Floor and Floor Treatments

Floor And Floor Treatments 3 (1+2)

Lesson :15 Techniques of stain removing

Stain Removing Technique From Carpets And rugs

Typical Carpet Stains

Blot is a absorbent, natural material paper towel, tissue, sponge, or cloth-but not a synthetic fabric.

Baby and pet urine: Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, final rinse with a sour solution, and blot. Repeat if necessary, To make a sour solution, add 1 teaspoon of a neutral detergent, such as those used for fine fabrics, to a quart of warm water. To this, add one teaspoonful of white vinegar. White vinegar is a weak acid and will serve to neutralize materials. Do not use soap or allow the carpet to become overly wet.

Blood:Blot up the excess, sponge with cold water, blot, and sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. Repeat if necessary.

Candle wax:Scrape up the excess, sponge with a dry-cleaning solvent, and blot. Repeat if necessary.

Coffee. Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. If the stain is old, the lat traces may be removed with a bleach solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Egg. Scrape or blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. Repeat if necessary.

Fruit juice:.Blot up the excess, sponge with a de­tergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Furniture polish (solvent-based):Blot up the ex­cess, sponge with a dry-cleaning solvent, and blot. Due to dyes in most furniture polishes, the stain may persist; sponge with a bleach solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Furniture polish (water-based):Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. If the stain is old and persists, sponge with a dry-cleaning solution and blot. Due to dyes in most furniture polishes, the stain may still persist; sponge with a bleach solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Glue (carpenter's): Scrape (with the grain of the carpet) or blot up the excess, sponge with a deter­gent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. Repeat if necessary. If the glue has dried before removal is attempted, a damp sponge should be left on it for sufficient time to soften the mass before removal is attempted.

Grease:Scrape up (with the grain of the carpet) the excess, sponge with a dry-cleaning solvent, and blot.

Ink:Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. If a trace remains, sponge with a bleach solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Milk: Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Mud: Allow to dry, scrape up the excess, and vac­uum thoroughly. If a trace persists, sponge with a detergent, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Nail polish: Scrape up the excess (with the grain of the carpet), sponge with amyl acetate or a polish remover, blot, sponge with a dry-cleaning solvent, and blot. Repeat if necessary. Try a lacquer thinner if all else fails.

Oil: Blot up the excess, sponge with a dry-cleaning solvent, and blot. Repeat if necessary.

Soft drinks: Blot up the excess, sponge with a de­tergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. Repeat if necessary.

Shoe polish (liquid): Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, and blot. If the stain per­sists, sponge with a dry-cleaning solvent and blot. If a trace still persists, the dye must be removed. Sponge with a bleach solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Shoe polish (paste): Scrape up the excess (w'ith the grain of the carpet), sponge w'ith a dry-cleaning sol­vent, blot, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot. If a trace persists, sponge with a bleach solution, blot, sponge with water, and blot.

Tea: Blot up the excess, sponge with a detergent solution, blot, and sponge with water, blot, sponge with a sour solution, and blot.