Rug Cleaning
is the most tedious task despite of the fact that they adorn your homes. Sometimes buying them could be a costly affair and sometimes they might be dainty. So in order to guard your investment and keep their look maintained, you need to avoid few familiar mistakes and follow few tips while Rug Cleaning
which can increase the life of your rug.
We should not beat the rug because this process could weaken the threads interweaved together resulting in breaking of the rug backing.
Do not vacuum the edges of the rug as vacuum cleaner will suck the fringes into its beater bar and edges will get untied and become curly and stringy.
You are also advised not to use rug vaporizers or shampoos because if they are not washed out properly, they will catch more dust making them look dustier.
If still you have any plans to shampoo the rug, then first sweep the rug so that imbedded dirt gets loosened. Sweeping should be succeeded by vacuuming so that dust is cleared completely. This will make the rug appear cleaner and may hold up your plans of washing the rug.
You should also make certain that stains on the rug should be cleaned as soon as they occur. On the basis of category of stains or spills, they are to be blotted or scraped. It can be blotted with help of dry clean towel by pressing from the outside towards the center. Redo this process by folding the towel till the maximum moisture has been absorbed. If the milk has been scattered, then the area should be properly washed with the mild soap and water so that the residue doesn’t sour. Incase of greasy spills and sugar based drinks spills, proper cleaning and washing is also needed with relevant cleaners.
You are also suggested to scatter mixture of 2 cups of cornmeal and 1 cup of Borax to neutralize the pet smell. Leave this mixture for about an hour before vacuuming.
As rugs get dirty quite often, you can also call experts to do this chore but this could be expensive. But with little care, rug cleaning can be done conveniently at home.