Vacuuming your carpet thoroughly twice a week, clean spills promptly, this will make a major difference in maintaining your carpet.
Also it is extremely important to have all the attachments on your vacuum cleaner to allow you to vacuum along the baseboard were the carpet ends.
Or you will get what is called a filtration stain which comes from the soil and dust that will blow off the top of the carpet fibre and will filter it self along the baseboard and will cause that black soil stain along your baseboard.
To remove this filtration stain could be costly to remove.
Clean Spills Immediately
Remove as much food spills as possible by scraping the carpet gently with a spoon or dull knife.
Absorb wet spills as quickly as possible by blotting repeatedly with white paper towel or white cloth towels. Always blot; never rub or scrub abrasively, as a fuzzy area may result.
When blotting, work from the outer edge in toward the center of the spot to avoid spreading the spill.
Remove the stain using one of the cleaning items from the checklist below.
Rinse The Cleaned Area With Water
Rinse the cleaned carpet area with water to remove detergent residue that may become sticky and cause rapid re-soiling.
Absorb any remaining moisture by placing several layers if white towels over the spot and weighing them down with a heavy object. This step is necessary even when the carpet doesn’t seem particularly stained.
Materials Needed
White cloths or white paper towels
Vinegar solution
Mix 1 part white vinegar to 1 part water.
Ammonia solution
Mix one tablespoon of ammonia to one cup of water. (Do not use on wool or wool-blend carpets.)
Non Oily nail polish remover
Lighter fluid
Methylated spirits
Spot remover
TPC Carpet and Fabric Spot Remover
* this information is advise to help you tackle spot stains in between professional cleaning visits TPC Carpet Care is not responsible for and damage or loss caused as a result of this advise.
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