How To Wash A Rug At Home

Dip the sponge brush into the cleaning solution.

How to wash a rug at home.

Wash the rug using a sponge or soft bristle brush work the cleaning solution into a lather on the rug. You want enough of the mixture on the scrub brush to get the carpet a little wet but not saturated. Start to scrub the carpet with the cleaning solution. Make sure that you wet the rug paying special attention to the nap of the rug.

When you brush your hand against a rug toward the outer edge in linear motions one side will feel rough and the other side will feel soft. Use only suction on the front of wool rugs for synthetic rugs you can use the beater bar rotating brush on the front and back. Do not vacuum fringe or tassels. Hang wet rugs over a clothes drying rack a slatted picnic table or several bricks stacked on a porch patio or breezeway.

Go back and rinse that spot off. Start at one end of the rug. Place the rug in a mesh laundry bag or zippered pillowcase to protect it from the agitator and wash in cold water on the gentle cycle. Allow the solution to sit on the rug and work for several minutes before rinsing.

Wash the fringes of the rug with the same solution. Do not over wet the fibers only use as much as needed. Flip it right side up and vacuum the dirt. Let the cleaner sit on the rug for a five minutes before you start rinsing.

Take the scrub brush and dip it into the bucket. Blot clean rug dip a sponge in the water squeeze out excess moisture and blot the cleaner onto the rug working in sections until you ve covered the entire surface. Check out how we cleaned our area rug in less than 4 minutes to keep up with all things neesie follow me around instagram. 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.

Using a sponge or brush scrub the shampoo or detergent deep into the rug until you re seeing suds. If the rug is colorfast apply the soap solution to the rug with a soft bristle brush or sponge. Apply a little to a small corner or patch mix in some water and let it settle for a few hours. To start fill the bucket with warm water and cup white vinegar.