Spot Cleaning Guide
How to remove stains from your carpet.
Quickly get to any spillages or stains, this decrease the opportunity that the stain will penetrate the carpet fibres. Especially liquids, particularly hot liquids must be attended to straight away. If allowed to cool or dry, the stain will be almost impossible to remove. Care must be taken during stain removal as carelessness can result in permanent stain setting, pile distortion and loss of colour.
Basic Carpet Cleaning Steps:
To Begin
1. Immediately remove as much of the spill as possible. For solids use a blunt knife or spoon. Blot up liquids by applying pressure with white paper towels or tissues. Use a wet / dry vacuum for large spills. NEVER scrub or rub the carpet during the stain removal (or rinsing) process as a fuzzy area may result. Always work from the outside of the stain or spillage towards the middle to avoid further spreading using a blotting or dabbing motion.
2. Triexta carpets: Cold water is all that’s needed to remove most stains from Redbook triexta carpets. Always work from the outside of the stain or spillage towards the middle to avoid further spreading the stain. Apply clean cold water to the affected area with a sponge or spray while avoiding over wetting the carpet and blot up with a sponge or use a wet/dry vacuum to remove the water. Repeat until no discolouration is evident in the carpet or removed water. Once this has been achieved repeat the cleaning 4 or 5 times to remove any remnant stain hidden in the pile.
Once the stain has been removed with cold water, press dry with a clean white cloth or white paper towel.
Other carpets: Most common household food and beverage stains (not including stains containing strong dyes or substances which destroy or change the colour of carpet) need to be treated solely with cold water immediately applied to the stained area. Repeat treatment
above until no stain is evident on the cloth or towels used to press dry the area.
Ensure carpet is press dried with a clean white cloth or white paper towel to remove excess moisture. Do not rub, as rubbing can alter the carpet’s texture.
Should the stain remain, using a clean white cloth or sponge, treat with a mixture of 1 teaspoon of laundry detergent and one teaspoon of white vinegar in 1 litre of warm water. Rinse with cold water, repeating treatment until no stain is evident on cloth or towels.
