Friday, November 18, 2011

Relevant Steps In Oriental Rug Repair Used In Washington DC

By Ginger Clemons


Authentic oriental rugs are exquisite handmade carpets that can be difficult to maintain if people do not have relevant ideas on how they should be taken care of. Their detailed knots can make them more durable and valuable. And to make such floor covering more resilient, regular cleaning and repairing are necessary. Finding professional oriental rug repair Washington DC is not really necessary since homeowners can just do this by themselves.

One can start with cleaning the surface first by carefully pressing each fringes between both hands to protect its flimsy decorative materials which can be pulled away by a vacuum. The surface needs to be vacuumed vertically and horizontally for the all deep seated dirt below the knots to be thoroughly removed.

The mixture of lukewarm water and some baby shampoo must be applied evenly on the surface. It should be scrubbed smoothly in these directions. When finished, it must be rinsed using cold water.

This has to be poured continuously with cold water till the soapy suds completely disappear. It is very important that no amount of soaps are found on the fabric's before hanging this back at the fence to dry.

When the carpet completely dried up, one may start fixing every torn part by flipping it over and pressing a piece of a duct tape which has a complementary color with the color in the back. There are several colors of duct tapes available, so it is not difficult to find an item that best matches the carpet the needs some fixing.

The duct tape has be tightly pressed to prevent from moving. To ascertain if it can hold on the knotted surface, the certain area where it is being implemented has to vacuumed.

If the fringe have some irrelevant strings, these must be trimmed with a pair of scissors for it to look more pleasing. After doing all such steps of oriental rug repair Washington DC, individuals may now squat or hop on it freely.




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