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Rug and Carpet Cleaning Tips

Follow these helpful hints and your rugs and
carpeting will look better, longer

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By Kenneth Snow

OPERATIONS MANAGER - SERVICES DIVISION

• Don't let a stain set in. Practically
every stain can be removed if it is treated
right away. It is the stain that is ignored
that can become permanent. This is es-
pecially true with pet stains. If you are
worried about a stain and think you
need help to remove it, call The Original
Hagopian's 24-Hour Emergency Hot-
Line at 399-2323 anytime, day or night.

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• Turn all area and oriental rugs.

Every six months be sure to turn any
loose rugs. Leaving them in the same
position for years at a time guarantees
they will wear patterns in them. Rotat-
ing them 180 degrees assures that the
rug will wear more evenly. This can sub-
stantially increase the life of your valu-
able oriental and area rugs.

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• Inspect area and oriental rugs for
worn selvages and fringes. This can

be very important to the life of your rugs.
The selvages (edges) and fringes are on
a rug to protect the pile from premature
wear. If they become worn or broken,
there is the possibility that your rug's
pile can unravel rapidly. It should be
taken care of promptly. The Original
Hagopian has six full-time master re-
storers who can help.
• No plants on rugs. The leading cause
of ruined carpets and rugs is thy rot
brought about by placing potted plants
directly on them. The pot does not have
to leak to cause a problem. Regular
watering cools the pot and causes
condensation to form on its underside,
away from your view. Over time this rots

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the foundation of the rug it is sitting on.
Repairs are extremely expensive since
entire areas of the carpet or oriental rug
must be completely rewoven. Save
yourself the grief: no plants on rugs.
But, if you absolutley must have a
plant on a rug, put it on a trivet so air
can circulate under it.
• Clean regularly. Your carpeting and
oriental rug will almost never wear out
from simply being walked on. What
really wears out your rugs is the dirt
that gets deep into the pile and "saws"
away at the base of each fiber. Vacu-
uming simply cannot remove it all. To
do the job right it must be profession-
ally cleaned in a rug cleaning plant.
Keep these few simple hints in mind
and you can enjoy years of beauty and
satisfaction from your carpeting and

rugs.

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14000 West 8 Mile Road • Oak Park

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