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Having a crisp-clean carpet is a growing problem for most households. However, your household shouldn’t suffer from having a lot of carpet stains once you are armed with effective ways of cleaning your carpet.
That’s what you’ll learn about in this article. For the best results when you are performing a move out cleaning exercise, combine all these effective tips. So, go ahead and get started right now with these six proven tips that you can use to clean your carpet stains immediately.
Read on…
- Shaving cream can be very effective
General stains can be cleaned from your carpet using shaving cream. Once you’ve applied the shaving cream on the stain, allow it to set for at least 30 minutes before using a dry white cloth to blot it away. Finally, use a mixture of one-part vinegar and one-part water to spray the area. Then, use a cloth to wipe away the solution.
- Use dishwashing detergent to clean difficult stains
Two drops of dishwashing detergent in a cup of water has been proven to be very effective for cleaning difficult stains. To clean the stain, spray the solution on it and blot. If the stains are large, you may have to repeat this more than twice.
- Heat the wax
When you burn candles in the house, its wax can get dripped on the carpet and gets stuck after it must have dried up. The best way to remove the wax is to heat it again. After placing a white cloth over your iron, warm up the wax by putting the iron on the wax. Then, use a butter knife to scrape off the wax.
Now put an iron on a paper towel that has been placed over the surface area. This should make the wax melt and stick to the paper and after a few additional applications, the wax should be gone permanently.
Pro tip: to prevent you from burning the carpet, use the iron less than 30 seconds. Also, you should only use white towels and a white cloth. If you use colored ones and especially, when you have a light-colored carpet, you risk transferring the color onto the carpet when it is heated.
- Hydrogen peroxide is the best for cleaning blood stains
Here’s a simple three-step checklist to clean blood stains with hydrogen peroxide:
- Mix water with a mild detergent to loosen dried blood
- Clean the fibers as much as you can
- Clean off any remaining blood by applying hydrogen peroxide on the stain directly
Don’t be surprised that the solution foams once it encounters blood. However, dry the carpet by dabbing the hydrogen peroxide with towels.
- Steam-clean the carpet for a thorough cleaning
You can keep your carpet fresh and new by cleaning it regularly. Steam cleaning is the injection of cleaning solution into the carpet using water-jet nozzles. Thus, the machine will extract the dirt, debris and the solution from the carpet. If you are a family of four, you should deep clean at least once every six months.
- Use a spotter brush to scrape off candy
An alternative to a spotter brush is the butter knife. After scraping, mix mild soap in water and use a sponge to clean off all the sugar from all parts of the carpet. Otherwise, the candy will attract dirt and debris. After removing the candy, blot the spot using a cloth (or towels) to dry it.
Bonus tip: use ice cubes to remove chewing gum
After freezing, lift the glob with a spoon. Cut off any strand of carpet close to the gum. The spot shouldn’t be noticeable provided the cut part isn’t much.
Conclusion
You just discovered 6 proven tips for cleaning your carpet stains. And that means you can now clean your carpet stains with ease. What’s more? Most of the items for the cleaning are not expensive at all.
However, a word of warning – just knowing these tips won’t get you any result. The key to getting results is to act on what you’ve learned.
That’s why I encourage you to go over these tips again and start implementing them right away.
