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Rug
Cleaning
Additional Information
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Preserving Your Legacy:
The Time-Honored Persian Method of Cleaning, Care, and Restoration of
Fine Oriental Rugs.
Noor's Seven-Steps of Annual Care:
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1.
Dusting: a necessary
step performed by beating the rug to remove all embedded dirt
prior to washing. We take great pride in the thoroughness of our
dusting, a process essential in preserving the value of your
rug. Thirty percent of all rugs that we clean are brought to
Noor Oriental Rugs because dusting was inadequate or overlooked
altogether. If this step is omitted, the dirt becomes mud during
the wash, mutes the colors, and continues to abrade and destroy
the fibers. |
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2. Gentle
washing with water and shampoo:
using only the mildest soaps made
from natural ingredients. Thorough rinsing is essential to
regain the richness of the colors. No rug maintained by Noor
Oriental Rugs is ever washed by automated machine. |
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3. Replenishing of lanolin - the most important step in
maintaining your rug. Annual replacing of lanolin, the wool’s
natural oil, restores the luster and suppleness of the fiber,
thus increasing its longevity. This process has the additional
benefit of bringing out the beautiful motifs. |
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4. Mothproofing
- this prevents one of the most common threats to your rug.
Even before you are aware of their existence, moth larvae can
silently destroy the wool fibers of your rug and cause extensive
damage. |
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5. Applying a
stain inhibitor - using an application derived from nature,
the wool fibers are made to resist penetration of discoloring
liquids, such as wine and coffee. |
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6. Deodorizing
and disinfecting - especially effective against pet odors
and harmful bacteria. |
7. Rug
softening - when the cotton foundation is softened, it is
less susceptible to dry rot, a common and dangerous condition
caused by fungi.
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