Posted by Dave on 8:28 PM
1. Clean the stain well with a damp sponge.
2. After cleaning the stain well with a moist sponge, wipe with cold water. If unsuccessful, wipe again with pure white wine, if stain is dry, brush it well and clean with water containing a dash of ammonia (by no means use hot water).
3. Blot the stain using a clean white 100% cotton dry towel and holding down hard from the outside towards the middle. Repeat this process, turning the folded towel over and over until you have absorbed as much moisture as possible.
4. When you blot the spot move the towel in straight lines, never rub in a circle as this can cause permanent damage to your rug.
Carpet and rug cleaning
Posted by Dave on 7:10 PM
1. Apply dry-cleaning solvent to a clean cloth.
2. Blot the hair spray stain with the cloth until the solvent has completely absorbed into the carpet.
3. Combine 2 cups of warm water with 1 tbsp. of dish-washing liquid in a small bowl. Dip a clean cloth into the mixture and blot the area until it is completely absorbed.
4. Combine ½ cup of cool water with 1 tbsp. of ammonia in a small bowl and dip a clean cloth into the mixture if the hair spray remains. Blot the stain with the mixture. If the hair spray is now gone, dip a clean cloth into cold water and dab at the carpet. Dry the area with a clean towel.
5. Combine 1 cup of warm water with 1 tsp. of white vinegar in a small bowl if the hair spray remains on the carpet. Blot the mixture onto the stain.
6. Dip a clean cloth in cold water and blot onto the area where the stain was removed. Pat dry with a clean, dry towel.
Carpet Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 9:12 PM
1. Mix a solution of mild dishwashing liquid and water
2. Using a toothbrush or your fingers, rub the solution gently into the stain.
3. Damp the stain with a clean white towel or absorbent pad.
Posted by Dave on 6:07 PM
1. Try to clean the milk up as quickly as you can after the spill with a plain white cloth or plain white paper towel(s).
2. Flush the area with water and then extract the water. Repeat as needed, this is the basic method of removing milk from carpet.
3. If the milk has long since dried, scrape out any chunks and flakes using the edge of a teaspoon. Then use the following procedure for both this and fresh spills.
4. Make a mix of dish washing detergent and water (1/8 teaspoon in two cups of warm water). Use a spray bottle if you have one, and apply this mixture numerous times, letting it soak in a bit before blotting it up each time using white paper towels or a white cotton cloth, or sucking it out with a wet/dry vacuum cleaner.
5. If you don't get all the milk out, you might have an odour problem. A carpet freshener or baking soda may help. If not, you may need to resort to a professional carpet cleaner.
6. Put your nose close to the spot a few days later to see if there is any remaining odour.
Carpet Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 5:59 PM
1. Hang rug the outside on a clothesline (if available) and beat it (with a broom handle or large stick) getting as much loose dirt out as possible.
2. Bring the rug inside and vacuum it thoroughly.
3. Spray carpet cleaning foam evenly over entire rug, adding extra to stained areas. Allow the cleaner to sit on the carpet untouched for a few minutes.
4. Rub a damp sponge mop over the rug in sections. Your movements should be back and forth, in the direction of pile and against the direction of the pile---this will help loosen embedded dirt.
5. Allow the foam to dry completely. This may take an hour or more, depending on the carpet pile, amount of product used and the ambient humidity.
6. Vacuum the rug very well. This helps remove much of the remaining dirt. If you still see stains, spot treat with more foam cleaner.
Carpet Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 5:11 PM
1. Blot any immediate spills with a paper towel to remove as much of the liquid as possible before it dries. Take your rug outside and shake it vigorously to remove loose dust and dirt. Alternatively, shake it over the garbage can. If your rug is too large to shake, vacuum it thoroughly.
2. Fill a bowl or bucket to the halfway point with lukewarm water. Pour in two caps of a gentle detergent, such as Woolite. Stir the detergent into the water. Dip a sponge in the bowl and wring it out. Sponge stains out of the rug, going in the direction of the pile of the rug. Do not scrub or wipe in circles.
3. Rinse the sponge under the tap. Rinse the soap out of the carpet with the sponge, again following the pile. Once you've removed any spot stains, soap up the rest of the carpet as you did in Step 2.
4. Rinse the rug. You can rinse a throw rug with a garden hose. For larger wool carpets, use a carpet steamer filled with water only. Rinsing with a sponge will take too long.
5. Place a towel on top of your wool throw rug and roll it up. This will squeeze out the excess water. Lay the lamb's wool rug out flat to dry, preferably outdoors. For larger pieces of wool carpeting, open as many windows and doors as you can and turn on a fan to speed up drying or remove water with a wet/dry vacuum. Do not walk on the carpet until it is dry.
