How To Clean Wool Area Rugs

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Rug owners take note. You should NEVER clean your wool rug the same way you clean installed carpet. Wool can be harmed, browned, and ruined by using the same cleaning procedures.

So then how should you clean your wool rugs? First, the most important thing to remember is use a neutral PH cleaning agent or one that is slightly acidic. High alkaline cleaning agents are very bad for wool. One fairly effective neutral ph cleaning agent is usually sitting on your kitchen sink. Its hand dishwashing liquid. But youll need to use a plain, mild type dishwashing liquid.

The second most important thing to remember is to pre-test the rug for color fastness. Place a small amount of the cleaning agent you plan on using on the rug. Then put a white cloth over the area with the cleaning agent. Then place a weight on top of the white towel. Check the white towel 12 hours later to see if any color has transferred onto the cloth. If it has, you will only want to dry clean your rug.

Heres how to do the actual cleaning. First, dry vacuum the rug like crazy before cleaning. In fact, it would be best to take your rug outside and place it over a fence. Then beat as much sand out of the rug as you can. Bring the rug in and vacuum it three times over very slowly.

After the rug is vacuumed, take your rug outside. Brush some of the neutral ph spotter into the rug. Use a mild brush to do this. Then take your garden hose and flush the cleaning agent out of the rug. Do this repeatedly until the rug is clean.

Dont worry, its safe to put this much water on your rug if you did a proper pre-test that determined your rug was color safe. This is why pre-testing is so very important. Rugs can be dry cleaned, but dry cleaning NEVER removes as much soil as a thorough flushing.

As you can easily see, its a lot of work to clean your own rugs. And there are many cautions to take. Follow these guidelines and you should be okay for most rugs. If youre in doubt or dont want to do the work yourself, I highly recommend calling a professional rug cleaning company with a rug plant to handle your fine rugs.

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Rug owners learn how they can clean their fine wool area rugs. These excellent do it yourself tips are from a professional rug cleaner.

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