Regular maintenance is required in order to maintain the appearance of your carpet and to make it last longer
- Vacuum your carpet at least once a week
- Rotate your carpet by 180° every six months, as this will decrease wear to heavily used areas
Preventing stains
- Place a doormat at every entrance to your house, and clean it regularly
In the event of stains
- Do not allow the stain to dry in
- When treating stains, always work from the outside in, so that you do not make the stain larger
- Soak up liquids with kitchen roll or a kitchen towel
Carefully pick up any solids using a knife or a spoon - Clean the area of the stain thoroughly by dabbing at it using a sponge soaked in warm water mixed with a little detergent, but remember not to scrub too hard
- If desired, you can pat the cleaned area dry with a dry hand towel or dry it with a hairdryer
- If you cannot remove the stain yourself, you are advised to seek help from a professional cleaning company
Remove using turpentine.
Remove using turpentine.
Remove using turpentine.
Remove using turpentine.
Vacuum up once dry.
Treat with acetone.
Immediately soak up with kitchen roll. Continue cleaning the stain with a sponge soaked in warm water mixed with a little detergent. Bleach with salt if necessary.
Treat with anti-rust, available from the chemist's (ammonium hydrogen difluoride or a 5% oxalic acid solution). Rinse and wash out thoroughly with cold water.
Dampen, then apply a mild liquid detergent or a pre-mixed solution of washing powder or washing-up liquid to the stain and leave to soak overnight.
Dab with turpentine or petroleum and rinse using a mixture of warm water and mild detergent.
Remove carefully with a spoon, then treat the stain with warm water using a cloth or sponge. If necessary, leave to soak in warm biological detergent suds for one to three hours and then rinse.
Soak a clean white cotton cloth in a solvent such as turpentine, petroleum or thinner, and dab this onto stains on absorbent surfaces. Do not scrub.
Dab with petroleum. Afterwards, dab with a sponge or a clean cloth soaked in warm water and detergent suds.
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent mixed with half a litre of warm water, or apply an ox-gall soap solution and leave to soak (in the case of stains on woollen carpet, use a wool detergent without optical brightening agents instead of ox-gall soap).
Apply cold water and then clean using one tablespoon of mild detergent dissolved in half a litre of warm water.
Treat with turpentine, petroleum, alcohol or acetone.
Dab alternately with alcohol and vinegar, then wash away with water.
Clean several times using acetone. For fresh dual-component adhesive stains, immediately treat with acetone.
Use one tablespoon of mild detergent dissolved in half a litre of warm water, then wash out using diluted ammonia.
First absorb using blotting paper, then treat with turpentine.
First absorb using blotting paper, then treat with turpentine.
Dampen with a solution of lactic acid and water or with alcohol, and dab with soap detergent. Re-bleach white fibres with liquid bleach.
Immediately rub out using ice cubes. Old stains can also be cleaned several times with stain remover (see resin stains).
Use turpentine or acetone.
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