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ACT QUICKLY. The longer the stain is allowed to remain, the more chance it has to set in.
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IDENTIFY THE STAIN. Is it oil-based, or water-based? See list below for examples.
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REMOVE EXCESS. If possible, remove excess by blotting, scraping, scooping up or brushing off.
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DRY SPILLS? Use a shop-vac or suction the excess, rather than vacuuming over the spill.
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KEEP CLUB SODA HANDY, for most water-based spills.
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TINY BIT OF DISH SOAP on a clean towel, for most oil-based spills, followed by blotting any soap residue with club soda and a towel.
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DO NOT RUB! Tamp or blot with a towel.
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WORK FROM OUTSIDE EDGE IN, to keep the stain from spreading.
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TURN ON FANS to aid with drying out the stain, to help reduce spreading.
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CALL OUR OFFICE, for expert spot and stain removal, if these efforts do not work.
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ALWAYS HAVE PROTECTOR APPLIED with every carpet cleaning, to ensure the best chance for removing new stains.
THESE ARE GENERAL TIPS, AND IN NO WAY CONSTITUTE ANY GUARANTEE OF STAIN REMOVAL.
CARPET CLEANING TIPS
WATER-BASED
Acne Med*
Ammonia
Beer
Blood
Chocolate
Coffee*
Cough Syrup
Excrement
Fruit Juices
Glue (wet)
Ice Cream
Ketchup
Latex Paint (wet)
Milk
Soft Drinks
Sports Drinks*
Tea
Toothpaste
Urine*
Vomit*
Wine*
OIL-BASED
Adhesive Tape
Butter
Caulk
Cooking Oil
Crayon
Furniture Polish*
Glue
Grease
Gum
Ink**
Lotion
Makeup
Marker
Mascara
Mayonnaise
Nail Polish*
Oil
Playdough
Tar
Vaseline
White Out
DRY SPILLS
Baby Powder
Cigarette ashes
Cocoa (dry, powdered)
Dirt
Fireplace ashes
Flour
Potting Soil
Soot
*These items can chemically damage carpet fibers. Please call us for professional assistance. **Please use EXTREME CAUTION when dealing with ink.
