March 31, 2010
Cheap And Effective Rug Cleaning Tricks
Keep your Rug looking new and clean by using effective Rug cleaning tricks sure to maintain the beauty of your carpet. Avoiding spills from food, pet stains and high traffic from your Rug is nearly if not completely impossible. However, cleaning carpets does not have to be a hard job. A few tricks to keeping Rugfresh and spot-free will be uncovered.
Frequent Foot Traffic
Carpets are pretty durable and made to tolerate a lot of traffic. Much of the wear of carpets are due to the grim on the bottoms of shoes. To prevent the dirt and grim from embedding in your carpet, remove shoes when entering a carpeted room. Socks and slippers can also reduce the amount of dirt from dirty and oily feet.
Tough Food Stains
Stains and spills are bound to happen to any Rugat some point. Food stains leave unattractive spots on the Rugand if not cleaned up immediately, it can be really hard to completely remove the stain. Many food stains can be cleaned with shaving cream.
By spraying the shaving cream directly on the stain and letting it set for 15 minutes, the stain should come up easily. Blot the area and rinse with a mixture of vinegar and water. The mixture should be one cup of vinegar to two and a half gallons of water and should do the trick.
Smelly Pet Stains
Pets occasionally stay inside the home. If your cat or dog goes on the carpet, there are certain steps that need to be taken to eliminate the stain and odor. A little more effort is needed when attempting to treat soiled areas.
First, add a enzyme product and saturate about twice the amount of area as the stain occupies to ensure it is all removed. Urine tends to spread when it hits the carpet. Let it set for a couple of hours. If that does not do the job, the next best thing is to add a solution to the area to clean it.
For the solution mix 1 teaspoon of detergent, 1 teaspoon of white vinegar and a quart of warm water. Let the solution dry, repeating if necessary. Once it is dry vacuum the area. This will take care of smelly pet stains.
Rug cleaning does not have to be a tedious task if spots and spills are cleaned immediately. Learning a few tricks and shortcuts to preserve your carpets beauty can save you money.
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