useful advices

When buying a carpet, we want to keep it in an excellent condition for several years. But it requires a proper care. Even the highest quality carpets could be damaged very fast, if it is cared improperly. Especially woolen carpets are very fragile and require extra care. We have to remember, that some traditional methods of cleaning could damage the carpet permanently.

Instruction for use

If you want to keep your carpet in good condition for a long time, you should follow a few rules:

Avoid heavy stains - remove all stains immediately.
Hoover regularly.
Wet- clean - if needed.

Vacuum Cleaning

To regular cleaning of both, cut and looped fleece carpets, we recommend using a vacuum cleaner or beater. CAUTION! In products with fleece, at the beginning of exploitation, you could notice loosing fibres from your carpet.
It is normal for that kind of products. You could shorten this period by frequent and proper vacuum cleaning.

Wet Cleaning

When cleaning your carpets at home, it is vital to use only neutral shampoos, not alkaline. The best solution, if you want to wet-clean your carpet, would be renting a professional cleaning company. If you want to do it yourself, you should follow a few rules:

Follow the rules at label from carpet manufacturer.
Hoover all carpet precisely before using shampoo.
Do not allow your carpet to be sodden.
Let the carpet dry laying on the floor in room temperature.

Removing stains and dirt

Strong dirt and stains should be removed immediately using blotting paper or fabric to take off liquids. Remove stains starting from the edge and going to the middle. Do not allow your carpet to be soaking wet and do not rub the stain ? rubbing could make the stain bigger and could deform the fleece. Do not use a big dose of cleaning detergent. In case of stains from mud, wait until it is dry, and then vacuum clean it.

Ways of removing stains

Alkohol, liquer	Use shampoo and then sponge with spirit.
Butter, oil	Remove using sponge with spirit, then shampoo.
Beer	Remove using sponge and warm water.
Wine, lemonade	Use water with vinegar (50%) and then shampoo.
Coffee, tea	Shampoo. If the stain is not removed, use 10% ammonia water.
Shoe polish	Use white spirit, then shampoo
Chocolate	Use warm water (max 50 C) or 5% solution of ammonia.
Milk. yoghurt	Shampoo. Then use sponge with 5% solution of ammonia or spirit.
Blood	Use sponge with cold water and then shampoo. At the end use 5% solution of ammonia.
Rust	Use 3% solution of potassium oxalate or rust remover for textiles.
Ink	Remove liquid using blotting paper. Then use sponge with 30% solution of spirit. Shampoo. You could also use lemon juice.