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Spot Cleaning Guide Proceed
with caution whenever working with chemicals. See the
table below to make up your own spot cleaning kit or
purchase one from Interior Technologies.
Proceed with these remedies at your own
risk.
Modern Fibers are
especially designed for low soiling and easy clean
ability in today's most demanding commercial
environments. However, almost all carpet encounters
particular spills and spots from time to time that are
best removed by following specific procedures. Whether
cleaning is handled in-house or a professional
cleaning firm, it is important to treat these spots as
soon as possible.
Here is a basic guide to
cleaning procedures using readily available products. As
with all fabric and carpet products test for color
fastness before proceeding by placing some of the
product onto a white towel and apply to an inconspicuous
place. If there is any change to the fabric or carpet or
any color transfers to the towel do not proceed.
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Specific Stains
To Remove the
following specific stains follow the procedure guide
that corresponds to the number key.
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| Asphalt
- 5
Beer - 4
Berries - 3
Blood - 3 ; 1 1
Butter - 5
Calamine Lotion - 5
Candle Wax - 6
Candy - 5
Catsup - 3
Cheese - 3
Chewing Gum - 12
Chocolate - 3
Clay - 7
Coffee - 4, 1 1
Cola - 1
Cough Syrup - 3
Crayon - 5
Dirt - 7
Egg - 9
Excrement - 9 |
Fruit
Juice - 3
Furniture Polish - 5
Gravy - 5
Grease - 5
Hair Spray - 1
Hand Lotion - 5
Household Cement - 5
Ice Cream - 5
Ink
(Ballpoint/Fountain Pen) - 10
Lacquer - 5
Make-up - 5
Mayonnaise - 5
Milk - 5
Mixed Drinks - 3
Oil - 5
Paint (Latex) - 2
Paint (Oil) - 5
Perfume - 4
Photocopier Toner -
13
Rubber Cement - 5
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Salad
Oil - 5
Sauces - 5
Shoe Polish - 5
Shortening - 5
Soft Drinks - 3
Soot - 8
Soy Sauce - 3
Starch - 3
Tar - 5
Tea - 4, 11
Toothpaste - 3
Typewriter Ribbon - 5
Urine - 9
Varnish - 5
Vaseline Vomit - 9
Watercolor - 3
Wax - 6
White Glue - 3
Wine - 4, 11 |
Cleaning Solutions
- Detergent.
Mix 1/4 teaspoon of a dishwashing liquid
that doesn't contain lanolin or bleach, with 1
quart of lukewarm water.
- Vinegar.
Mix 1/3 cup of white vinegar with 2/3 cup
of water.
- Enzyme
Detergent. Mix 1 teaspoon of enzyme presoak,
such as BIZ® with 1 cup of warm water.
- Ammonia.
Mix 1 tablespoon of clear household ammonia (3%
solution) with 1/2 cup of water.
- Solvent.
Use a dry cleaning solvent such as Picrin®,
Energine®, Carbona®, or K2R® in small amounts
only, to protect latex backing.
- Absorbent
Cleaners. Host®, Capture®, and Blue Luster
Dry® also are excellent for removing large spots.
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Procedure 1
- Apply water to the
stain and blot. Continue to add water and blot
until no further stain appears on cloth.
- Put pad of paper
towels on wet area, add a light weight such as a
brick or book and allow to dry.
Procedure 2
- Apply detergent
solution to stain and blot until no further stain
transfers to the cloth. Add detergent as needed
between blottings.
- Apply water to
spot and blot to remove detergent. Apply paper
towels as in Procedure l.
Procedure 3
- Apply ammonia
solution to neutralize acid. Blot as much stain as
possible.
- Apply detergent to
stain and blot.
- Add clear water to
spot and blot to remove detergent and stain
residue. Apply paper towels as in Procedure l.
Procedure 4
- Apply vinegar
solution to neutralize alkaline. Blot as much
stain as possible.
- Apply detergent
solution to stain and blot.
- Apply clear water
to spot to remove detergent and stain residue.
Apply paper towels as in Procedure 1.
Procedure 5
- Apply solvent to
cloth and blot or gently rub in one direction to
remove as much stain as possible.
- Apply detergent
solution to cloth and blot until no further stain
transfers to cloth.
- Add clear water to
cloth and blot to remove detergent. Apply paper
towels as in Procedure l.
Procedure 6
- First put ice on
the wax, this will make it brittle. Break up the
wax and and remove what comes loose. Let the spot
dry a bit then proceed.
- Lay brown paper,
paper towels or terry cloth towel over affected
area and press with warm iron. Keep moving the
paper/iron until all wax is removed.
- Remove any wax
traces by applying solvent to cloth and rubbing
gently in one direction.
Procedure 7
- Allow to dry
thoroughly, then break up crusts with spoon.
- Vacuum soil away
with crevice tool of vacuum.
- Apply detergent
solution to stain and blot until no trace remains.
- Apply clear water
to spot to remove detergent. Apply paper towels as
in Procedure l.
Procedure 8
- Vacuum with
crevice tool of vacuum.
- Apply water to
remove traces from fibers.
Procedure 9
- Apply ammonia
solution to neutralize stain. Blot.
- Apply enzyme
detergent solution and leave on stain for 5
minutes. Do not overwet. Blot.
- Apply detergent
solution and blot until stain is removed.
- Apply clear water
to spot and blot. Apply paper towels as in
Procedure l.
Procedure 10
- Apply rubbing
alcohol to cloth and gently rub stain in one
direction.
Procedure 11
- Apply 3%
hydrogen peroxide solution to cloth and gently rub
stain in one direction. Leave peroxide on stain.
Be sure to test peroxide first on an inconspicuous
area – especially if carpet is multicolored.
Procedure 12
- Freeze with ice
cubes.
- Shatter with
spoon.
- Apply solvent to
remove traces of gum.
Procedure 13
- Vacuum using
crevice tool of vacuum cleaner to remove as much
toner as possible. If all or most has not been
removed, call a professional cleaner.
- If vacuuming has
removed all particles, apply isopropyl rubbing
alcohol to a clean white cloth or paper towel. Use
a blotting motion until the spot is removed.
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