CAREANDCLEANING(overallsectionheader)
Generalcleaningandmaintenance(subheadnumberone)
OrientalWeaversrugsaremanufacturedwithcolor,designandvalueinmind.Theyarealso
manufacturedtolastforyearstocome.Butaswithallthings,careandcleaningwillprolong thelifeof
therug.For
generalcleaningandmaintenance,thefollowingisrecommended:
Vacuumregularlytoremovesurfacesoil.Whenvacuumingcertainfibers,suchaswool,setthe
beaterbarsettingtothehighestsettingtopreventdamagingtherug’ssurface.
Longendsmayworktothesurfaceafteruseorvacuuming.Never
pulltheseendsoutoftherug
butrathertrimthemevenwiththerug’ssurface.
Cleanspillsandspotsimmediately.Neverrubaspill,alwaysblottopreventfrayingoftheyarns.
Periodicprofessionalcleaningisrecommended.
UseanOrientalWeaversrugpadunderallrugs,even
indoor/outdoorrugs.Refertotherugpad
sectionofthiscatalogtobrowsethecompleteassortmentoraskyourOrientalWeavers
representativeforarecommendation.Usingarugpadwillextendthelifeoftherug.
Rotatetherugatleastonceayear,twiceifinhightraffic
areas.Nomatterhowdensethepile
yarnsorhowwellconstructedthearearug,constanttrafficpatternswillbegintoshow.
However,thisprocesscanbesloweddramaticallybyrotatingtherug.Thisnotonlyaddsyears
totherugbutalsoallowstheentirerugtowearatthe
samerate.
Fiber/Constructionspecificcleaningrecommendations(subheadnumbertwo)
Polypropylene/Nylon/Polyester
Ifspillsoccur,blotasmuchofthestainaspossiblewithacleancloth.
Useasmallamountofmildsoapandwatertocleanthearea.
Ifneeded,rugandcarpet
cleanersthataresafeforsyntheticmaterialsmaybeused.Aswith
anything,usesparinglyandinasmall,inconspicuousareafirsttotestresultsbeforeapplyingto
theentirerug.
Blotdrywithcleancloth.