Carpet and Rug Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 5:16 PM
1. Blot up as much cola as possible out of the carpet with a clean cloth. Don't rub or you'll spread the spill.
2. Mix up a solution of liquid laundry detergent and cold tap water. Use one part detergent to four parts water.
3. Pour some of the solution onto the cola spot. If the carpet is thick or has a tall nap, gently scrub the solution down in with an old toothbrush. Make sure the entire cola spill has solution on it to remove the stickiness and the colour.
3. Blot up the cleaning solution with a cloth.
4. Pour some tap water on the affected area to rinse it. Use the old toothbrush, if necessary, to rub the water down into a thick or tall nap.
5. Blot the water up with a clean cloth and allow the carpet to air dry.
Carpet Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 8:46 PM
Read your owner's manual to make sure your cleaning procedures don't
invalidate the warranty. This is rarely a problem with recent
fireplaces, but older models have a number of restrictions.
Things you will need
Razor blade or painting scraper
Ammonia - based cleaner
Disposable towels or rags
Instructions
1. Remove the sooty buildup with a razor blade or paint scraper. You can
skip this step if there is only minimal black debris on the windows.
2. Spray the windows with an ammonia-based cleaner. You can make your own with a mixture of equal parts ammonia and water.
3. Using clean towels, start wiping the windows in a circular motion. You
won't be able to remove all of the buildup with a single wash. Spray and
wipe at least three times.
4. Use wet newspaper with a little bit of ash sprinkled on it if there are
spots that won't come off with just the ammonia cleaner. The newspaper
and ash will scrape off stubborn particles that ammonia alone will not
remove.
5. Allow the window to dry completely once all the visible soot has been
removed. Spray and wipe down the windows one more time with ammonia and
water. This will prevent most of the fogging from ash and sooty remains
that aren't visible.
Tips and Warnings
Add 1/4 cup vinegar to your cleaning solution if fogging continues after
cleaning.
Occasionally burn an extremely hot fire to burn off excess soot from the
windows. Most soot is material that hasn't completely burned, and so
the heat will break down much of what you can see. Extra hot fires also
help remove soot buildup from your chimney.
Make sure you do not clean the glass while it is still hot. Cold liquid on hot glass can cause it to shatter
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Posted by Dave on 4:45 PM
1. Try to wash out the spill as quickly as you can after it occurs with a plain white cloth or plain white paper towel(s). A wet/dry vacuum cleaner can also be used with water to repeatedly flush the area and suck out the moisture.
2. Mix 1/4 cup of white vinegar with 1/2 cup of water. Put it in a spray bottle if you have one or otherwise spread it as you apply it. Make it last for two or three applications, working it in gently with your fingers and then blotting it up with a clean white cotton rag or white paper towels each time.
3. Follow that with a mild detergent solution made of warm water (a cup) and a few drops of a mild dish washing detergent (such as Dawn). Again do several applications and blot up the excess each time.
4. Use plain water to rinse out all of the detergent, applying and blotting. Once you have done this, put your face close to the spot to see if there is still any odour from either the perfume stains or the vinegar or the detergent solution. Rinse again if necessary.
5. Dry the area with weighted stacked paper towels (white ones), replacing them as they get saturated. A fan blowing across the spot for a couple hours will finish the drying quickly.
If the perfume contained a colouring agent which has dyed your carpet, see the page entitled 'How to remove a colour stain from your carpet
Dry Cleaning Carpet
Posted by Dave on 4:21 PM
1. You will need to obtain some nail polish remover with acetone as one of its ingredients. 2. Test the nail polisher first on an inconspicuous spot of the carpet like in the closet or wall corner before trying on the actual spill.
3. Soak a cotton ball or the tip of a cotton swab in the nail polish remover and then lightly rub it on the spill. The acetone in the remover should dissolve the super glue in a moment.
4. Scrape off the remaining granule-like bits of the super glue with your fingernail or use a fork.
5. As acetone is flammable, apply a carpet cleaner or dish washing liquid and wipe with paper towel to remove the last of the acetone after all the super glue has been removed.
6. Alternatively, you can use super glue remover or super glue solvent
7. If using super glue solvent or super glue remover, follow the instructions on the packaging.
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Posted by Dave on 9:50 PM
1. Hair dye needs to be removed as soon as possible. As soon as you spill it on the carpet, blot it with a clean white dry cloth.
