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CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

bonnielu — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:52:03 GMT

Noticed my living room rug (oriental with white fringe) had a small section of discoloration. Careful inspection a guest family with a dog .... urine and still wet! It seems stained and I don't know how to brighten and whiten it. Any help, would be appreciated. It is a large 12 x 14 so I cannot pick it up and put it somewhere else. I have spread a plastic bag under it. I don't want to damage my wood floor.

I am so upset and am on my way out for a short vacation. Wondering if I should use bleach or something with bleach in it.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

vermint — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:58:15 GMT

@bonnielu I can't remember the brand(s), but in the cleaning stuff section of the grocery stores where they have those spray on carpet cleaners, there are 1 or 2 specifically for pet stains. They are easy to use and work great! I've used them several times--no odor, no stain left. Just protect your wood floor while using. Good luck!

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Nightowlz — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:09:11 GMT

I have no idea but don't know if I would put bleach on it. I found this info online that may help.

In case of a food spill or urine on a rug, the problem is much more easily handled if the spot is treated promptly, before the spill is allowed to dry. Blot up as much liquid as possible with paper towels or a clean, white cloth. Try to rinse out as much of the spill as possible.

Add about 1 cup of white vinegar per gallon to the rinse water--vinegar helps prevent colors from running and will help neutralize the urine odor.

After the rug has been rinsed, blot dry and sponge with rug shampoo or with the solution given below. Let dry thoroughly (drying a wet area of a larger carpet can be hastened by arranging the carpet so that air can circulate both top and bottom--drape the end of the carpet across a lawn chair, or put a sawhorse or painted bench under the rug in the area of the wet spot).

Spot Cleaning Solution

1/4 cup white vinegar*
1/2 tsp liquid dishwashing detergent
2 cups tepid water

*Most Oriental rug dyes are acid-fast. By adding a little white vinegar to the wash water you make the wash water more acidic, and this reinforces the bond between the dyestuff and the wool in the rug, and so helps prevent the colors from running.

Finally, sponge the area with cool, clean water to finish. Use absorbent towels or a firm, non-shedding sponge. Don't use a brush so stiff that it pulls fibers from the pile. Don't scrub hard at the pile. Sponge in the direction of the nap. Place some towels under the spot to keep floor or pad from getting wet. Dry thoroughly. When the nap feels dry, check the back of the rug to be sure the area is completely dry.

You can read the rest of the info on their site. I checked a few more sites & they all used white vinegar.

Enzyme type urine removers feed on wool and should not be used on Oriental rugs.

https://jacobsenrugs.com/blog/how-to-clean-oriental-rugs-and-carpets

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

luvsbulldogs — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:14:46 GMT

@bonnielu wrote:
Noticed my living room rug (oriental with white fringe) had a small section of discoloration. Careful inspection a guest family with a dog .... urine and still wet! It seems stained and I don't know how to brighten and whiten it. Any help, would be appreciated. It is a large 12 x 14 so I cannot pick it up and put it somewhere else. I have spread a plastic bag under it. I don't want to damage my wood floor.

I am so upset and am on my way out for a short vacation. Wondering if I should use bleach or something with bleach in it.

@bonnielu

We had a similiar situation. We have a bottle of cleaner especially for Oriental carpets that we purchased when we bought the carpets right from the Oriental carpet store. We were told never to put anything on them because they are wool. I would phone an Oriental carpet store to see if they sell a product that you can use on it before doing anything else.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Fressa — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:48:03 GMT

I would try either Joe Campenelli's spray carpet cleaner sold on QVC or Foley's carpet cleaner sold at BBB. I would cover the part of the rug that is next to the fringe so neither of the overspray touches your beautiful rug. You may have to apply a few times but let it dry and reapply in a day or two.

I have aubuson rugs and some of my older ones have the fringe. We got two GSD puppies two years ago and we had just a few accidents. The fringe was the most difficult to clean. This is what worked for me. Good Luck.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Brooklynny — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:06:46 GMT

Whatever you do, do not use bleach! Try one of the suggestions already made, but when you get home from vacation, send the rug out to be professionally cleaned. The urine, even when dried, can break down the fibers over time, and then you'll have to replace the fringe which is not inexpensive. I've had to replace a fringe on my Karastan, and it was costly.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Lucky Charm — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:54:49 GMT

Make sure the plastic you have down is sufficient, first.

I'd wear latex gloves (I do for everything...lol) and lay a flat plastic lid to something you don't want to use ever again. Soak the fringe with sudsy dish water--really get a lather going. Then use clean water to rinse. Wring it out as best you can. Use a clean towel (I'd pitch it afterwards), maybe a hand towel on it's way out to the rag bin?

Make sure the plastic stays there, maybe lift it up with something underneath the fringe so it can air dry?

It should be okay. Boy that's the way it is sometimes when people bring their pets. Are they looking at you like it's no big deal? I hope not! I don't understand when pet owners think it's okay for things to get ruined--it's nuts.

Enjoy your vacation!

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Mz iMac — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:39:19 GMT

I grew up in a house that had "fringed" white background oriental rugs in the living & dining room. It was MY job to keep the straight at all times which I HATED.

As for "cleaning" every 6 months or so, my mother always hired a professional to "clean" the rugs. The cleaners always left my mother some powdery stuff to spot clean. All I remember is that she would sprinkle the powder stuff on the rugs & fringes, then vacuum. Did an excellent job.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

jewel3 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:02:55 GMT

Do not use chlorine bleach. Mix a solution of oxi-clean and warm water. Sponge onto fringe, let sit for a few minutes then rinse by dipping into clear water or sponging on clear water. Finish with a rinse of water with a little vinegar in it to keep the cotton fringe from browning in case you have a little soap residue in the fringe. Blot dry then prop off floor surface to dry completely. Clorox 2 or Biz might work if you do not have oxi-clean.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Snoopp — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:04:28 GMT

I would be tempted to have it cleaned professionally. They can pick up and deliver.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

bonnielu — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:32:58 GMT

Thanks everyone. I am working on it now. Hopefully it will be resolved. Not my month for being stainfree. My decorated western design blouse also got a strange purple stain on it. Seems ole bonnie is destined to spend the rest of the month making things bright and new again.

Re: CLEANING FRINGE ON ORIENTAL RUG - Urine stain

Mistreatedbycs — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:58:55 GMT

I just came from shopping and the store had an entire aisle of "as seen on TV" and there it was, a bottle of Urine Out.