of the water is just too mesmerizing I suppose

[@MountainRugCleaning]

You are so welcome! Wish they worked on my 4 yo

[@torrithtorres]

You know it’s bad when the rug is delivered in a body bag! 😂 PS: I know that was just for mailing it, but it still looked like a body bag to me. 😅

[@trudy__taylorandjorjamummy]

A rug body bag 😂

[@nadyeszti2251]

Imagine the bag gets damaged in the mail (happens a lot of time), and some gross fluid leaking in the car. I am sure it would be a lifetime ban to the person who sent it from the delivery company

[@EmilaThomas-mc9md]

You did really well considering the amount of damage to the rug. Still looked 100% better than before😊You're going to need to get some goggles for when you do the foam mushroom 😂

[@alessondratrue9820]

Dude yes wear some eye protection!

[@kseniagalina4290]

This is a fake staged carpet cleaning video. His business doesn’t even exist, no address or contact is stated on official website. Shame on you purposedly spoiling these rugs and wasting gallons of water for views Mountain rug scam

[@aerialdive]

@@kseniagalina4290 thats because this is a youtube channel and his business is separate, the youtube videos of incredibly dirty rugs are typically charity work for donations or people who have actively reached out through his socials. its very much acceptable to not have his location directly available because of weirdos online. contact information is there - its his instagram or facebook

[@pyro1581]

How did he fake-clean the rug? lmfao No one cares how it got that way

[@kseniagalina4290]

Search in KZbin video fake rug cleaning. It’s impossible to completely clean out the rug thats been stained this badly unless extreme staining has been done right before the video. On his website it states he covers various areas in the uk however no contact info, no emails, only links to his socials

[@lnelesen]

I love it when you do a bit of captioning and show us your thoughts and techniques during the cleaning.

[@Smoothy4doctor26]

I was thinking “Black mold?! Omg, where is your mask??” Jump cut to him wearing his mask lol.

[@susanwahl6322]

I agree! Please put a mask on! We want you around here for a long time.

[@Xeacons]

I think was a learning experience for all of us. Watching these videos have made me believe that just about any rug can be saved despite exposure, dirtiness, etc. But this one reminds us some damage is irreparable.

[@t._._._.]

Can’t believe you cleaned it up so well. I’d have cleaned it with a match and some petrol😆

[@juliahyatt5838]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@samcostanza]

Fire cleanses!

[@betmo]

lol it was probably too soggy

[@TheTaryn1978]

I agree that I too would have ‘cleaned’ it with a ‘bath’ in petrol and the application of a match.

[@Jedi2016]

Acknowledging that we don't know something, and being willing to learn, is the only way we get better. Keep it up!

[@MountainRugCleaning]

Absolutely!

[@user-jx1zo6qt9y]

I love how, on the first pass with Dirt Reynolds, his hat was slightly back on his head giving a sort of ‘Wow! What is this’ inflection and later it was down over his eyes giving a more determined look 🤣💕. Well done, that rug was so far gone I’m amazed you did so well with it! And I love the roller.

[@jilldavies7094]

That was actually very interesting, despite the fact you couldn't save it.

[@MountainRugCleaning]

It was so painful to try to clean but im glad you still enjoyed it.

[@PiggySage]

My grandmother used to have a rug like that and I remember her cleaning it weekly. You did an amazing job on this rug.

[@Clarebear3477]

That was a great learning rug! Really liked the soft brush cleaning and especially loved the sound of the roller cleaning! 🥰 Never going to put that rug in my home though😂 I really thought it was just going to disintegrate on you so great job on keeping it in one piece! 🩵🩵

[@MountainRugCleaning]

It pretty much did. So wanted to be able to save it but unfortunately it was too far gone.

[@mickeykyrle4240]

I don't see what you are on about. Compared what it did look like to final look I truly think you revived that rug and gave it a new lease on life. It's not perfect but then it's preloved and clean which is the real miracle here, you did a bang up good job bud.

