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What is the Best Carpet Cleaning Tip?

By: Nikki Rowd

When it comes to cleaning carpets, there has to be hundreds of methods and remedies to get rid of stains, odors, shading, carpet stitch damage and what not. There are also a lot of neat tips and tricks that professional cleaners and housewives have come up with to substitute those "when in doubt, use cleaning solution" remedies. So here's a run down of some tips and maybe from this list, you can choose what the best carpet cleaning tip is for you.

Cleaning Carpet Stains

The most common problem for carpets are usually the everyday spills from kid's drinks, to coffee to something worse and more sticky such as honey or food sauces. The bad thing about spills is that they always leave marks on the carpet. The good thing about it is that it can be cleaned up. All you have to do is keep the spill from settling into the carpet. The best thing to do is to immediately wipe up the spill by damping it with a dry sponge or wool.

If there is a need to use detergent on the spill, clean and wash the carpet with water first before applying the detergent on the spill. Another valuable carpet cleaning tip is to use water in order to dilute any other cleaning liquid such as vinegar, ammonia or rubbing alcohol as these liquids may be too strong and harsh on your carpet. When used directly on carpets, these liquids may damage the color of your carpet.

Odors on Carpets

One of the first things that can form when you have a stain that is in the carpet for a long time is an odor. Odors can come in different smells but none of them are pleasant at all. You also have to think of the germs that are gathering in the stains that do give off nasty smells.

The best carpet cleaning tip to follow in this case is to wash the carpet in mild detergent with conditioner and to dry out the carpet in the sun for several hours to take out the odor. Make sure, however, to completely dry out the carpet. Dampness in the carpet will only make the odor worse. Carpet freshening sprays can also help get rid of the odor.

Dents

Carpet damage is the last thing you want to encounter. This is especially true if you have furniture on your carpets and you like to move your furniture around a lot as well. You may notice that dents will form where furniture legs used to be. They are flattened areas and it seems that they can't be repaired.

You may need to apply steam iron on those dented areas and brush up its fibers with tough bristles. Be careful, however, to keep the iron from touching the carpet when applying steam. You can also brush those dented areas until the carpet fibers are restored to its original condition and although this may take some time before it is restored, brushing your carpet dents with bristles is actually a good way to maintain your carpet's look. There are also carpet cleaning professionals and repair experts who will gladly do the repair for you for a certain price.

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