How do i shampoo my carpet?
Question:i want to shampoo my carpet using over the counter items?? how do i start with it?
Answers:
For heavily soiled carpets, shampooing is recommended, rather than spot-cleaning. Wet-cleaner machines spray and remove hot detergent solution while cleaning the carpet.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Steps
Step One
Purchase or rent a wet-cleaner machine also known as a steamer, at a hardware or grocery store. When you rent a machine, the necessary cleaning products are usually included or can be purchased at the rental store.
Step Two
Vacuum the floor thoroughly.
Step Three
Spray heavily soiled areas with prespray or traffic-lane cleaner. For really dirty areas, increase the amount of prespray used instead of increasing the amount of carpet shampoo.
Step Four
Fill the machine's hose or reservoir with hot tap water.
Step Five
Use the machine and carpet shampoo according to the steamer manufacturer's instructions.
Step Six
Maximize the amount of water removed from the carpet by making a water-extraction pass with the water spray on, and then again with the spray off. Test the carpet with your hand. If your hand comes away with water droplets, extract again with the spray off; if your hand comes away damp and the carpet feels wrung out, you have extracted correctly.
Step Seven
Wait overnight for the carpet to dry before walking on it. To dry thoroughly, open windows and use fans.
Tips & Warnings
* Special solutions are available to treat pet stains and odors.
* To help your cleaning last longer, neutralize detergent residue left on the carpet by steaming with a vinegar-water rinse made up of 1 c. vinegar and 1 gallon water.
* Oversaturating the carpet can cause water to soak through and damage the floor underneath.
be sure is has a wand...to reach under and corners...as far is chemichals go to hardware sotore or go under chemicals to clean your carpets....good luck..im a carpet cleaner in pa..later
Guess what
Stanley Steamer and the companies are cheaper less stress and do a very good job for the price they charge for this service.
i make my own carpet shampoo using spray n wash and fabric softener. that way i'm not spending a fortune and the spray n wash has resolve in it for the stains. the fabric softener makes it smell nice.
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