Shampooing your carpet is not unlike shampooing your hair — or your dog.
Simply apply the shampoo, massage a while and rinse and Voila! everything
smells fresh and clean.
Except for one minor detail. Carpet fibers are not strands growing from
living tissue. Don’t like the dye job on your head ’cause it resembles an
Aurora Borealis? Not to worry. Your hair will grow back its normal color.
But when your carpet ends up looking like a schizophrenic quilt you’ve got
problems. Carpet needs careful attention to achieve the best results. Some
experts consider carpet fiber to be more fragile than human hair.
Concerned about commiting unintentional hari-kiri on your beautiful
carpet? Don’t be alarmed. You have great company.
Archaeologists digging in the Altai Mountains in Central Asia discovered
the most ancient carpet — the Pazyryk carpet of the 6th to 5th century
BC. Before that animal hides used as clothing also became floor
coverings. Later, industrious ancestors made crudely woven rugs from reeds
and other vegetation. Carpet fibers as we know them weren’t manufactured
commercially until the late 19th Century.
But there’s always been the problem of cleaning the carpets. Carpet
cleaning is a no-brainer, right? How long have we been tie-dying our
carpets? The most expensive carpet ever ruined — with the exception of
what was submerged on the Titanic — was a $351,000 carpet, specially
commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II, by spilled tea. Buckingham Palace
experts, who supervised the week-long $85,000 cleaning job, were baffled
as nothing removed the tea stains. Eventually the large section was cut
out and replaced. Historians, studying rolls of ancient papyrus, are
trying to verify tales by ancient mariners who tell of priceless flying
carpets dumped into the sea by marauders raiding cities in ancient Arabia.
But this is the 21st Century. And carpet cleaning should be simple. Not
so, say experts, who contend that old-time stains can still easily
outmatch the most potent carpet cleaning solutions. Stains that defy the
new millennium include blood; candle wax; stains from berries, grape
jelly, and tomato sauce; and red wine. But the solutions are equally old.
Blood, for example, can be removed using a diluted solution of dish
detergent. Ivory bar soap works on berry stains, say experts. And red wine
can be removed by offering it a chaser of white wine.
And spot cleaning your carpet is still the best way to maintain a clean
and healthy carpet. But regardless of your dilemma, carpet cleaning
professionals recommend a thorough carpet cleaning at least once a year.
Carpet cleaning services follow manufacturers’ recommendations and can
offer tips on keeping your carpet trouble free.
Tags: Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning Service, Pet Stains, Residential Carpet Cleaning, Spot Removal