At Home Spotting Tips

If you own carpet then you know it is impossible to prevent spills and stains.  No matter what you do there is always going to be an accident and something is going spill on the carpet and leave a stain.  Well we are here to help.  Follow these simple steps to prevent long lasting stains.

Step 1:  As soon as the spill occurs absorb the excess liquid with clean cloth towels.  It is very important that you soak up the liquid immediately after the spill and absorb as much as possibl.  Apply pressure with your hands to soak up fluid that is deep in the carpet fibers.

Step 2:  Mix 2 or 3 drops of dish soap in a standard spray bottle with water.  When mixed shake the bottle to properly distribute the cleaning solution in the water.  Apply the water by either pouring a little bit on the affected area or spraying liberally to the affected area.  With a household spoon agitate or scrub the solution into the carpet fibers that have been stained.

Step 3:  Re-do step 1 and soak up the solution along with the spilled substance with a clean cloth.  Make sure you use a clean cloth and not one that you have already used.  Apply pressure by standing on the cloth on top of the area.

If the stain remains in your carpet apply plain water to the stain and re-do step 1 again.  For best results leave a clean cloth on top of the area with several heavy objects on top to apply pressure and soak up as much of the fluid as possible.  Leave the weight on top of the cloth on the area overnight.

If these steps dont completely remove the stain you may have to hire a professional carpet cleaning company to remove the stain.