Rug Care FAQ's
Just like everything else today, rugs need special care to prolong their beauty and provide years of use. Regular cleaning and adequate treatments will help extend the life of your rug.
KAS recommends only the use of Woolite as a mild detergent for the cleaning of all rugs. The cleaning process should involve applying the Woolite with a soft bristle brush, rinsing lightly with water (not saturated), extracting with a vacuum, and the rug should then be dried by air or a low-temperature hair dryer.
Rug Care & Maintenance
Rug-Specific Care
Stain/Damage Cleaning
Recommended Stain-Specific Cleaning Treatment
Acid-based
Mild detergent & white vinegar
Alcohol
Mild detergent & white vinegar or Dry cleaning fluid
Bleach
Mild detergent & white vinegar
Blood
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Starch paste
Butter
Dry cleaning fluid
Charcoal
Vacuum and then warm water and mild detergent
Chewing Gum
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Chocolate
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Coffee
Glycerine, or Dry cleaning fluid and then warm water and mild detergent
Cosmetics
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Crayon
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid, or scrape and vacuum
Furniture polish
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Glue
Alcohol
Grass
Methylated spirits, or Turpentine
Gravy
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Grease
Dry cleaning fluid, or scrape and vacuum
Ice cream
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Ink
Turpentine, or Dry cleaning fluid then warm water and detergent
Medicine (liquid)
Call a professional rug cleaner.
Metal polish
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Mildew
Call a professional rug cleaner.
Milk
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Mud
Mild detergent & white vinegar
Mustard
Mild detergent & white vinegar
Nail polish
Nail polish remover (non-acetone)
Oils or oily spills
Dry cleaning fluid
Paint
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Perfume
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Permanent marker/ink
Call a professional rug cleaner.
Salad dressing
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Sauces
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Shoe polish
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid, or scrape and vacuum
Soot
Vacuum, and then Dry cleaning fluid
Tea
Mild detergent & white vinegar
Urine (pet)
Call a professional rug cleaner.
Vomit
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid
Wax
Cleaning fluid, or scrape and vacuum
Wine
Mild detergent & white vinegar, or Dry cleaning fluid