How To Clean A Pure Wool Rug

For wool rugs with pile on them be gentle with the scrubbing to maintain the wool s polished look.

How to clean a pure wool rug.

For small spills than need to be cleaned as soon as possible use warm water and a few drops of rug shampoo or a mild liquid soap mixed with white vinegar to clean the affected area. In 2011 we made a simple video that displayed the steps that we take in properly cleaning wool area rugs. Wet cleaning your wool carpets will cause them to shrink. Whether you need to flush mineral turpentine or clean stains like coffee or juice an approved wool detergent and white vinegar will clean your wool carpet right up.

Vinegar can also help neutralize odor. To deep clean a smaller wool area rug choose a sunny moderate day. Blot rather than rub so you don t spread the stain. To dry blot with a clean cloth and towel as well.

Mix 1 4 cup white vinegar with 2 cups water in a spray bottle. A wet wool rug will be extremely heavy to handle and will take too long to dry which can cause it to discolor. If you need to remove pet stains from a wool rug grab the white vinegar. Mix the 1 2 tsp 2 5 ml of dishwashing liquid 2 c 470 ml and 1 2 c 120 ml of white vinegar together in a bowl.

Fast forward 5 years and we have created a video. Using a clean sponge or towel scrub the mixture onto the area. Use wool detergent and vinegar to clean water based stains. To wet the stain blot with a clean cloth or paper towel.

Step 5 after applying your cleaner with a sponge place a second clean sponge into. Mix 1 teaspoon 4 9 ml of wool detergent 1 teaspoon 4 9 ml of white vinegar and 4 25 cups 1 01 l of warm water. Wool can be cleaned with cool luke warm water. Use a broom tennis racket or rug beater to hit the rug all over to loosen deeply embedded dirt.

If done properly using a wet extraction machine wet cleaning will not damage wool carpets.