Don't Stain Your Carpet With a Stain Remover!

Everyone loves the look and feel of a nice thick clean carpet beneath their feet, however after a carpet is subjected to a stain it no longer has that nice clean appearance. For years people have been staining and ruining their carpets and believe it or not it is often times the cleaning product they use on a potential stain that actually stains the carpet. Often times homeowners mistakenly use a cleaning agent containing bleach to get the potential stain out of their carpet, unfortunately leaving a bleach spot behind on the carpet that will never come off.

Below is an instruction list from StainMaster, I have tried it myself with red wine and it works! If for some reason this process does not work contact a professional carpet cleaning company and ask about their hot water extract system.

1. Scoop up as much of the spill as possible, with a towel or a spoon.
2. Blot the spot, don't rub or scrub. Gently press clean cloths into the stained area to remove moisture. Scrubbing can damage the fiber and set the stain into the carpet.
3. Apply warm, not hot, water to the stained area and blot until the stain stops transferring to the cloth.
4. If you can still see the stain, make a Detergent Solution by adding 1/4 teaspoon dishwashing liquid to one cup warm water. Don't use too much soap, because it's difficult to rinse out of the carpet.
5. Apply the detergent solution, let sit five minutes, then rinse with clear warm water. Repeat until all the detergent is removed.
6. Place layers of white paper towels on the spill to absorb the liquid. Weight down the towels with a non-staining glass or ceramic object. You can let them sit overnight.
7. When the carpet is dry, vacuum to restore the texture.
8. If you can see the stain after all this, repeat steps 3 through 7. It means the stain penetrated deep into the pile and has wicked up to the surface.

If you have past stains and traffic marks that can not be cleaned out with a professional cleaning company and you are interested in new carpet, I suggest buying a StainMaster carpet or a polyester carpet that naturally repels stains http://www.chathamkentflooring.com/#!about/c1ger there are plenty of products to choose from, however that is a whole new blog!