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Cleaning Your Carpets
By Jacqueline, Fri Dec 9th
The following is some useful information on carpet cleaning andSTAINS. To obtain YOUR FULL FREE LIST go to Carpet Shampooers[you'll find this within the 'Cleaning' section] on theBest UK electrical appliances website mentioned below... andfill out a request for your free copy at the bottom of the page. The first third of the list is reproduced below..... * * *
Carpet cleaners... I have decided to make three separatealphabetical lists... each list will have the same pre-treatmentinstructions at the top, followed by the instructions for eachtype of stain. It would be a good idea to print it out andstaple the resultant pages together, keep in a folder with yourcarpet care emergency kit. The first carpet cleaners list will detail water based stainswhich require just the one method of cleaning - carpet shampoo. Another will detail greasy stains which require just one methodof cleaning - dry cleaning solvent, or methylated spirits. The third carpet cleaners list will detail - all those stainswhich require treatment by more than one cleaning method, or usea totally different method of cleaning. ******** ### Stain removal hints and tips. First, and most important,treat all stains as soon as they happen... the longer they areleft the more they can soak in, and become, in some cases,permanent. If it is a case of liquid material, mop up as much as possiblewith the kitchen towels and terry towelling in your 'carpet careemergency kit'. Always work from the outside of the stain intowards the middle, that way you won't spread the stain to alarger area. If the stain material is solids... scrape up asmuch of the solid matter as possible and dispose of it, then usekitchen towels to mop any liquid deposit. Once you have carriedout these immediate steps it is a case of ascertaining how much,if any, stain persists... then treat the remaining stainaccording to the recommendations below. Don't add any liquid to the stain [unless specified in ourdetailed instructions, below]... it could spread it and send itdeeper into the pile or even get the back of the carpet wet.Where it is appropriate to clean with carpet shampoo only getyour cloth damp enough to get the carpet moist NOT wet. A time when you do use liquid is for fresh blood stains... thenuse COLD water only... and remember to start at the outside edgeof the stain and work towards the centre... keep changing to aclean cloth or kitchen towel as the one you are working withbecomes soiled. Keep blotting up excess water... don't get thecarpet too wet. The stain will need to be dried out to see how well it has comeout... do this by putting a pile of kitchen towels on it withsome heavy weights... try 'phone books and yellow pages,etcetera, and add extra weight to these by placing extra bookson top of them. This will bring the damp out. If the stain hasall but gone, maybe a general shampooing of the whole carpetwill restore it to its former glory. But if once you have completed these basic steps, if morecleaning is required REMEMBER... ALWAYS
try all other steps outin an out-of-sight area of the carpet first. If there appears tobe a problem with 'colour fade' or other distortions of thecarpet pile or colour... CALL IN THE EXPERTS for this particularjob. Another tip... when you first buy and have fitted a newcarpet... ALWAYS make a note of the constituents of the carpet.Wool, cotton, and artificial fibres will react differently tosome cleaning fluids. Keep these notes with your cleaning kit...they could be helpful to both you, and any professional cleanersyou may call in during the life of your carpet. If you are not so lucky, it could be that it will be necessaryto call in professional carpet cleaners... remember they willneed to know exactly what caused the stain in the first place.The more information you can supply the better... and also thesooner they are called in the better! Just one last mention... don't try to dry the carpetartificially... you could cause scorch marks, or, especially ifthe carpet is synthetic or part synthetic, ruin the pileentirely. Just follow the instructions as above and keep thewhole area well aired... other than that all you can do is hopefor the best. List One... Water based stains requiring carpet shampootreatment * Animal stains... remove excess as in - ### above -blot dry. Then treat with carpet shampoo. [If the stain haspenetrated to the back of the carpet you could well need to callin professional carpet cleaners.] * Beer & Lager... removeexcess as in - ### above - blot dry. Treat with carpet shampoo.* Blood... treat as - ### above. Then use carpet shampoo. * Felttip pens, water based... treat as - ### above - followed bycarpet shampoo. * Fruit juices... treat as - ### above - thenfollow with carpet shampoo. * Metal polish... treat as - ###above - then clean with carpet shampoo to which a littlehousehold ammonia has been added [N.B. Please read theprecautions stated, the fumes are dreadful!] * Mud/gardensoil... First, and most important... let it dry. Then brush.Then vacuum. After this you MAY need to use carpet shampoo. *Mustard [ready made]... treat as - ### above - then shampoo. *Perfume... treat as - ### above - then use carpet shampoo. *Toothpaste... treat as - ### above - then shampoo. * Treacle andgolden syrup... treat as - ### above - then shampoo your carpet.* Wine... treat as in - ### above - then shampoo. It is possibleto obtain a special wine clean up liquid from Betterware... youcan use it on carpets and table linen. A valuable addition toyour 'carpet care emergency kit'. The information on 'stains' is taken from the 'Cleaning' sectionat http://www.best-uk-electrical-appliances.com where you canfind details of best appliances, best prices, and bestsuppliers... and so MUCH more! You will be able to kit out yournew home with best buys... from breadmakers to washing machines,from carpet cleaner to cooker or mp3! About the author:Owner and creator of Best-UK-electrical-appliances where youwill find the remainder of the info on stains on the 'Cleaning'page, please don't miss our essential Identity Theftinformation. Also creator of www.TheWorldsBestFlowers.com...which covers any subject, as long as it's about flowers!
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