When it comes to proper care for your new or existing carpet, wood, tile, laminate, vinyl, upholstery, leather, drapery, etc. Wright’s can help! We carry products for almost all surfaces to keep them looking their best. For professional carpet cleaning, Wright’s has a specialist (Mike Elliot) whom can remove some of the most stubborn stains. Simply call Wright’s Furniture at 217-925-5228 to make an appointment.

Cleaning Instructions for various fabrics, window treatments, and blinds.

Fabrics & Upholstery

Aluminum Blinds

Applause & Duette Shading Systems

Luminette Privacy Sheers & Silhouette Shading Systems

Hunter Douglas Wood Blinds & Alternative Wood Blinds (Everwoods)

Fabric Care Tips

How to Tackle a Stain or Spill: Accidents do happen. These tips will help you safely spot clean fabrics.

Things You Should Do:

• Know your fabric. Spills and stains are never planned! If you understand the special characteristics of your fabric, you'll be able to respond appropriately.
• Always blot from the outside of a spot to the center of the spot. This will help control the spread of a spill.
• Test your fabric in a hidden area to make sure the color doesn't come off with the stain or ringing occurs.
• If this spot is liquid, use an absorbent cloth or white paper towel and gently blot up the excess.
• If the spot is solid material, remove the excess by lifting off with a dull table knife or spoon.

Things You Should Not Do:

• Never rub, scrub, or brush a spill. Elbow grease doesn't work on stains and spills.
• Never use strong chemicals like bleach, solvents, or acids unless recommended by a specialist.
• Never use sudsy detergents. They will leave a soapy residue that attracts soil.
• Don't use tap water. Use distilled water or plain seltzer waster. Minerals in common tap water can cause rings. Even on treated fabrics.
• Avoid commercially available furniture and rug cleaners. Most foster rapid re-soiling.

Expert Advice on Some Common Problems!
Beverages: alcoholic, colas, fruits, juices, medicines, mildew, mustard, tea, and wine

• Step #1: If pre-testing indicates water is safe, slightly moisten the spot with distilled water or club soda using a clean white towel. Blot with a dry towel. Repeat. Be careful not to over wet.
• Step #2: If stain remains after process is repeated 3 or 4 times, test an inconspicuous area with household strength (3%) hydrogen peroxide. Allow this to dry thoroughly and check closely for color loss. If OK, apply solution to spot with a cotton swab. Allow to dry.

Berries, Blood, Ketchup, Chili Sauce, Chocolate, Coffee with Cream, Dressings, Egg, Mayonnaise, Meat, Milk, Sauces, Soup, Tomato Sauce:

• Follow Step 1 for beverages. If stain remains, test hidden area with a laundry pre-spotter containing enzyme. Dry. Then sponge tested area with water and blot with dry towel. Dry again. If area tested is OK, apply pre-spotter with a cotton swab and blot with dry towel. Take care not to soak fabric. If enzyme does not remove all traces of stain, follow Step #2 under beverages. If grease remains, apply spotter such as 1,1,1 trichloroethane and follow instructions under grease.
• Nail Polish: Test this procedure first with the same polish in a hidden area. Apply oil free nail polish remover or acetone with a cotton swab and absorb it gently with a white paper towel. Go slowly!
• Grease (Butter, Margarine, Etc.): Lift off excess with dull knife. Apply a few drops of dry-cleaning solvent such as 1,1,1 trichloroethane (available under brand name spotting products) with a cotton swab and immediately sprinkle with plain talcum. Vacuum and repeat until no traces of grease remain.
• Cosmetics: Exercise extra care. Dyes and solvents can cause serious damage to any fabric. Be very careful not to spread the stain. After testing, apply dry-cleaning spotter with cotton swab and blot with towel. Repeat. If stain persists, call a professional.
• Ink: Some water-based inks can be removed by sponging with alcohol. Always test with the same pen on inconspicuous area. Ball point can be easily set. Acetone, used very sparingly, often removes most traces. Follow procedures for grease, using acetone. Caution: acetone can dissolve some synthetics. Always test.
• Shoe Polish: Sponge with distilled water or club soda. If stain remains, sponge with alcohol. If color remains, follow Step #2 under beverages. For wax-based shoe polish, follow procedure for grease spots.
• Urine: Mix equal parts white vinegar & distilled water and follow #1d under beverages.
• Vomit: Add 1 Tablespoon non-sudsy ammonia to 1 cup distilled water and follow procedure #1 under beverages

