On a sunny Monday morning, our technician Pete was tasked with cleaning all of the carpets in a 2 bedroom house in Cheltenham. The customer had some notable stains on some of their light coloured woollen carpets which were a nice challenge for Pete to start the week on!
Natural materials such as wool tend not to yield up stains as well as synthetic, especially stains made by food & drinks as the dyes & acids present in these items can forever alter the colour of carpets.
Unfortunately, the customer has tried to clean the stain shown above herself using a shop bought stain remover. Often these types of products include a bleaching agent & as the photo above on the right shows, Pete managed to do a great job on the stain but the remaining white patches are where the shop bought product has bleached the carpet & left a permanent white mark.
Pete treated the stains & allowed the product to dwell to break up as much of the deposit as possible before he extracted it & used an effective detergent to get the best results possible.
The method for treating stains was repeated on the stains shown above, all achieving pleasing results.
Treating stains is a standard part of our cleaning process which normally includes;
- Dry extraction/vacuuming
- Spot/stain treatments, as necessary
- Eco-sanitising pre-spray
- Rotary agitation
- Traditional rinse extraction (sometimes called steam cleaning)
I think that Pete did really well dealing with the carpet stains on this occasion, they may not of gone completely but they were significantly better than when he arrived & of course all the carpets within the house were cleaner, fresher & santised as well!
If you are prone to spillages, it may be worth reading a previous blog we wrote about the do’s & don’ts when accidents happen. It may not be Christmas anymore but the advice is still relevant! Carpet Stains This Christmas? Heres A List Of Do’s & Don’ts! | Green Man Cleaning
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