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Advice About Cleaning Up Spills

Don't do nothing!!

The best advice that I can offer is ‘whatever you are going to do, do it quickly’. The longer you leave a spillage/mishap the more likely it is to dye your carpet and for the staining to become permanent.

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My Technique For Cleaning Spills

DO NOT RUB!

Apply very hot water (do not worry that seriously hot water will damage your carpet as the machine I will use for your carpet cleaning will arrive at the carpet nearly boiling) and mild detergent using a towel moulded into a pad.

Blot the stain using the towel pad and hot water solution working your way in from the outside of the stain to the middle.

Solid Spills

Remove as much of the substance as possible – the more you can remove, the less likely you are to spread it into your carpet fibres or for it to permeate deep into the pile. Then use my technique outlined above using hot water and a towel.

DO NOT RUB!

Do not be tempted to scrub away furiously as any substance remaining on the carpet could be pushed deeper into your carpet fibres and will likely damage the carpet which will be visible once it is dry.

Keep diluting and blotting the stain as described above until you have removed what is possible of the stain.

Then try to remove as much water from the carpet as possible by using a dry towel and a heavy weight; you standing on it will do the job! It is far better to dilute the stain as much as possible than to allow it to ‘dry in’ as once it dries the chances of it becoming a permanent stain increase dramatically.

Pet Accidents

As a nation we are pet lovers but they bring with them their own little ‘problems’; I know I own a ‘goldie’! The only way to have a chance with a pet ‘accident’ is to act quickly.

Urine contains ammonia which, as all who have been to a salon will know, is a bleach; not that I’m saying to wash your hair in it! Again, in this case I would recommend using the technique I outlined at the top of this page.

Mixing bleach and ‘pet spills’

‘Mixing bleach and ammonia is extremely dangerous, since toxic vapors will be produced. The primary toxic chemical formed by the reaction is chloramine vapor, with a potential for hydrazine formation’ - In other words, DON’T DO IT

If left to dry urine will dye your carpets and leave you with that tell-tale little yellow patch! The only thing you can do is to be as quick as you can and get busy with the hot water and towels (as described above) fast!!

Wet Spills

I’m often asked ‘what is the best thing to clear up red wine/tea/coffee spills’. Once again, I’m afraid I’m a firm advocate that the best thing to do is to dilute the stain with water and use a similar method to that described above.

Please Note: that if the stain is allowed to dry, the chances of it being removed reduce dramatically, once again, be decisive, be methodical and ‘go for it’.

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20-Sep-2019

Brought carpets up like new

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Bringing the colour back

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Highly recommended.

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05-Sep-2019

I was very pleased with the service.

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25-Aug-2019

Excellent service

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13-Aug-2019

What an amazing job!

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Preventative Action

‘Prevention is better than cure’ – we all know that one!

Use your common sense. Ask your guests to remove their footwear if that is what you like – you've just got to remove embedded sock fluff then!

I won’t tar us all with the same brush but girls seem to like to spread make-up liberally around their room; boys prefer playing football with whatever they are drinking, youngsters love ‘blue-tack’ and pets…. well we've already discussed that.

In addition to these little trials and tribulations, my good lady seems to have a certain penchant for hair straighteners which get ridiculously hot and that she invariably forgets to turn off! All of the above are potential hazards for your carpets and furnishings.

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Our Tips

Advice About Cleaning Up Spills

Don't do nothing!!

Call me; I'm here to help.

My Technique For Cleaning Spills

DO NOT RUB!

Solid Spills

DO NOT RUB!

Pet Accidents

Mixing bleach and ‘pet spills’

Wet Spills

Preventative Action

‘Prevention is better than cure’ – we all know that one!

The speed with which you take action is the biggest factor.