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Aluminum Blinds

• Dusting: Regular dusting maintains a like new appearance of aluminum blinds.
• Vacuuming: For deeper cleaning, vacuum gently with a brush attachment of any vacuum cleaner.
• Compressed Air or Hair Dryer (non-heat setting): Use to blow dust off blinds.
• Spot Cleaning: Spot clean blinds with soft cloth or sponge moistened with lukewarm water. Add mild detergent if needed.
• Bathtub Cleaning / Water Immersion: This method may be used on all Traditions Aluminum blinds.
  1. Immerse entire blind assembly in lukewarm water with mild detergent. Wash for five minutes by gently moving liquid around with your fingers.
  2. Rinse with clear water.
  3. Close blind before removing from rinse water.
  4. Hold rails and tilt the blind to allow excess water to drain off.
  5. Re-install damp blind into window opening.
  6. Lower blind all the way to allow it to dry completely.

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  Applause and Duette Shading Systems

• Normal cleaning should be done with the brush attachment of the vacuum.
• Spot clean with warm water and mild detergent.
• Contact sales representative for more specific cleaning instructions on each product.
• Do not use ammonia cleaners near a shade when lowered. Ammonia cleaners will damage the shade.
• Do not clean any pleated shade using an ultrasonic cleaning method.
  

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Luminette Privacy Sheers
& Silhouette Window Shading Systems

• Dusting: Regular dusting maintains a like-new appearance of most shadings.
• Vacuuming: For deeper cleaning, vacuum gently with a brush attachment of any vacuum cleaner.
• Spot Cleaning: Spot-clean shades with a soft cloth or sponge moistened in lukewarm water. Add mild detergent if needed. Blot gently to avoid creasing or damaging the fabric. Rubbing can damage fabrics.
• Ultrasonic Cleaning: Professional ultrasonic cleaning is recommended for Luminette Privacy Sheers (Exception: Luminette with PowerGlide).
• On-site Injection / Extraction Cleaning System: This type of cleaning injects a cleaning solution into the fabric and extracts the dirty solution in the same motion. It is a very effective way to deep clean your window treatments. The service is typically preformed in the home so there is no need to remove the window treatments. Contact yours sales representative for information.
• Steaming: Steaming can be done to remove wrinkles from some fabrics. A hand-held travel size steamer that provides continuous steam is best. Heavy-duty steamers are not recommended.
• Do not use magnetic cleaners such as a dusting mitt on room-darkening fabrics. This will damage the room-darkening backing.
• When cleaning any window, spray glass cleaner on a cloth rather than spraying directly on the window. This will prevent damage to the fabrics by splattering cleaner.

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Hunter Douglas Wood Blinds &
Alternative Wood Blinds (Everwoods)

• Dusting: Like any wood furnishings, wood blinds should be dusted regularly to keep them looking new. Use a soft, clean cloth, chemically-treated dust cloth, or dusting mitt. Lower the blind to its full length, tilt the slats almost all the way down and dust. Then tilt the slats almost all the way up and dust. (Not fully closing the slats in either position allows dusting where the slats overlap.)
• Vacuuming: Blinds may be vacuumed gently with a brush attachment of any vacuum cleaner.
• Compressed Air / Hair Dryer (non-heat setting): The Country Woods Collection can also be cleaned using compressed air or a hair dryer (non-heat setting), to blow the dust off selected window coverings.
• Spot Cleaning: Spot cleaning should be done with a soft cloth or sponge moistened with lukewarm water, adding a mild detergent if needed. Blot gently.
• Bathtub Cleaning / Water Immersion: This method may be used on Hunter Douglas Alternative Wood Blinds, Everwoods, and Shapes ONLY.
  1. Immerse entire blind assembly in lukewarm water with mild detergent. Wash for five minutes by gently moving liquid around with your fingers.
  2. Rinse with clear water.
  3. Close blind before removing from rinse water.
  4. Hold rains and tilt the shade to allow excess water to drain off.
  5. Re-install slightly damp blind into window opening.
  6. Lower blind all the way to allow it to dry completely.
• Ultrasonic cleaning of wood blinds is not recommended.

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