[@daveogarf]

I must hand it to you; you made a valiant effort to deal with what most might consider a 'lost cause'. Brilliant work, sir!

[@suedoe4543]

Some things just can't be saved, you did the right thing and turned it into a learning experience. Love the tools and techniques you used on this one, James.

[@nemebliss]

Glad to hear you took this as the perfect opportunity to learn and hone your skills. It's important to learn from failures as well as successes

[@Terridactal1966]

Wow, even when some of these rugs seem hopeless, you never disappoint. Even though it eventually fell apart due to years of neglect, great job! 😊

[@heathern6737]

That's one tough old rug! I half expected it to fall apart every time you flipped it over.

[@lisaashby1547]

Well done for attempting to clean it, such a shame it was such a wreck to begin with.

[@heatherc-e6512]

Just wanted to say I really appreciated the commentary. I like knowing a about a rug's past and your thoughts on the process. Thanks!

[@MountainRugCleaning]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidtackett2253]

Well it was a valiant effort on your part as always. At least this rug went to the great bin in the sky in a considerably cleaner condition that it found its way to you in.

[@Nosliw837]

Too bad after one good rain the black mould will be back within a few days

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

Thank you for what you do: a public service for providing rugs for people that need them. But THIS one........!!!!!

[@MountainRugCleaning]

My first total failure . Guess it had to happen some time.

[@lisasharf1442]

@@MountainRugCleaningdon’t feel bad, James. I knew the double-hit of acid (stomach acid and uric acid) would probably cause holes, but the fact that it stayed wet, probably for months, was the final insult. I do have one question. What was the green/yellow stuff? Some kind of anti-biologic?

[@piscestheaquamarinedragon1088]

​@@MountainRugCleaning I wouldn't say the failure was on you. Rugs like that can't just be left to soak in vomit and pee. Not to mention the mold (seriously I hope this wasn't kept near children! It's untelling how many people this rug could have made sick!)This rug was destroyed by the owner. You did try to save it but ultimately it deserves a Viking funeral, because honestly I don't trust it to not have any traces of black mold.

[@Jyn58]

It looked great in the end. It's just sad that it fell apart as you cleaned it. When I take throw rugs out of the house, I give them to my husband to use in the garage to lay on when working on one of his old cars.

[@spoosieoopsie1616]

Since we have cats, we have small (2' x 3') throw rugs all over our apartment. When one of our girls throws up, we clean the rug off immediately and wash it (in the washer). A few of our throw rugs are the worse for wear but the carpet is in great shape!

[@lisastenzel5713]

Oh! It came in the mail?! 😮 Curiosity unlocked

[@tommo21tm]

You turned a negative into a positive here. Fair play to you for cleaning it. The captions were a good touch, would like to see more of those in your videos so we get more snippets of your experiences cleaning the rugs 👍

[@MountainRugCleaning]

I will definitely be adding more captions in the future.

[@helendiglia9074]

At least this rug can go to it's grave clean! Good learning experience and great job!

[@ferretyluv]

*its

[@LucienLowell]

Oof - when I saw "cat vomit and urine" I knew it was probably a lost cause...and the mould besides? That poor rug's been through the wars, it has! Good on you for turning it into a learning opportunity though, James! I've learnt a lot from this as well!

[@toryknotts8026]

Know what stains worse that cat body fluids? Thrown up orange Gatorade mixed with an liquid antibiotic

[@Moist-Tree-Rat]

To clean or not to clean. That is the question.

[@britnaynelson2374]

Am i the only one who got emotional while reading the commentary? I think you you did great with it, even if it was too damaged to be completely restored 100%. Still looks good.

[@samanthadean1083]

First impressions? 🤢 Final impressions? 🤯 Awesome job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@Cryt480]

Great effort and the new tools really came in handy for this delicate rug. ❤

[@MountainRugCleaning]

Well i thought they would preserve it more, guess i was wrong.