2. Mix a solution of one cup of lukewarm water with one quarter tablespoon of mild liquid soap.
3. Take your cloth and that solution and blot the area working from outside in.
4. Flood the area with a little bit of water and blot again.
5. Make a solution of one part vinegar to two parts lukewarm water.
6. Take your cloth and blot the area of the hair dye outside in once again.
7. Finally flood the area with water one more time.
Posted by Dave on 9:49 PM
1. Sprinkle baking soda or borax on the grease stain. Allow to sit for a few minutes to soak up some of the grease.
2. Vacuum the baking soda or borax from the spot. Be careful not to rub at the stain with your vacuum.
3. Repeat steps one and two, several times until the stain is not noticeable. It will not be completely removed at this point but the bulk of the grease will have been absorbed and removed.
4. Place a few drops of grease cutting dish washing detergent on the stain and pour a small amount of water on the spot also.
5. Rub in a circular motion with a cotton cloth until you notice the grease coming out onto the cloth. Keep switching to clean areas on the cloth or get a new cloth when this one is completely dirty.
6. Rub the stain until your cloth is no longer picking up grease. Don't add too much soap or it will be difficult to remove the entire soap residue.
7. Add water and soak up the soap residue with an old towel or cotton cloth. If all the soap is not removed you will be able to see the difference in the texture of the carpet. Keep adding water and soaking it up until all of the soap is removed.
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Posted by Dave on 9:11 PM
1. Check the fabric of your carpet. Solution-dyed fabric may withstand chemicals and even bleach, but nylon may lose its colour, so use extra care when working with textiles such as olefin/nylon. Wool fabrics may require dry cleaning for stain removal. Check tags or labels for specific instructions.2. Spray the spot with clear cool water. If several attempts to remove the stain with water are unsuccessful, try another method, but first use water.
3. Blot--do not rub--with white paper towels or a cloth. Rubbing or scrubbing may spread the stain, making it more difficult to remove. Begin at an outer edge and work toward the centre to avoid enlarging the spill.
4. Alternate spraying with water and blotting until the cloth or towel no longer shows any sign of tea stain. If colour remains, prepare a mild spot remover.
5. Mix a solution of a mild, clear, non-bleach dishwashing detergent in a ratio of 1/4 tsp. detergent to 1 litre of water.
6. Work in small circles from the outside to the inside of the spot, blotting after a moment or so. When the fabric is clear of stain marks, spray again with clear water and blot until dry. If the spot is still visible, move to a stronger commercial stain remover.
7. Carefully test the commercial stain remover in an inconspicuous corner of the carpet. Using the spray and blot method, apply the remover and blot.
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Posted by Dave on 9:04 PM
1. Combine 1 cup of lukewarm water with a bleach- and alkaloid-free crystal detergent (such as dishwasher or laundry soap).
2. Blot this solution into the carpet or upholstery using a clean cloth.
3. Drop 1 tbsp. of ammonia into 1/2 cup water. Using a different clean cloth, blot this into the carpet or upholstery on top of the detergent solution.
4. Apply the detergent solution a second time, on top of the ammonia.
5. Get a sponge and some clean water. Soak the sponge, wring it out and blot the soy sauce stains in your carpet.
6. Supplement your efforts by applying a carpet cleaner spray product to the stain, as per the instructions on the label. Consult a professional carpet cleaner if you still cannot remove the soy sauce stains.
Carpet Dry Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 8:35 PM
1. To avoid the problem, clean up spills and stains as soon as you can after they occur.2. If you have scraps saved from the original installation, you can cut out the stain, cut a piece of scrap to match the size of your hole, and glue it into place. Have a professional do this if you are not comfortable with the job - or try it first and then hire someone to clean up your mess if it doesn't work out. If you don't have any pieces of the carpeting from the original installation, you can cut a small piece out from the back of a closet, where it won't be noticed.
3. If the stain is small you might get by with carefully snipping out the damaged fibres and gluing new ones in their place. Again, you can cut some fibres out for this from the back corner of a closet that has the same carpet. Carefully apply glue at the base of the fibres where you snipped out the stained ones, and use tweezers to push the new fibres into place. Let this dry overnight, and if there is any unevenness, trim the tops.
4. Removing as much of the staining substance as you can might be enough to make many permanent stains unnoticeable, so try cleaning and removal remedies before taking the steps above. Finally, you can always hide any permanent stain in carpet by putting a rug or a piece of furniture over it.
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Posted by Dave on 11:01 PM
1. Try to remove the spill as quickly as it happens, scoop from two sides at once using spoons or pieces of cardboard.
2. If the spill is discovered later when dried, scrap out any chunks with the edge of a metal spoon, and vacuum the spot.
