Care and cleaning tips

For all our aubusson rugs, tapestries, pillows and cushions

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	Methylated 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

Note:

Usually all spills can be removed by either dry cleaning fluid or a simple solution of one teaspoon of mild detergent with one teaspoon of white vinegar in a quart of warm water.
If recommended procedure is not effective call a reputable cleaner. Some stains are so complex that they should be treated by someone with a knowledge of textile chemistry. Don't wait for annual cleaning. It may be too late to remove the stain.
After cleaning, the rug should then be dried by air or low temperature hair dryer. The use of any other cleaning solvent will void our warranty, and make the cleaning service solely responsible for any damage caused to the rug. We do not guarantee that these methods work and should be used as a guideline only! If in doubt, call a reputable cleaner.

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