Become Your Rug’s Best Friend…Follow These Great Tips From Surya!
Written by Clayton Gray Home
We love all of Surya’s bright, bold patterning on their flat weave rugs and poufs.
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We couldn’t be happier to add Surya to our list of vendors! These manufacturers of high quality rugs and home accessories are right on point from a design perspective…they coordinate all items with the Pantone color chart! Genius!
As described on their website, “For over 35 years the name Surya has been synonymous with high quality, innovation and luxury. Surya designers and weavers masterfully create some of the most versatile products to bring out the best in every room. Encompassing an expert understanding of the latest trends in fashion and interior design, each Surya product is a perfect combination of color, pattern and texture to accommodate the widest range of tastes.”
Wide variety is an understatement. With over 20,000 products and growing, Surya really does have a style for everyone!
While perusing their site we came across helpful rug tips to benefit everyone. We just wanted to highlight a few…
Vacuuming
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- The most damaging effect on area rugs is vacuuming. Extra care must be taken when vacuuming your rug.
- High powered vacuums will pull threads out of the back of tugs and cause sprouts. These include the bagless Dyson and Oreck. If a vacuum can pick up a bowling ball imagine what it can do to a rug.
- Solution: Use the handheld attachment to vacuum your rug.
- Beater bar will pull fibers from the face of the rug or they can cause the face of your rug to fuzz
- Solution: Turn the beater bar off on your vacuum, or if it can not be turned off have it on the highest setting.
- The serging on the edges of rugs are very sensitive. Running the vacuum over the edges will cause the serging todeteriorate and fibers will come loose around the edges.
- Solution: Carefully place your vacuum on the edge of the rug.
- The fringes on the ends of rugs will be destroyed by all vacuums.
- Solutions: Use the handheld attachment to clean fringes.
- Brooms and sweepers are a great, gentle way to clean your rug.
- Canister vacuums without beater bars are the most effective.
Spot Cleaning
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If you spill on a rug, clean it immediately. Once the stain is set in it becomes more difficult to clean.
Never rub a spill as it forces the spill deeper into the rug. Blot with a clean white cloth.
On wool rugs, use lukewarm water or Surya Stain Remover or a wool cleaning liquid to remove any residual stain.
On synthetic rugs, use Surya Stain Remover, Fantastic or 409 can be used to remove grease and stubborn stains.
On natural fiber grass rugs, use lukewarm water to remove any residual stain.
Always use clean water to remove any residual cleaner, and dry towels to absorb any remaining moisture.
Specific Cleaning Guidelines
Synthetic Fibers-Olefin/Polypropylene/Nylon:
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- With a dry cotton towel or white paper towel, blot out stain as much as possible.
- Scrape off any food or debris with a dull instrument.
- Mix a very small amount of dish soap with a cup of cold water.
- Bloat area with dry towel.
- Fantastic and 409 can be used to remove grease and stubborn stains.
Wool Rugs:
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- With a dry cotton towel or white paper towel, blot out stain as much as possible.
- Scrape off any food or debris with a dull instrument.
- Mix a very small amount of dish soap with a cup of cold water.
- With clean sponge and soap mix, gently remove remainder of stain. Avoid using excessive water.
- Bloat area with dry towel.
- Avoid excessive heat or agitation, We recommend using a professional rug cleaner on an annual basis. Wool rugs are more prone to bleeding and staining than their synthetic counterparts, thus requiring extra prompt and careful cleaning.
Indoor/Outdoor Rugs:
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- With a dry cotton towel or white paper towel, blot out stain as much as possible.
- Scrape off any food or debris with a dull instrument.
- Mix a very small amount of dish soap with a cup of cold water.
- With clean sponge and soap mix, remove remainder of stain.
- Allow area to dry.
- For all-over cleaning, spray with mixture of soap and water and rinse with a garden hose.
Natural Fiber Rugs–Jute/Hemp/Coir/Sisal
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- Natural fiber rugs have an inherent quality of having loose fibers and knots.
Regularly vacuum the rug on a low-power setting. Vacuum the rug from
different angles. - If you see any loose threads on the face, they should be trimmed with a household scissors. Do not pull the threads on the face to avoid unraveling or damage to the rug.
- Spills should be blotted with a clean, undyed cloth to absorb as much of the spill
as possible. Work from the outer edges of the spill towards the center. Gently blot
small amounts. Do not saturate. If applying cleaning solvents, test on a small area first. For stubborn stains use a professional cleaning service that specializes in wool rugs. Do not dry clean. String cleaning chemicals may damage or fade the rug.
Shag Rugs:
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- Spray extraction, with the use of wool approved products, will help in solving the
cleaning issue. - Shedding is a normal feature in a wool product and decreases over a period
of time. Do not pull the yarn out as this may result in damage to the rug. - Canister vacuums without a beater var are most effective in cleaning shag rugs.
Vacuums with beater bar and brushes, or those that are set too low may abrade the face of the rug.
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