Regardless of how much effort you put in to
cleanliness, your carpet is eventually going to end up being a casualty of
careless spillages, accidents and whatever may be on the souls of your
footwear.
Below are some tips to take on board so you
can handle some of the smaller but more major problems that your carpet can
face and help you keep it looking fresh.
Don’t rub, dab
Never start with rubbing a stain, if you can
dab it away. Dab the offending stain with a cleaning solution and a clean
cloth, sponge or a paper towel or towelette. The key here is to blot the
stain and soak it up, always starting from the outside of the stain and moving
inwards.
Rubbing causes particles to get worked
into the fibres of the carpet and can lead to those fibres breaking down
prematurely.
Tackling gum
Whether you’re unfortunate enough to have stepped in gum and
traipsed it in to the home or you just missed the mark when going to put it in
the bin, there’s a simple trick to get it out.
Grab yourself a couple of ice cubes out of the freezer and
place on the gum to freeze it (should only take around 30 sec), once frozen use
a spoon to lift and a pair of scissor to remove it from the carpet all
together, cutting as little of the carpet as possible and as close as possible
to the gum to leave you with a spot that should be unnoticeable.
Washing-up liquid, it’s not just good for the
dishes
That’s right; washing up
liquid is an ideal cleaner for any stain that involves grease, it loves cutting
through it and the carpet is no exception. Simply use a drop or two in a
solution of water and fill a spray bottle, spray the stain and then blot. This
might need to be repeated for larger stains.
Waxy situations
Having candles burning in the home will always come with the
risk of spilling wax on the carpet, well don’t be put off lighting them in fear
of that spillage anymore. If you do happen to get some wax on your carpet get a
white cloth or thin towel and turn your iron on, were going to heat it back up.
Place the cloth or towel over the wax and then heat with the
iron to warm it up, now scrape the wax off with a blunt knife (can use a butter
knife). Once you have done that, repeat the process but use a paper towel as
the fibres will help pick up the remaining wax. You might have to repeat the
last process a few times to get rid of it all.
