Water Based Stains Step 1
- Use a spoon or dull knife to remove solid
materials.
- For large stains, work from the outside
of stain to the center to prevent spreading.
- Blot
up liquid spills with a white towel or paper towel.
- Mix a solution of 1/4 teaspoon of clear hand dishwashing
detergent with 1 cup of water. Stir gently.
- Apply
detergent solution directly to a white cloth. Dampen
the carpet fibers in the stained area with the cloth. Avoid saturating
the carpet.
- Wipe gently. Turn cloth frequently.
Never rub, scrub or use a brush. This may damage carpet
fibers.
- If necessary, use your fingertips to work
the solution to the base of the stain.
- Wet the
stained carpet fibers with clear, lukewarm water to rinse.
- Cover the spot with an absorbent white towel or paper towel
and apply pressure to blot.
- Repeat the rinsing and
blotting procedures until you are sure all traces of the detergent have
been removed.
- If the stain is gone, place an
absorbent white towel or
paper towel over the area cleaned, and weigh towels down with a heavy,
color-fast object, such as a weighted plastic wastebasket.
- Change towels or paper towels until carpet dries.
- If stain remains, proceed to Step 2.
Step
2
Do NOT use on coffee, tea or urine stains.
- Mix 2 tablespoons of non-bleaching, non-sudsing
household ammonia with 1 cup of lukewarm water.
- Apply ammonia solution, rinse and blot as outlined in Step 1.
- Do not dry with paper towels. Proceed to Step 3
Step 3
- Mix 1
cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water.
- Apply
vinegar solution, rinse and blot as outlined in Step 1
| Special Water Based
Stains
Step 1
-
For large stains, work from the outside of stain to the center to
prevent spreading.
-
Blot up liquid spills with a white towel or paper towel.
-
Mix a solution of 1/4 teaspoon of clear hand dishwashing detergent
with 1 cup of water. Stir gently.
-
Apply detergent solution directly to a white cloth. Dampen the carpet
fibers in the stained area with the cloth. Avoid saturating the
carpet.
-
Wipe gently. Turn cloth frequently. Never rub, scrub or use a brush.
This may damage carpet fibers.
-
If necessary, use your fingertips to work the solution to the base of
the stain.
-
Wet the stained carpet fibers with clear, lukewarm water to
rinse.
-
Cover the spot with an absorbent white towel or paper towel and apply
pressure to blot.
-
Repeat the rinsing and blotting procedures until you are sure
all traces of the detergent have been removed.
-
If the stain is gone, place an absorbent white towel or paper towel
over the area cleaned, and weigh towels down with a heavy, color-fast
object, such as a weighted plastic wastebasket.
-
Change towels or paper towels until carpet dries.
-
If stain remains, proceed to Step 2.
Step 2
-
Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water.
-
Apply vinegar solution, rinse and blot as outlined in Step 1.
| Greasy, Oil Based
Stains
Step 1
-
Use a spoon or dull knife to remove solid materials.
-
For these stains, use a citrus solvent applied directly to a white
cloth. Dampen the carpet fibers in the stained area with the cloth.
Avoid saturating the carpet.
Step 2
-
For large stains, work from the outside of stain to the center to
prevent spreading.
-
Blot up liquid spills with a white towel or paper towel.
-
Mix a solution of 1/4 teaspoon of clear hand dishwashing detergent
with 1 cup of water. Stir gently.
-
Apply detergent solution directly to a white cloth. Dampen the carpet
fibers in the stained area with the cloth. Avoid saturating the
carpet.
-
Wipe gently. Turn cloth frequently. Never rub, scrub or use a brush.
This may damage carpet fibers.
-
If necessary, use your fingertips to work the solution to the base of
the stain.
-
Wet the stained carpet fibers with clear, lukewarm water to
rinse.
-
Cover the spot with an absorbent white towel or paper towel and apply
pressure to blot.
-
Repeat the rinsing and blotting procedures until you are sure all
traces of the detergent have been removed.
-
If the stain is gone, place an absorbent white towel or paper towel
over the area cleaned, and weigh towels down with a heavy, color-fast
object, such as a weighted plastic wastebasket.
-
Change towels or paper towels until carpet dries.
-
If stain remains, proceed to Step 3.
Step 3
Do NOT use on coffee, tea or urine stains.
-
Mix 2 tablespoons of non-bleaching, non-sudsing household ammonia
with 1 cup of lukewarm water.
-
Apply ammonia solution, rinse and blot as outlined in Step 1.
-
Do not dry with paper towels. Proceed to Step 4 to neutralize the
ammonia solution.
Step 4
-
Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water.
-
Apply vinegar solution, rinse and blot as outlined in Step 1.Special
Water-based Stains
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