Viscose Rug Cleaning

Viscose rugs require a lot more care than other rug construction.

Viscose rug cleaning.

Using large amounts of water is not a way to clean this type of rug. Just avoid going over the fringe on the rug with the carpet sweeper since it could get tangled. Then push a carpet sweeper across the rug in that direction to pick up any dirt or debris. Viscose is extremely absorbent so remove stains using a damp cloth and a mild cleanser.

They were all severely flood damaged. We highly recommend that you stay away from buying these types of rugs. The bottom two are 100 viscose. Their best look will be on the day it was purchased.

We gave them a decontamination bath and a full wash. Viscose or art silk has the same soft luxurious look and feel as silk but at a much more affordable price. Be gentle when cleaning your viscose rug. To clean a viscose rug start by running your hand along it to determine which direction the rug s fibers run in.

Use a very very very smallllll amount of solution when spot cleaning a viscose rug viscose is a very absorbent fiber and you want to make sure it gets the least wet as possible 3. Never use electric rug cleaners or scrub vigorously when cleaning a viscose rug viscose fibers are weak and can be easily damaged. A carpet sweeper is best for 100 percent viscose rugs but if you do use a vacuum set the power to low and disengage the beater bars. If there is a spillage use paper towels or a clean white cloth to gently blot away the spilled stuff and after that a cloth dipped in the acetic or citric solution to carefully dab the spot until the stain is removed.

You cannot assume the rug was purchased at a low price because the owner may have been unscrupulously sold it as the real deal silk. Because of the extra processes and care required most professional rug cleaning companies have to charge more to clean them. Be sure to avoid using detergents which tend to be too aggressive for viscose dyes. The top rug is a wool viscose blend.

Before a viscose rug is professionally cleaned the cleaners should do. Dry cleaning is an option. Rayon fibers that make up a viscose rug do not readily hold dye which can result in irreversible color bleeding and fading. Viscose is prone to shrinking when water soaked and has a tendency to bleed dye.

White vinegar or mild dish soap cotton cloth heavy object hair dryer. Never scrub it too hard or use an electric rug cleaner on it. It s also important to use cold water if any since heat will shrink a viscose rug.