Use this guide to select the best cleaning agent for your particular type of spot:

Greasy Stains (oil, butter, salad dressing):
Use a nonflammable dry cleaning type solvent, following all product instructions and warnings.

Ink:
Use a nonflammable dry cleaning type solvent, following all product instructions and warnings.

Light greasy stains:
Coat with aerosol shaving cream or carbonated water. Speed dry with a hair dryer and vacuum. You can also sprinkle the stain with baking soda, cornstarch, cornmeal or talcum powder. Leave on at least 6 hours, then vacuum.

Water-Soluble Stains (soft drinks, fruit juice, alcohol, candy, sugar and starch, mud):
Mix one teaspoon mild detergent and one teaspoon white vinegar with one quart water. Dab a clean cloth into solution and apply as needed. Place several layers of white tissues or paper towels over the spot and weigh down with books or pots and pans. Let stand about one hour. Replace with fresh tissues or towels and leave overnight. Then fluff up the carpet pile with your fingers.

Combination Stains (coffee with cream, gravy, lipstick, ice cream):
Use both the dry cleaning solvent and the wet cleaning agent to remove the stain.

Red Wine:
Use club soda to flush the wine from the carpet fibers.

Blood:
Treat fresh spots with a paste of water and cornstarch, cornmeal, or talcum powder. Let dry and brush off. Cover fresh or dried stains with meat tenderizer and add cool water. Sponge off with cool water after 15-30 minutes. Avoid hot water, which will set the blood.

Pet Urine:
Dilute with cloth dampened with water. Then clean with an acid solution consisting of one teaspoon white vinegar mixed with one quart water. Or, apply a pet bacteria/enzyme digester according to the directions. Saturate the spot, cover with plastic, and allow to work as long as indicated.

For more assistance removing carpet stains, contact us.