Nourison 300584 Shenadoah Stripe Silt Ivory Custom Area Rug
Care and Cleaning
Recommended Care and Cleaning of all rugs:
Nourison recommends only the use of Woolite or other compatible Carpet Cleaner for the cleaning of all rugs. The cleaning process should involve applying the Woolite with a soft bristle brush, rinsing the water, and extracting with a vacuum or extractor. The rug should then be dried by air or a low-temperature hair dryer. The use of any other cleaning solvent will void the Nourison warranty, and make the cleaning service solely responsible for any damage caused to the rug. Nourison does not guarantee that these methods work and should be used as a guideline only! If in doubt, call a reputable cleaner.
| Acids | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Alcoholic Beverages | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Ammonia or Alkali | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Ball-point pen ink | Mentholated spirits or turpentine |
| Beer | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Bleach | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Blood | Detergent/White vinegar or Starch Paste |
| Burning cigarette | Brush off with a hard edge |
| Butter | Cleaning fluid |
| Candy | Detergent/White vinegar or scrape and vacuum |
| Cellulose paint | Acetone |
| Chewing Gum | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Chocolate | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Coffee | Glycerin |
| Cosmetics | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Crayon | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Egg | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Excrement (human) | Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in excrement attack dyestuffs) |
| Excrement (pet) | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Fat and Oil | Tissue and iron, then cleaning fluid (Do not use iron after solvent) |
| Fruit and juices | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Furniture polish | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Glue | Alcohol |
| Grass | Mentholated spirits |
| Gravy | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Grease | Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Household cement | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Ice cream | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Ink | Water only |
| Iodine | Alcohol |
| Jam | Lukewarm water |
| Lipstick | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Medicine | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Metal polish | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Mildew | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Milk | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Mud | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Mustard | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Nail Polish | Polish remover* |
| Oils | Cleaning fluid |
| Paint | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Perfume | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Permanent ink | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Rust | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Salad dressing | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Sauces | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
| Shoe polish | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Soot | Vacuum, then cleaning fluid |
| Stain | Cleaning Method |
| Tar | Cleaning fluid |
| Tea | Detergent/White vinegar |
| Urine (human) | Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuff) |
| Urine (pet) | Call a reputable cleaner |
| Vomit | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
| Wax | Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
| Wine | Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
If the recommended procedure is not effective call a reputable cleaner. Some stains are so complex that someone with knowledge of textile chemistry should treat them. Don’t wait for annual cleaning. It may be too late to remove the stain.
Note:
Almost all spills are removed by either dry cleaning fluid (follow manufacturer’s instructions) or a simple solution of one teaspoon of mild detergent with one teaspoon of white vinegar in a quart ofwarm water. Reprinted, with permission, from the Wool Bureau Inc. “The Wool Library Volume 6” Nourison does not guarantee that these methods work and should be used as a guideline only! If in doubt, call a reputable cleaner.
