You can use a 2 1 dish soap water solution to remove and disinfect food or drink spills.
How to clean my rug.
If your rug is larger ask a friend to help you.
Step 1 to start with you vacuum your rug as you would normally.
In the meantime get rid of the solution and fill the bowl with fresh clean water.
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We would always recommend that you use an upholstery extension that comes with the main machine otherwise the long fibres of your shaggy rug can get caught or pulled damaging them and the rug s overall appearance.
Lay the rug outside to dry in the sun.
Using a squeegee or clean dry towel remove any excess water from the rug only working in the direction of the rug s nap.
As a general rule when finding out how to clean area rugs always test out the carpet shampoo before you apply it to the whole rug.
Then if you re dealing with mud or a mild stain vacuum your rug.
The easiest fastest cheapest and most fun way to clean an area rug is to go to a car wash.
Apply a little to a small corner or patch mix in some water and let it settle for a few hours.
Go back and rinse that spot off.
Work the cleaner into the rug and let it sit for several minutes.
Allow the solution to sit on.
If the thought of vacuuming twice a month make you cringe shaking out the rug outside will help clean the rug without vacuuming.
However by only vacuuming the top you merely remove the dust and dirt that s on the surface and not the dirt that s more deeply embedded.
Check carefully to see if there is any color damage or fiber damage.
Just take your rug outside and shake.
All you need is your trusty vacuum cleaner.
To clean your rug blot spills with a clean white towel and scrape up solid debris as soon as you can.
Using a sponge or brush scrub the shampoo or detergent deep into the rug until you re seeing suds.
Just shake it out for 30 seconds to a minute and all the dirt will come out like a charm.
Once the top part of the rug is dry flip it over to allow the bottom of the rug to dry.