Comments on: Carpet Care: Can it be saved?

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:35:31 +0000

Ok. Here is the bottom line! Some retail carpet cleaning products are like the gift that keeps on giving! They are full of soapy detergents (chemicals) that set-in your carpet when used. These soapy solutions are difficult to remove and will attract dirt like a sponge soaks-up water! Someone may have used on of these products prior to you moving in. If not, the stains could be from
things such as drink spills or food contamination. The only true way to remove these stains is to extract them. In other words, completely remove the contaminants from the carpet. Rubbing the stain will only move the soil around and bury it deeper into the carpet fiber. So, you can use a wet/dry vacuum to extract the soil from the carpet. Sound too difficult? It's really pretty simple!
Put 2 drops of woolite into a 16oz glass andfill with warm water. Mix well! Pour 2-3 ounces directly onto the soiled area and agitate with a toothbrush. Use the wet/dry vacuum to extract the solution from your carpet. This process acts like a mini-extraction machine! Continue the process until desired results are achieved. This process does require some work! But, the results are worth it! Hope this helps.

By: Carpet Cleaning New York

Carpet Cleaning New York — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:20:07 +0000

There’s a reason for the “mystery stains” that you stated earlier. It’s pretty common amongst my clients prior to me coming. It happens for two reasons. One reason is wicking (stated earlier by Heather). The other is improper neutralization and soap removal. You are putting resolve cleaner onto your carpet. Unless you either give your carpet a proper acid rinse followed by proper extraction, there is no way that you will be able to control when your resolve cleaner will STOP CLEANING. It will continue to clean days into the future until it looks worse than before.

By: knitaddict

knitaddict — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:46:57 +0000

Ack! I’ve got that HORRIBLE builder’s carpet TOO! I’m w/Heather on this one…spot treating works, but it’s really just a temporary solution. My carpet was AWFUL! My daughter drinks(SPILLS) white grape juice and no matter HOW well you clean the spot, it just keeps coming back…it just seems to pull all the dirt off your shoes and the stain just keeps getting darker and darker. A few weeks ago, my husband and I finally broke down and bought the Bissel Pro Heat carpet cleaner. That thing has been a GODSEND! It also comes with a Scotchguard thingy so that you can treat the carpet when you finish cleaning. I spilled salsa on the carpet 2 nights ago and, thanks to the Scotchguard, you can’t even tell! Builder’s carpet just really sucks, I can’t wait until we can get the HARDWOOD. (Oh, and by the way, the Bissel comes w/a hardwood attachment…don’t know how it works yet, but I’ll find out sooner or later!)