When you own any rug, you have to clean it once in awhile.  We all know that you really shouldn’t load your rug in the washer and clean it that way. Then how do you do it? A Persian rug is one of the finest rugs you can own. You definitely don’t want to put it in the washing machine. So how would you go about cleaning it? That is, without ruining it. 

      How you should go about cleaning your Persian rug first depends on the size of the rug. If it is small, you can clean it at home.  You should really do it in a garage, but if you do not have one you could do it on a patio on a sunny day.  Wash it with cool water and rug shampoo.  It is recommended for you to use a soft, longhaired brush. If your rug is very large, you should really hire someone to clean it. There are many companies who can complete this task for you. They will hand wash it and take great care as to not damage rug.  I definitely recommend this route for cleaning your Persian rug. What if you cleaned it yourself and damaged it? Then there is no one to blame other than yourself. At least if you send it out to be cleaned, if it is damaged, they will have to take care of it by either paying you or replacing it.

      Daily cleaning of your Persian rug is a bit easier.

When I say daily cleaning, I mean spot cleaning. It is impossible to have a rug and it not get spots on it.

If your Persian rug gets a spot, you should clean it up immediately. You will be more likely to get the spot removed the faster you move.  When doing spot cleaning on your Persian rug, you should be very gentle. Applying too much pressure may take away some of the rug’s softness and make parts of it hard and stiff.  You should use a paper towel to clean the spot. Make sure you squeeze the excess water from the rug and then hang it to dry if possible.

      Be leery of spot removers. Certain spot removers are so harsh that they may remove the coloring on the rug itself along with the spot.  If you do find that you need to use spot remover, test a very small area first before putting it on the entire rug.  If the results are acceptable, then you can use the spot remover on the entire rug.  Since you paid a pretty penny for your Persian rug, you don’t want to be responsible for ruining it.

      Cleaning a Persian rug may seem complicated but it really is not. Just follow the guidelines outlined here and you should do just fine. If you want you can always use a professional service for cleaning though.

I can definitely understand the reasoning behind that decision. You should contact your rug dealer to see

whom they recommend.