[@baenling]

Always so happy when I see you're wearing a mask. Black mould is no joke. First vid I've seen w the roller, I love it!!

[@helenahay4958]

Love it with we get info along with the clean ❤

[@YungFuggi]

Sometimes I wonder if a body was transported in one of these carpets 😅

[@ThePinkwing]

Hey mate love all your videos and new techniques. Thought we weren't going to see the slow mo and the suds swirl... So glad we did. Keep up the great work, so..... Relaxing. Good onya

[@cptwentworth]

You can clean anything, and we have seen you do so on the worst of rugs. But how could anyone clean something disintegrating with every pass? It was far too decayed already. Great video!

[@bre65c59]

You did an awesome job. Regardless if you feel it was failure or not. You didn't. ❤ You put respect and love into your rug cleaning. The attention you give to each rug. You have touched many lives in a positive way. My friend, have a safe and great weekend. Because a rug is so damaged when you get them, does not mean you failed. It means you absolutely work harder to overcome the disaster created by someone else.

[@cassandraschofield9734]

It still looks way better than it was! I'm still astounded how good it came out!

[@ldenisedavis]

Looks great! It was a hard clean, but it looks way better than at first!

[@M_Barr84]

Can one day you show when you drain the dirty, soapy water? Idk why I just always wanted to see that

[@54321Ripley]

I second that!!!

[@Skelakitty5]

theres a video from a year ago when he cleaned out his trench once he has to pump the water out & its loud so he doesnt include it normally but i believe theres a lil bit in that cleaning vid. its called nasty filthy stinky satisfying drain cleaning. so thick with mud! & the vid thumbnail says "cleaning out this muck from 50 rugs" he should def make another tho! :p

[@Songal18]

So glad this became a learning opportunity and I hope you'll be able to save rugs like this now in the future.

[@alonys]

Great effort non the less.

[@Larsgman]

You’re the best rug cleaner on YT. Love the pop up box commentary. Very nice touch

[@MountainRugCleaning]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@dzagge9799]

thanks, this was very interesting! (I always love those videos best where you explain the rug's history and the cleaning techniques.) The roller is also very cool. Can we submit names for it?

[@christigilbertson5401]

The back of the rug is beyond repair. I’m glad you used this as an opportunity for learning!

[@happyness5423]

Your skill and knowledge is second to none . . Not to mention your energy. I love your vids ❤ Thank you for helping me relax to sleep 😴 😊

[@sel50uk]

When I was in my twenties and moved out of home for the first time, the house I moved into had a fridge that (I eventually found out) had been rescued from the side of the road several years later. And we happily continued storing our food in it for another couple of years after that. Until another roommate dropped an entire bottle of milk in the fridge and didn't clean it up properly and I found it turning into cheese in the silicon seel around the door. My point is, if twenty something me had found this rug, beautifully cleaned, on the side of the road with a "free to a good home" sign on it, it would have been welcomed with open arms. You can put the dodgy end under the couch, pop a coffee table on top, it would look great.

[@bukhtawar_956]

Every Friday when you post a video, me to myself ( ok so now it's time to play guess the colour)😊❤

[@ceejay0137]

It seems unreasonable for someone to expect that a rug full of mould and cat waste that had been left outside in the wet could ever be restored to good condition. You did remarkably well with it even so!

[@GalenLeRaaz]

This cleaning was this rug's funeral pyre. Good You decided to give it a worthy send off, instead of just discarding it half way in the process.

[@FiaSays]

I’m glad you took this on, Rug Bae. You can’t learn if you don’t try. That rug was incredibly disgusting and as Kenny Rogers said, you gotta know when to fold em. 🤷🏽‍♀️ You’re still one of the best rug washers in the game tho, wit yo fine arse! 😂

[@MountainRugCleaning]

haha thankyou glad you like umm....the video 🤣

[@sadiemalmberg7026]

thank you for including the rugs history

[@vegannickolas1385]

Not even the most fearless cowboy in all the land, Dirt Reynolds, could match up with this challenging rug! Still a fun watch but it was obvious early on that this rug was a goner.

