Our Tips

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!!