Spot Cleaning Your Carpet
Carpets these days are very resistant to staining. If you know how to properly spot clean your carpet you can add years to their life and have a more pleasant home in the process. Here is how to properly spot clean a carpet. This carpet cleaning article is brought to you by Carpet repair Austin.com
Step 1: Get to the spot as soon as possible.
This is the most important part of spot cleaning. Spots are much easier to remove from a carpet when you get to them immediately before they can set in. Keep spotting supplies handy including several soft cotton terry cloth towels or white paper towels and a bottle of your favorite over the counter spotter.
Step 2: Blot up as much of the spill as possible.
Blot up as much of the spill as possible working from the outside of the spot towards the middle. This will keep the spot from spreading. Be sure to dab the spot instead of rubbing it. Rubbing it will damage the carpet fibers and spread the spot out making it larger. Keep working until no more of the spot transfers to your towel. If color is still transferring keep at it.
Step 3: Place a fresh towel over the spot.
After you have blotted out as much of the spot as possible place a fresh towel on the spot and a heavy weight on top of it. Let it sit for an hour or two and most of the spot should transfer to the towel.
Step 4: Clean the spot with your favorite over the counter spot cleaner.
Follow the directions on the bottle and test an inconspicuous area first. A closet is a great place to test since it is easily hidden if the spotter has an adverse reaction. Use as little of the spotter as possible. Over application of spotters will often lead to a rapid re-soiling problem.
Step 5: Remove the spot cleaner residue.
Using a towel moistened with plain water try to remove as much of the spotter residue as possible. Once again use a blotting motion instead of a rubbing one.