[@carriekerkenes8162]

Love the manual scrubbing 😊

[@josiatokirina1788]

Unfortunately the backing of the rug was rotten away. Your cleaning did make a big improvement to the rug face. That being said, it still was an enjoyable video to watch. Thank You for sharing all your cleaning challenges!

[@dw3403]

That cat knew what it was doing. It hated that rug and was trying to send the message to the owner to get rid of it. Mission accomplished now.

[@jasminholz438]

The colors and pattern of that rug are vomit inducing to me and remind me of pee and vomit! No wonder the cat chose to stain it...

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

That makes the rug I found in the road years ago seem like a priceless heirloom. I used it a few times to unstick my truck from the yard. Last Autumn, I hosed it off and now use it as a rug in my basement.

[@GreenEyedMonster2017]

Looks ALOT better than it did when you opened it up. I still say good job! 👍

[@brojerhwg5206]

A Patsy Cline favorite. " I Fall to Pieces."😂.... at least you made the landfill a cleaner place.🎉

[@Tozzywozzy01]

6:58 : Me trying to froth up my cappuccino with a milk frother on its lowest setting.

[@emmaknoop7442]

Any opportunity to learn & grow, improve & experiment is always a positive idea & experience. Whether the 'results' r what was aimed for or not

[@cindyms.1237]

That rug looked far better when you were finished with it. Cat urine had to smell horrible. I missed the squeege (it's one of my favorites), but I know that rug wouldn't have been able to handle it.

[@MountainRugCleaning]

After that first squeegee i was like....... nope, that's not going to work ! 😆

[@colvyre6622]

it's never a good sign when the carpet shows up in a body bag... though what came out at the end, even for all the damage, was still surprisingly nice.

[@zitakenny7787]

Pleased to meet your newest member, ( Robyn Roller 😂😂 she'd look awesome in a hard hat,) looking forward to learning thier name 👍

[@cassandrakarpinski9416]

Nah, should be rick . And wear a black and white striped t shirt and a suit jacket

[@zitakenny7787]

A girl on the team would be nice, she'd pull her weight 😆

[@cassandrakarpinski9416]

@zitakenny7787 the joke is that its a rick roll, its never going to give us up, let us down, run around or desert us

[@daryllassan5400]

This one was good to see that you do not always get the result you are hoping for but I still enjoyed it shame that it did not survive

[@naymiller4596]

Love the new brush 😊

[@anjanadal7321]

I love this clean for you. It was a great teaching moment and like you said, you were able to experiment with your new equipment. I do like the new brush!! I also love that you admit when you are not sure if your process will work, show that process to us, whether it failed or not and are always willing to learn and grow. I thought that rug was going to completely fall apart. Everytimes you ran a piece of equipment over it, pieces of rug kept coming off. It definitely looked a thousand times better. You did an excellent job trying to restore it. To my recollection, I believe this is only three 2nd rug you were it able to save. There might be a third, but I think we beg to differ on that one if I remember right 😂 Now you know, I will put ANY rug you clean in my house, but this one.....I'll pass 😂 Did it pass the clean and smell test enough to give it to other animals to enjoy, or is it a lost cause? And if not, is there a way to dispose of it properly so it doesn't end up in a landfill?! Thanks for the teaching moment. It was great!!

[@MountainRugCleaning]

I believe this is my first total failure. Couple of questionable. This went straight in the bin. It is a wool rug so will not damage the environment. Rugs can be recycled but very few recycling centres will take them.

