Vacuuming
Regular and thorough vacuuming, at least once a week, more often in high traffic areas, will remove soil and dirt particles before they become embedded in the pile of the rug.
Spot/Stain Removal Methods
Good detergent (NO BLEACH) with luke warm or cold (distilled) water for most soil on a wool or synthetic rug.*
| Acids | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Alcoholic Beverages | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Ammonia or Alkali | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Ball-point pen ink | Methylated spirits or turpentine |
| Beer | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Bleach | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Blood | Detergent/White vinegar or Starch Paste |
| Burning cigarette | Brush off with a hard edge |
| Butter | Cleaning fluid |
| Candy | Detergent/White vinegar or scrape and vacuum |
| Cellulose paint | Acetone |
| Chewing Gum | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Chocolate | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Coffee | Glycerine |
| Cosmetics | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Crayon | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Egg | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Excrement(human) | Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in excrement attack dyestuffs) |
| Excrement(pet) | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Fat and Oil | Tissue and iron, then cleaning fluid (Do not use iron after solvent) |
| Fruit and juices | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Furniture polish | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Glue | Alcohol |
| Grass | Methylated spirits |
| Gravy | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Grease | Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Household cement | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Ice cream | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Ink | Water only |
| Iodine | Alcohol |
| Jam | Lukewarm water |
| Lipstick | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Medicine | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Metal polish | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Mildew | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Milk | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Mud | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Mustard | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Nail Polish | Polish remover* |
| Oils | Cleaning fluid |
| Paint | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Perfume | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Permanent ink | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Rust | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Salad dressing | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Sauces | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Shoe polish | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Soot | Vacuum, then cleaning fluid |
| Stain | Cleaning Method |
| Tar | Cleaning fluid |
| Tea | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Urine (human) | Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuff) |
| Urine (pet) | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Vomit | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Wax | Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Wine | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| *Professional hand-washing for a wool or synthetic rug is recommended when needed. |
