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How to Clean Carpets with Household Products
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Don't waste time and money using store-bought carpet cleaners. Make this easy and effective all-purpose carpet cleaner with items you have in your home.
Combine 1/4 c. mild liquid dish detergent (containing no bleach or alkaline) and 1 gal. warm water.
Lightly spray solution on carpet in small, workable areas (preferably 2 to 3 square feet), or dip sponge in solution, wring lightly so that the sponge is not dripping and sponge solution onto carpet.
Blot all areas dry with a white, clean, lint-free towel.
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johnhilbrand said
on 3/10/2008 most carpet spots are just sticky residue or sweet spills and don't need soap just water rinseing and blotting to get all the residue out so they don't darken from trafic. Soaps that won't rinse out are sometimes neutralized with slightly acidic spotters. Harder spots depend on source, most human spots (protein) require alkaline spotters and this method will work although I find people using weak solutions agressively cause undue wear. Most vegetable and urine need acidic spotters, vinegar has a 2.6 ph and might be to low a ph for some carpets. because either too high a ph or low can brown out a carpet. so use chemicals designed for the purpose follow directions, and regardless of proceedure pretest first. for more information see my web http://www.hilbrandscarpetcare.com
Cleanfreak said
on 10/29/2007 Simple Green took wet nail polish out of my carpet like magic.
dianejada said
on 9/14/2007 I have a dog and need to spot clean an area rug (she eats her dog biscuits on this rug). What is pet safe for cleaning?
toocool said
on 9/10/2007 does aminoa really work, or will it not get my hard spot out?? please help!!!
J-Mommy said
on 4/16/2007 To the "Clean hard to beat spots with white vinegar " poster...THANKS! Worked like a charm, but is stinky as you said.