IICRC RCT case studies
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The IICRC Rug Cleaning Technician (RCT) credential sits within the textile care division of the IICRC, a non-profit organization for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries. It is aimed at technicians and small-firm owners who clean area and Oriental rugs rather than wall-to-wall carpet, where fiber identification, construction, dye stability and controlled drying decide whether a rug survives the wash. The IICRC RCT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,867 words.
1The Estate-Sale Indo-Persian with a Pink Halo
An estate-sale buyer brings a 9x12 hand-knotted Indo-Persian rug to your shop. The rug has a wool pile on a cotton foundation, a deep madder-red field, an ivory border, and a short, lightly frayed fringe.
716 words, about 4 min2The $6,500 “Qum Silk” with Two Burn Behaviors
A client delivers an 8x10 rug bought at an estate sale as a “Persian Qum silk rug.” The label reads “100% silk, handmade,” and the price tag was $6,500. The rug is thin and tightly knotted with a high, cool sheen; the fringe is short and uniform.
630 words, about 3 min3Red Wine, Oxygen Bleach, and Three Rings
A wool hand-knotted rug arrives with a 6-inch red wine spill on an ivory field. The client says she applied a generic oxygen-bleach powder (sodium percarbonate) with hot water, let it sit for an hour, then blotted and vacuumed.
543 words, about 3 min4The Dog-Contaminated Tufted Rug and a 48-Hour Deadline
A 12x15 tufted wool rug with a secondary latex backing and cotton canvas back is booked for washing. It came from a home with two dogs; the center has heavy urine contamination and the backing smells strongly of ammonia.
508 words, about 3 min5The Antique Rug with Moth Damage and a “Full Restoration” Work Order
A client drops off an antique 10x14 hand-knotted rug and signs a work order authorizing “full restoration.” During pre-inspection you find live moth larvae casings under the fringe, a 12-inch section of cotton foundation at one end that crumbles when probed, several old repaired slits, and fringe that breaks when gently tugged. The rug has a strong musty odor.
470 words, about 2 min