CAREANDCLEANING
Generalcleaningandmaintenance
OrientalWeaversrugsaremanufacturedwithcolor,designandvalueinmind.Theyarealso
manufacturedtolastforyearstocome.Butaswithallthings,careandcleaningwillprolong thelifeof
therug.Forgeneralcleaningandmaintenance,the
followingisrecommended:
Vacuumregularlytoremovesurfacesoil.Whenvacuumingcertainfibers,suchaswool,setthe
beaterbarsettingtothehighestsettingtopreventdamagingtherug’ssurface.
Longendsmayworktothesurfaceafteruseorvacuuming.Neverpulltheseendsoutofthe
rug
butrathertrimthemevenwiththerug’ssurface.
Cleanspillsandspotsimmediately.Neverrubaspill,alwaysblottopreventfrayingoftheyarns.
Periodicprofessionalcleaningisrecommended.
UseanOrientalWeaversrugpadunderallrugs,evenindoor/outdoorrugs.Refertothe
rugpad
sectionofthiscatalogtobrowsethecompleteassortmentoraskyourOrientalWeavers
representativeforarecommendation.Usingarugpadwillextendthelifeoftherug.
Rotatetherugatleastonceayear,twiceifinhightrafficareas.Nomatterhowdensethe
pile
yarnsorhowwellconstructedthearearug,constanttrafficpatternswillbegintoshow.
However,thisprocesscanbesloweddramaticallybyrotatingtherug.Thisnotonlyaddsyears
totherugbutalsoallowstheentirerugtowearatthesamerate.
Fiber/Constructionspecificcleaning
recommendations
Polypropylene/Nylon/Polyester
Ifspillsoccur,blotasmuchofthestainaspossiblewithacleancloth.
Useasmallamountofmildsoapandwatertocleanthearea.
Ifneeded,rugandcarpetcleanersthataresafeforsyntheticmaterialsmaybe
used.Aswith
anything,usesparinglyandinasmall,inconspicuousareafirsttotestresultsbeforeapplyingto
theentirerug.
Blotdrywithcleancloth.