Stain Removal Tips for Cleaning Carpets

Article Written By: temerity

Accidents happen around the house all the time and one of the most annoying consequences are stains. We are all familiar with that spilt red wine on the carpet at the dinner party or the food stains on the couch from the messy kids eating dinner. Stains are inevitable (unless you're some kind of super clean freak) so it's important to now how to get rid of them effectively.

The most crucial element in successful stain removal is to react immediately to the spillage. Especially if the cleaning is required on your carpets, getting onto the problem straight away before the stain embeds itself and dries in the carpet fibres can result in you being able to save the quality of your carpet. So if a stain occurs, the first thing you need to do is limit the damage.

Soak up as much of the stain as you can with a white cloth or paper towel. If the stain is a powder, using a makeup brush can help shift the particles. If it's a solid stain, a knife or spoon can lift this off the affected area. You also need to determine what type of stain it is. Is it water-based or grease-based or something else? This will influence what you use to clean it up. Take a red wine stain, for example. You should try blotting as much of it up with a a damp white cloth. Then, if you have white wine you can pour this over the red wine stain.

This surprisingly makes the first stain disappear from your carpets! If you don't have any white wine on hand (I don't drink whites myself) then you can mix some dish cleaning detergent with hydrogen peroxide.

A number of stains can be "unlocked" by turning them into a liquid which makes them easier to remove. Applying lots of cold water to the area can work, as it acts as a solvent in many cases. If you can work from the inside of the stain to the outside this is also the most effective. Blotting it from the outside first can push some of it deeper into the middle which makes it harder to get out.

Start blotting from the inside and work out. You may want to repeat these steps a number of times. If you're in doubt, or you left it too late, call a carpet cleaning Melbourne company to professionally remove the stain for you from your carpets.

If you want to be able to do it yourself, keep a number of products on hand around the house. These include turpentine, methlyated spirit, hydrogen peroxide, white vinegar, dish washing liquid, club soda, house hold soap, acetone (which is present in nail polish remove) and spot stain remover. Getting to the stain early and using the appropriate techniques will ensure your carpet are kept clean, even after the biggest spills.

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Elliot Dean provides information on carpet cleaning Melbourne service.

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