Spot Cleaning Wool Rugs
Look for Woolsafe Approved Spot Removers. Not all spot treatment products are eco-friendly. You may need specialty products to remove stubborn stains. But ask the professionals first before you use yourself.
You might find the table useful from Woolsafe Carpet Care Specialists directory. The numbers in each column are the instructions to follow which are provided after the table.
Spot or Stain | Try First | Try Second | Try Third |
Blood | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Burn/Scotch Marks | 13 | 14 | |
Butter | 7 | 5 | |
Candle Wax | 8 | 7 | |
Chewing Gum | 9 | ||
Chocolate/cocoa | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Cola | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Cream | 7 | 5 | |
Egg | 5 | 6 | |
Floor Wax | 7 | 5 | |
Fruit Juice | 3 | 5 | |
Gravy and Sauces | 5 | 6 | |
Herbal Tea | 3 | 6 | |
Metal Polish | 5 | ||
Mustard | 5 | 6 | |
Oil and Grease | 7 | 5 | |
Paint | 3 | 5 | |
Shoe Polish | 7 | 5 | |
Tea | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Urine | 3 | 5 | |
Artificially Colored Drinks | 3 | 6 | |
Bleach | 3 | 17 | |
Central Heating Radiator Fluid | 5 | 6 | 16 |
Coffee | 6 | ||
Felt tip Pen | 7 or 11 | 12 | 5 |
Furniture Polish | 7 | 5 | |
Glue/Adhesive | 10 | 11 | |
Ink (fountain) | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Ink (ballpoint) | 12 | ||
Lipstick | 7 | ||
Milk | 4 | 5 | |
Nail Varnish | 10 | ||
Paint/oil | 11 | ||
Rust | 16 | ||
Tar | 7 | ||
Urine | 6 | 15 | |
Vomit | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Red Wine | 1 | 6 |
- Blot with white terry cloth or paper tissue
- Vacuum
- Cold water
- Warm water
- Woolsafe-approved carpet shampoo solution(diluted)
- Woolsafe-approved carpet spot remover for water-based stains
- Woolsafe-approved carpet spot remover for greasy/oily stains
- Absorbent paper and hot iron
- Chewing gum remover
- Nail varnish remover or acetone
- White spirit or turpentine
- Surgical spirit
- Rub with a coin
- Rub gently with coarse sand paper
- Woolsafe approved deodorizer
- Rust remover
- Carpet Color repair