Ambre
has posted a tip on September 18, 2007, 4:30 pm
Ok so when you spill a fresh stain onto the carpet get your windex (or any glass cleaner really) it doesn’t matter the color of your carpet..Spray the spot until it foams(which means its saturated) and then let sit for about a minute…Use a towel or a paper towel to dab up the spill(mild scrubbing might be needed).
Lisa
has posted a tip on October 12, 2007, 8:34 am
If you have a bad stain in you carpet pour peroxide mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with water on the stained area, place a cloth on top, and a weighted object such as a book etc. Leave overnight and stain is gone in the morning.
Mix dry, two thirds corn meal with one third baking soda. Stir-vacuum rug or carpet. Scatter dry mix and tamp into the carpet with a clean broom (use old panty hose to cover dirty broom straws). Let stand one to four hours or over night. Vacuum clean and be ready to extract bags of dirt. Corn meal gives off moisture and baking soda dries it up, pulling out the dirt. Redo on tough spots. No broken ends, no frizzy stuff, so soap and water. And it works! Mix a little or a lot, it keeps. Its economical.
Jason
has posted a tip on November 5, 2008, 5:01 pm
As a professional carpet cleaner, I find these tips hilarious.
I would never use a glass cleaner on carpet. I have seen many carpets where people have tried this, it can really ruin the color!
Pouring peroxide and water on a stain and expecting it to wick back up into a towel is probably not a very good idea either.
I think the best idea is to first blot up the stain and not using anything but perhaps 10 parts water mixed with 1 part white vinegar, followed by more blotting. Then call a professional.
Ok so when you spill a fresh stain onto the carpet get your windex (or any glass cleaner really) it doesn’t matter the color of your carpet..Spray the spot until it foams(which means its saturated) and then let sit for about a minute…Use a towel or a paper towel to dab up the spill(mild scrubbing might be needed).
If you have a bad stain in you carpet pour peroxide mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with water on the stained area, place a cloth on top, and a weighted object such as a book etc. Leave overnight and stain is gone in the morning.
Mix dry, two thirds corn meal with one third baking soda. Stir-vacuum rug or carpet. Scatter dry mix and tamp into the carpet with a clean broom (use old panty hose to cover dirty broom straws). Let stand one to four hours or over night. Vacuum clean and be ready to extract bags of dirt. Corn meal gives off moisture and baking soda dries it up, pulling out the dirt. Redo on tough spots. No broken ends, no frizzy stuff, so soap and water. And it works! Mix a little or a lot, it keeps. Its economical.
As a professional carpet cleaner, I find these tips hilarious.
I would never use a glass cleaner on carpet. I have seen many carpets where people have tried this, it can really ruin the color!
Pouring peroxide and water on a stain and expecting it to wick back up into a towel is probably not a very good idea either.
I think the best idea is to first blot up the stain and not using anything but perhaps 10 parts water mixed with 1 part white vinegar, followed by more blotting. Then call a professional.
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