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Stain Removal


These are some guidelines on what to use to remove unflattering stains from your rugs, courtesy of the folks at the Wool Bureau Inc.
Click on the stain type to see how to clean it.

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Detergent/White vinegar

Mentholated spirits or turpentine

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar or Starch Paste

Brush off with a hard edge

Cleaning fluid

Detergent/White vinegar or scrape and vacuum

Acetone

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Glycerin

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in excrement attack dyestuffs)

Call a reputable cleaner

Tissue and iron, then cleaning fluid (Do not use iron after solvent)

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Alcohol

Mentholated spirits

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Water only

Alcohol

Lukewarm water

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Call a reputable cleaner

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Call a reputable cleaner

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar

Polish remover*

Cleaning fluid

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Call a reputable cleaner

Call a reputable cleaner

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum

Vacuum, then cleaning fluid

Cleaning Method

Cleaning fluid

Detergent/White vinegar

Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuff)

Call a reputable cleaner

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum

Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid



Rug Studio does not guarantee that these methods work and should be used as a guideline only! If in doubt, call a reputable cleaner.

*If recommended procedure is not effective call a reputable cleaner. Some stains are so complex that someone with knowledge of textile chemistry should treat them. Don’t wait for annual cleaning. It may be too late to remove the stain.

Note: Almost all spills are removed by either dry cleaning fluid (follow manufacturer’s instructions) or a simple solution of one teaspoon of mild detergent with one teaspoon of white vinegar in a quart of warm water.