There are areas of the house that you know you have to clean. Most people have a plan on how to clean the house and how to keep it looking its very best. Chores are part of being able to take care of your house. Over time you find the best way to do the chores and the best way to keep a clean house is. Although you need to have knowledge on how to clean the house you also need to be able to handle messes that are not on the normal living list. The carpets in your house should be vacuumed on a regular basis and then cleaned professionally. You also need to have a plan on how to clean stains, spills and spots that might end up on your carpet as well. These carpet stains will often land in a few different categories and each of them has a distinct way to clean them off the carpet. Steam Magic Carpet Cleaning outlines different categories of carpet stains and spills and how to clean them.
How to Remove Oil & Grease Stains from Carpet
One of the types of stains that you might have to worry about cleaning is in the oil and grease category. They can be spills that literally include oil that you use to make home repairs or cook food. It can be food that is greasy and covered in oil, chap stick that has a greasy texture and even grease from outside projects. These types of stains are often hard to remove from the carpet and other materials. The best thing you can do is to make sure that you have a cleaning solution that will break down the grease and oil. You can mix water with some mild dish soap. Then you want to add in some white vinegar that will break down the stain. The best way to use it is to dab a clean cloth in the solution then dab at the stain until it has been removed.
How to Get Old Water Soluble Stains Out of Your Carpet
There is a category of spills and stains called water soluble that tend to make up the majority of the stains that appear on the carpet. The water soluble ones are also the easiest to treat and remove from your carpet. When you spill your morning coffee, a kids drink, drop a plate of food, get blood on the carpet and more you have a stain that is water soluble. There are also markers and paints that fit in this category as well. You want to make sure that you create a solution with water and a small amount of dish soap that is mild. You can use a clean cloth to dab at the area and remove it from the carpet.
How to Neutralize Odors in Carpet
You also may have some spills that you can clean but leave odor behind even when they are gone. The best thing that you can do is to have a way to remove the odor from the carpet. You can do that by using baking soda and layering it on the area. This will pull the moisture and trap the odor in the baking soda. Once it has sat overnight you can vacuum up the mess and it will take the odor with it.
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