3. Using isopropyl rubbing alcohol on a clean white cotton cloth, dab the spot without rubbing too hard. Rub gently in one direction, and be sure not to allow the alcohol to soak in so heavily that it reaches the carpet backing. Follow this with a clean dry cloth to soak up excess, and repeat the process.
4. Repeat this until you no longer see transfer of the stain to the cloth or paper towels you are using to blot up the excess, or until you no longer smell the mayonnaise when you put your nose close to the spot.
5. Mix a cup of warm water and a few drops of dish detergent (such as Dawn). Apply to the spot and blot this .
6. Reapply several times. Afterward, apply plain water several times and extract with a clean cloth or wet/dry vacuum cleaner each time.
7. Dry the carpet quickly by blotting up excess moisture and then allowing a fan to blow over the spot for a couple hours.
Carpet Dry Cleaning
Posted by Dave on 10:59 PM
1. Ready your vacuum for cleaning. Change the bag and replace it with a new one. If the vacuum has a soft brush attachment, use it. Wipe down the underside of the vacuum with a clean cloth and gentle household cleaner.
2. Get the rug ready for cleaning. Remove all furniture and obstacles from the rug. For area rugs, roll up the rug and vacuum the floor under the rug.
3. Vacuum the entire rug, going in a single direction. The hand-knotted wool rug is now ready to clean.
4. Use a Woolsafe certified carpet cleaner and test an inconspicuous area of the rug with the carpet cleaner. Check for colour loss, fibre loss or fuzzing. If any of these occur, do not use that product and look for another one that is less damaging to the rug.
5. Apply the carpet cleaner to the hand-knotted wool rug. To use a dry carpet cleaner, sprinkle the cleaner around on the carpet like spreading chicken feed. Work no more than a 10 x 10-foot area at a time. Gently brush in the cleaner using a back and forth motion. Repeat until the entire carpet is cleaned however always be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions if they differ.
6. Try a foam carpet cleaner rather than a dry cleaner. Simply apply the foam in a back and forth motion, shaking the can occasionally. Allow it to dry. Some manufacturers recommend working in the foam with a stiff brush. Never use a stiff brush on a hand-knotted wool rug.
Posted by Dave on 10:57 PM
1. Scrape out any dried pieces and chucks using the edge of a metal spoon or a dull knife.2. To get the rest of the cheese, mix up a tablespoon of clear ammonia with about half a cup of water.
3. Use a spray bottle to apply this to the spot. The mixture will neutralize the acids, reduce potential odour problems, and (hopefully) remove the stain.
4. Blot the moisture with white paper towels or a white cotton cloth, and repeat the process until there is no more transfer of the stain to the cloth.
5. Try to keep the mixture from soaking down to the bottom of the carpet. Rinse with water afterward several times blotting up the water each time.
6. If there is still some cheese or odour remaining (you may have to use your nose to determine this), make a mixture of a few drops of dish washing detergent (plain blue Dawn is perhaps the safest) and a cup of water.
7. Apply and blot this several times until you see no more stain transfer. Rinse with water as above.
8. Dry the area with a weighted stack of white paper towels. Remove these and use a fan or open window to move some air around to finish the drying.
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Posted by Dave on 10:00 PM
1. Cut a piece of nylon screen and secure it around the vacuum hose with a hair tie.
2. Use the hose to vacuum the rug in long slow motions from the top of the rug to the bottom.
3. Vacuum in this manner several times until all the dust is removed from the rug. If the nylon screen becomes clogged, brush it off and continue to vacuum in this manner.
4. To wash the rug to eliminate more difficult stains, first wet a cotton ball or cotton bud. Use the cotton ball or bud to gently sweep across one of the fibres of the rug to test for colourfastness. If the cotton swab is still white, the rug can safely be washed.
5. Fill the bucket or tub with cold or lukewarm water, and add a pH-balanced soap specifically designed for preserving needlework. Soak the rug for five to 10 minutes in this mixture. Scrub any spots that are particularly dirty, being careful not to tug on the fibres of the rug.
6. Rinse the rug under a running source of cold water until the water runs clear.
7. Place the rug in a warm, sunny spot on a surface slightly larger than the rug. Reshape the rug so that it resembles its original shape. Allow the rug to dry in this manner.
8. If any dirt or debris remains, repeat the vacuuming process and spot clean with a mild mixture of soap and water.
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Posted by Dave on 9:11 PM
1. Lightly wet the stain with warm water.
2. Blot the stain using a clean white 100% cotton dry towel and pressing down very hard from the outside towards the middle. Do this repeatedly, turning the folded towel over and over until you have absorbed as much moisture as possible.
3. When you blot the spot move the towel in straight lines, never rub in a circle as this can cause permanent damage to your rug.
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