[@anjanadal7321]

@@MountainRugCleaning Yes, I would have to agree. Oh...Yeah, I thought it was destined for the bin. Thats great that it won't cause any harm. Kudos to the centers that take them. Hopefully more will jump on board and help discard properly. But not before you try to clean and restore it first 😄

[@nika_7]

I like the yellow brush you use to clean the back of the rug!🤩 Out of the 2 new tools, that one is good💛 I still prefer the Luigi squeegee tho over the big rolling thing (:

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

YAY!!! YOU ARE WEARING A MASK!!!!!!!!!

[@user-jd2pq4zg7r]

Beautiful job on a beautiful rug🎉❤

[@charitygracelynn]

good job getting it clean. amazing video!

[@MountainRugCleaning]

Thank you!

[@NothingByHalves]

Every day is a school day, James 😁 Still makes for a good video!

[@darlalinn6216]

Good effort. Pretty clean.

[@Malletdude31]

I like the giant garden roller, that made me laugh haha

[@neecy5873]

I used to think Lu Squeegee was my favorite thing, but now it's the garden roller. 😂

[@hiramrivera1695]

The rug looks great considering the condition it was. Good job.

[@caitlinserviss]

Name idea for the roller: Dave Grohller

[@SharonYoung]

It was amazing you were able to save as much as you did. Unless someone has seen other rug cleaning videos, you don't appreciate just how much damage has been done with all those fibers coming off. You just assume it's more debris - but that was actual rug material shedding off, probably due to the mold and acid damage from the vomit and urine. Wow. I second the commenter who says the roller should be named "Rick" lol. And R2Clean2 would have probably destroyed the rug - just using LuSqueegee on it almost tore it in two. Thanks for the continued bringing of order to chaos (and boy was that rug chaos).

[@wwe682]

At least you tried it looks a little better

[@maddykirin8981]

Dirt Reynolds was too rough for this one I guess. I'm a big fan of Rick Roller though!

[@betmo]

i'm glad you wore the respirator 😳

[@uberNoober_]

Rollsy O'Donnell! You should make a poll on what to name the new roller!

[@tinalopez4300]

I am always amazed how well these rugs come clean! And some I wish I had in my home! But out of curiosity, how often do you have to change the vinyl covering in the shop? 👍👍

[@RandyOrton379]

I might be from the United States, But this really satisfies me on how you can clean the carpets. Where can I get a Lu-Squeegee?

[@jenn976]

Some are better left … in the garbage. Thanks for showing us what you learned.

[@jennifermcguire5557]

Considering what you had to work with and all the was working against you, the rug came clean. With each “failure” comes knowledge. Good job with this one.

[@alessondratrue9820]

And really, it’s here for a good satisfying video, even if it’s not perfect 😅

[@RivirTam]

Dirt Reynolds needs a moustache.

[@kevinbaker4241]

Looks like Lu-Squeegee got to spend most of the video doing absolutely nothing while watching the rug get (Rick-)rolled several times. Dirt Reynolds probably wished that he was racing Sheriff Buford T. Justice from Texarkana to Atlanta and back within 28 hours instead instead of having to work on a rug that he knew was a hopelessly lost cause. (For a rug that was basically destined for the landfill to begin with, it still turned out pretty good in the end.)

[@Necroscope86Archive]

You sound like the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 Remake. It's a compliment I assure you. :)

[@MountainRugCleaning]

haha ill have to check that out

[@Necroscope86Archive]

@@MountainRugCleaning kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4GYqIuhe6Z0d9Esi=n6kfvQukMe1MF0hx

[@aaronb4493]

Considering I think it looks worn but clean . Great job.

[@WormBurger]

Can't fool me with your fancy lables! Thats not a garden roller, thats a rug roller!

[@kareneverard7865]

I like "Roxy Roller" for the new rolling machine....😊

[@fionagibson7529]

The roller should be Rolly Parton

[@gregopedia]

The hat on Dirt Reynolds was a nice touch. Still think he needs a mustache!

[@christinecarr1325]

Roll (Roy) Rogers- the roller does an excellent job!