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Carpet Cleaning Tips

Homemade Carpet Cleaning Tips:

Water - Based Stains

Step 1

• Use a spoon or dull knife to remove solid materials.
  For liquid spills, blot up with a white towel or paper towel.
• For large stains, work from the outside of stain to the center to prevent spreading.
• Mix a solution of ¼ teaspoon of clear hand dishwashing detergent with 1 cup of water stir gently.
• Apply detergent solution directly to a white cloth.
• Dampen the carpet fibers in the stained area with the cloth.
  Avoid saturating the carpet.
• Wipe gently. Turn cloth frequently. Never rub, scrub or use a brush. This may damage carpet fibers.
• If necessary, use your fingertips to work the solution to the base of the stain.
• Wet the stained carpet fibers with clear, lukewarm water to rinse.
• Cover the spot with an absorbent white towel or paper towel and apply pressure.
• Repeat rinsing and blotting until traces of the detergent have been removed.
• If the stain is gone, place an absorbent white towel or paper towel over the area cleaned, and weigh towels down with a heavy, color fast object, such as a weighted plastic wastebasket. Change towels  or paper towels until carpet dries. If stain remains, proceed to step 2.

Step 2

• DO NOT use on coffee, tea or urine.
• Mix 2 tablespoons of non-bleaching, non-sudsing household ammonia with 1- cup lukewarm water.
• Apply ammonia solution, rinse and blot as outlined in step 1.
• Do not dry with paper towels. Proceed to step 3 to neutralize the ammonia solution.

Step 3

• Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups water.
• Apply vinegar solution, rinse and blot as outlined in step 1

Special Water-Based Stains

Step 1

• For large stains, work from the outside of stain to the center to prevent spreading.
• Blot up liquid spills with a white towel or paper towel.
• Mix a solution of ¼ teaspoon of clear hand dishwashing detergent, with 1 cup of water. Stir gently.
• Apply detergent solution directly to a white cloth.  Dampen the carpet fibers in the stained area with the cloth. Avoid saturating the carpet.
• Wipe gently. Turn cloth frequently. Never rub, scrub, or use a brush. This may damage carpet fibers.
• If necessary, use your fingertips to work the solution to the base of the stain.
• Wet the stained carpet fibers with clear lukewarm water to rinse.
• Cover the spot with an absorbent white towel or paper towel and apply pressure to blot.
• Repeat the rinsing and blotting procedures until you are sure all traces of the detergent have been removed.
• If the stain is gone, place an absorbent white towel or paper towel over area cleaned, and weigh towels down with a heavy, color-fast object, such as a weighted plastic wastebasket.
• Change towels or paper towels until carpet dries.
• If stains remain, proceed to step 2.

Step 2

• Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water.
• Apply vinegar solution, rinse and blot as outlined in step 1.

Greasy Oil-Based Stains

Step 1

• Use a spoon or dull knife to remove solid materials.
• For these stains, use a citrus solvent applied directly to a white cloth. Dampen the carpet fibers in the stained area with the cloth. Avoid saturating the carpet.

Step 2

• For large stains, work from the outside of stain to the center to prevent spreading.
• Blot up liquid spills with a white towel or paper towel.
• Mix a solution of ¼ teaspoon of clear hand dishwashing detergent with 1 cup of water. Stir gently.
• Apply detergent solution directly to a white cloth. Dampen the carpet fibers in the stained area with the cloth. Avoid saturating the carpet.
• Wipe gently. Turn cloth frequently. Never rub, scrub or use a brush. This may damage carpet fibers
• If necessary, use your fingertips to work the solution to the base of the stain.
• Wet the stained carpet fibers with clear lukewarm water to rinse.
• Cover the spot with an absorbent white towel or paper towel and apply pressure to blot.
• Repeat the rinsing and blotting procedures until you are sure all traces of the detergent have been removed.
• If the stain is gone, place an absorbent white towel or paper towel over the area cleaned, and weigh towels down with a heavy, color-fast object, such as a weighted plastic wastebasket.
• Change towels or paper towels until carpet dries.
• If stain remains, proceed to Step 3.

Step 3 - DO NOT USE ON Coffee, Tea or Urine

• Mix 2 tablespoons of non- bleaching, non sudsing  house hold ammonia with 1 cup of lukewarm water.
• Apply ammonia solution, rinse and blot as outlined in step 1.
• Do not dry with paper towels. Proceed to Step 4 to neutralize the ammonia solution.

Step 4

• Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water.
• Apply vinegar solution, rinse and blot as outlined in Step 1.