• For spot cleaning use cold water and a non-alkaline soap.
  
• For a complete cleaning (or removal of stubborn stains), please make sure you send it to a reputable oriental rug dealer who cleans rugs.
  
• You may vacuum it with the hard-floor attachment, but do not use a beater bar brush attachment that is used on wall to wall carpeting. It is too rough on the fibers.
  
• For the rug to lie properly, we recommend Dura-Hold padding for rug on hard floor surfaces and Miracle-Hold for rug on carpet. Call 1-800-227-7237 for a dealer near you.

STAIN Acids	CLEANING METHOD Detergent / White Vinegar
Alcoholic Beverages	Detergent / White Vinegar or Cleaning Fluid
Ammonia or Alkali	Detergent / White Vinegar
Ball-point pen ink	Methylated 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	Glycerine
Cosmetics	Detergent / White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Crayon	Detergent / White Vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape & 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 & Oil	Tissue & iron, then cleaning fluid (Do not use iron after solvent)
Fruit & 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 & 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
Tar	Cleaning Fluid
Tea	Detergent / White Vinegar
Urine (human)	Detergent / White Vinegar (remove at once, chemicals in urine attack dyestuffs)
Urine (pet)	Call a reputable cleaner
Vomit	Detergent / White Vinegar or cleaning fluid
Wax	Cleaning fluid or scrape & vacuum
Wine	Detergent / White Vinegar or cleaning fluid

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 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. All spillage's should be dealt with immediately for best results. Don't wait for annual cleaning, it may be too late.