How to Spot Clean Carpet

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Christopher Myers: Hello, my name is Christopher Myers. I own a company called Christopher s Incorporated in Merrifield, Virginia. We are a Textile Care Service Company. We specifically maintain high-end textiles, carpet and upholstery in homes, also wall upholstery and newly outdoor textiles as well, umbrellas and pool furniture cushions, things of that nature. My experience; I have been doing this for 14 years. I started it in Los Angeles, California and I have since move to the East Coast. On the West Coast, we worked for many of Hollywood s A list celebrities. On the East Coast, here we re very close to Washington, DC. We work for many of the, who is who of the political scene here, many names, I m sure you would recognize. The reason that I am here today is to talk to you about safe procedures for spot cleaning. Now, an environment, someone s home could be 99% clean. I mean spotless, it could look great, but if you have one spot that s in a prominent area, that can completely ruin the look of that room, or that sofa, or that piece of carpeting or rug, or what have you. So, that s why we re here today.

Now, to begin with, the first thing you should do is to contain a spill, if it is a liquid spill and the way to do that is to take a white absorbing towel, clean white towel, don t use your best linens because you may ruin this towel and you want to simply just place it on the spill and blot it, don t rub, blot. In fact, never rub, but just blot the spot to absorb it as much of it into the towel as you can, until as fairly dry as you can make it. At that point, you want to review the manufacturer s instructions on how to safely clean whatever it is that the spot is on. Many manufacturers have specific things that they would like you to do and you may void your own warranty with them if you attempt the spot cleaning on your own. So, consult with the manufacturer of what it is this that you are working on first. If that s impossible, you may want to contact a professional cleaner in your area.

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