How To Clean A Deep Pile Rug By Hand

Blot the rug with a towel to remove as much moisture from the mess or stain.

How to clean a deep pile rug by hand.

Spot cleaning your rug is the best first approach. This should only take a couple of drops. Dip a sponge or brush into the solution and begin to scrub the rug. Dip a sponge in the water squeeze out excess moisture and blot the cleaner onto the rug working in sections until you ve covered the entire surface.

Start by rolling up the carpet indoors and then unrolling it upside down in the snow. Sprinkle the damp area with a liberal amount of baking soda. Let the baking soda sit on the spot for at least 30 minutes and then vacuum the area. Get a bucket of warm water and your preferred cleaning tool ready.

If you know what the spill is like red wine or oil based then treat it with the appropriate cleaner. Then if you re dealing with mud or a mild stain vacuum your rug. Mix in enough of a bleach free mild dish soap to make the water sudsy. You can use a 2 1 dish soap water solution to remove and disinfect food or drink spills.

If using baking soda sprinkle the stain until completely covered. Shaggy rugs absorbs a lot of water and can stay wet for a long time. Using your hands and a paddle beat the rug so that the dirt falls downwards and is captured into the snow. If using dish soap measure the stain s size and use 1 tablespoon per 6 to 8 inches of stain.

Allow the mixture to sit on the rug for several minutes. In the meantime get rid of the solution and fill the bowl with fresh clean water. Move the carpet again and repeat the process until the underlying snow is clean. Simply apply a small amount of the shampoo and brush them into the carpet with the vacuum s cleaning head bristles with the machine remaining switched off throughout the process.

To clean your rug blot spills with a clean white towel and scrape up solid debris as soon as you can. Steam clean a shaggy rug once or twice a year as it becomes soiled or when it is stained using a steam cleaning machine hot tap water and a non foaming carpet detergent after vacuuming the rug. Scrubbing will only deepen the stain so it s important to pull the stain out by blotting the rug not by rubbing it in. Rinse the rug thoroughly.

If your rug is made from really shaggy wool like flokati keep in mind that water will take a very long time to dry out of the fibers and there s a good chance mildew could form.