How to wash clean a oriental rug?

Question:I have an oriental rug which I scubbed clean with soap and water ---is this the correct way. I left rug outside to dry.

Answers:
yes this will work, lay it out on a driveway in the hot sun to dry.

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use cold water and a mild carpet cleaning product . use a carpet cleaning machine to take out excess soap then rinse with cold water then suction again to get as much water out as possible

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