Cleaning Carpet Spots and Spills It seems that in every household, theres at least one person who leaves behind a trail of stains and spots like a path of gingerbread crumbs: the home handyman who scatters grease spots from the garage to the attic, the toddler who expresses independence by painting with peanut butter on your beautiful new sofa; the enthusiastic cook who drops chocolate on the carpet when giving you that lovely cake; the new puppy that pointedly demonstrates its need for house-training. What should you do if your carpet is soiled by chocolate? Or urine? Or mud? In the next section, well provide answers to these and other questions that may help you throughout your busy lifestyle. Please let me remind you if you did not take advantage of our FREE give away in last month’s newsletter then you should feel the need to take advantage today! email us now for your FREE Professional Stain Remover(RRP £9.99), we will deliver this to your front door, personally! And gratefully talk you through how to use it . Basic Rules for Stain Removal Once you understand the basic rules about treating stains and spots, youll be able to deal with them more effectively - no more wasting time trying to rinse away a stain with tap water when what it needs is to be treated with your very own Professional Stain Removal product supplied completely FREE of charge from our caring company for the rest of your entire life. YES, LIFE! The following rules apply to almost every spot and stain. Rules number one and two are cardinal in treating every spot and stain across the board. Heres Rule No. 1 Regarding spots and spills on your carpeting: Clean them immediately. If you catch the spill when its fresh, youve got a good chance of removing it totally. Consider these tips, too: • Identify or try to identify both the staining agent and the stained surface before you begin treatment. Both factors affect how you treat the stain. Cotton is treated differently than rayon or silk. Knowing what the stained surface is helps you choose the correct treatment technique and avoid damaging the surface. • • No. 2 Carefully blot or scrape the entire area before applying any of your FREE Stain Remover(supplied by us) cleaning solution. Remove as much of the spill as possible(If there is enough liquid to form a puddle, spoon it out or remove it by dipping the corner of a clean, white cloth or paper towel into it and allowing the cloth to draw up the liquid.) If the staining agent is a solid, scrape off excess with a dull knife, spoon, or spatula. Powders can be shaken or brushed off. Be careful not to spread the stain when removing the excess staining material. • • No.3 Before using any cleaning solution, test your carpet in an inconspicuous area to make sure the cleaner wont damage or discolour the appearance of your soft furnishings. Test any other cleaning agents that you keep on hand before you have to use them to make sure they will not harm your carpet. Work from the centre of the stain outward. Most stains are best treated with movements that are directed outward. Such movements help avoid leaving a ring around the cleaned area. • • No.4 Do not rub the spill, that might spread the problem to a larger area. Avoid using heat. Dont use hot water on stains, dont dry stained articles with heat, and never iron stained fabrics. Heat can make a stain impossible to remove. (Heat, however, is used to remove wax from certain fibres.) • • No. 5 Pre-test any stain-removing agent. Even water may damage some surfaces, so always run a sample test on some inconspicuous spot-the seam allowance or under the hem of a garment, the part of the rug thats hidden under a table or chair, the part of the upholstery that faces the wall-to avoid costly mistakes. • • No. 6 When you apply our completely FREE of charge professional spot and stain remover, work from the outside of the stain towards the inside to avoid spreading the stain, and yes we have repeated this so you do not forget it! As this is a vital key in stain removal. After applying a cleaning solution, blot up all the moisture. • Handle stained items gently. Rubbing, folding, wringing, or squeezing can cause the stain to penetrate more deeply and may damage delicate fibres. • A clean white bath towel is unsurpassed for drying carpet and brushing the nap back up to a standing position. If you feel that there is still too much moisture after blotting the carpet, place a 3/4-inch-thick stack of white towels over the spot and weigh them down with a heavy object. • • Urine: There are a few factors to put into mind, your pets diet, how much water your pet has drank throughout the day? Just like us, if we keep hydrated the more watered down our urine will be and the less likely staining will occur on your home’s soft furnishings. If ever in doubt of odours please do not hesitate to contact us for some FREE advice. Butter: Scrape up as much of the butter as you can. Apply dry-cleaning fluid, and let the carpet dry. If the spot remains, repeat the procedure. Vacuum gently when dry. Vomit: Treat vomit quickly. Blot up as much as possible, then dilute immediately with your FREE supply of Stain Remover. Chocolate: Immediately scrape the chocolate from the carpet. Apply the Stain Remover solution to the spot. Rinse well. Vacuum gently when dry. Coffee: (It is advisory to leave wool carpets to professionals ONLY) Blot spilled coffee immediately. Apply the Stain Remover solution to the spot, and let dry. Vacuum gently after the carpet is dry. Mud: Vacuum if dry soil. Apply the Stain Remover solution to the spot. If you follow the tips in this article, you should get a lot more mileage out of your carpeting. And thats good news, given how much it costs to replace. There comes a time in the life of every carpet when vacuuming can no longer restore its clean appearance. There are four major indicators of the need for a professional carpet care consultant : the carpet is matted and feels sticky, the carpet is no longer the same colour as the remnant you saved when the carpet was new; the carpet has grimy circles around the chairs, or the carpet releases a dust storm when you, pets or children run across the room. What we do- Carpets & Fine Fabric Tile & Grout Repair & Re-Colouring Curtains Oriental Rugs Blinds Odour Removal Supply & Install Carpet Urine Decontamination Our Values to you- Always there when you need us. Ongoing support for tips and advice, reliability is our priority. Always looking ahead. Continued investment in equipment and research. Always thinking of you. Happy customers mean the world to our business. Always on your side. We offer great value and expertise you can trust. Always giving you reassurance. Not happy with the level of service or workmanship, don’t pay a penny… Guaranteed. What our clients say about us this month- “ Very professional – Good service “ Miss D Kelly – Aldsworth “ Sheen is the best in the business, Adrian really knows the technical details about doing it the best way and always takes time to do the job to perfection “ Mr R Read – Abbeymead “ Thank you so much for cleaning my two sofa’s they look fantastic “ Mrs Crampton – Gotherington Questions or queries? Please do not hesitate to contact me, I will gladly put you in contact with one of our trained technicians that will be more than happy to help you. We care, because you do. Kind Regards Anna Wildsmith (Customer Care Consultant) [email protected] sheencleaningservices.co.uk
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:10:59 +0000
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