General
Instructions:
APPLY:
Solutions, solvents, water and other liquids
should be applied to a clean white paper towel (NOT
printed) and this wet towel used to dampen the carpet.
Never wet the carpet through to the backing!
Cleaning
Solutions:
DETERGENT:
Mix 1 teaspoon clear dishwashing detergent with
1 cup warm - NOT hot - water.
PRESOAK SOLUTION: Mix 1 teaspoon
enzyme presoak (Axion, Biz, etc.) with 1 cup warm
water.
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE:
Mix 4 fluid ounces Hydrogen Peroxide (3% strength
available in drug stores) with 1 fluid ounce household
ammonia (sudsy type). Use within 2 hours after
mixing.
AMMONIA:
Undiluted household ammonia, sudsy type containing
detergent.
VINEGAR: Undiluted white vinegar.
DRY POWDER CLEANER: Powdered carpet cleaners such as Host, Capture,
and Blue Luster.
DRY CLEANING SOLVENT: Non-oily,
non-caustic type solid for spot removal from garments.
CAUTION: May be flammable!
Stains
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Asphalt - Procedure A
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Beer - Procedure B
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Berries - Procedure B-M
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Blood - Procedure B
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Butter - Procedure A
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Candle Wax - Procedure 0
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Candy (Sugar) - Procedure
B
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Catsup - Procedure C-M
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Chewing Gum - Procedure G
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Chocolate - Procedure B
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Chalk - Procedure P
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Coffee - Procedure B-M
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Cooking Oil - Procedure A-C
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Dirt - Procedure P
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Dyes, Blue, Black, Green,
Red - Procedure M
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Excrement - Procedure C
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Foundation Makeup - Procedure
A-B
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Fruit Juice - Procedure C-M
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Furniture Polish - Procedure
A
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Grease: Food - Procedure A
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Grease: Auto - Procedure A
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Glue: Hobby- Procedure A-L
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Ice Cream - Procedure B
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Ink - Ball Point Pen - Procedure
A
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Ink - India, Marking Pen -
Procedure A-M
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Artificially coloured fruit
drinks - Procedure C-M
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Kool-Aid - Procedure C-M
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Lemonade - Procedure C-M
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Lipstick - Procedure A
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Mascara - Procedure A
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Mayonnaise - Procedure B
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Mercurochrome - Procedure
M
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Methiolate - Procedure M
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Milk - Procedure B
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Mixed Drinks (Liqueurs) -
Procedure B-M
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Mud - Procedure B
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Mustard - Procedure C-M
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Nail Polish - Procedure L
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Paint: Latex - Procedure B
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Paint: Oil - Procedure A
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Pet Food - Procedure C-M
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Paper Mache - Procedure B
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Shoe Polish - Procedure A-M
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Shortening - Procedure A
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Soft Drinks - Procedure C-M
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Tar - Procedure A
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Tea - Procedure B-M
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Urine: Dry - Procedure B
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Urine: Fresh - Procedure B
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Vomit - Procedure C
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Wine: Red - Procedure M
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Wine: White - Procedure B
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Unknown - Procedure A-B
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Procedures
Procedure
A:
Apply a dry cleaning solvent, use dampened
white towel.
BLOT: don't rub. REPEAT solvent
application as above.
BLOT: don't rub.
WATER: apply with dampened towel.
BLOT: finish with weighted pad of
towels.
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Procedure
B:
SCRAPE
or BLOT up excess spill.
APPLY DETERGENT: (see
"Cleaning Solutions"), use damp white towel.
BLOT: don't rub.
APPLY AMMONIA: (see "Cleaning
Solutions"), use damp white towel.
APPLY WHITE VINEGAR: (Undiluted)
, use damp white towel.
BLOT: don't rub.
WATER: apply with damp
sponge.
BLOT: finish with weighted
pad of towels.
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Procedure
C:
SCRAPE or BLOT
up excess spill.
APPLY dry baking soda.
SCRAPE and VACUUM.
WATER: use damp sponge
to rinse remaining baking soda. Don't overwet.
BLOT: don't rub.
APPLY PRESOAK SOLUTION: (see
"Cleaning Solutions"), use damp white towel.
WATER: rinse as above.
BLOT: don't rub, dry
well.
APPLY DRY POWDER CLEANER:
(see "Cleaning Solutions"), VACUUM.
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Procedure
G:
SCRAPE or BLOTup
excess spill.
FREEZE with ice cubes.
SHATTER with blunt object
like the back of a large spoon.
VACUUM chips away before
they melt.
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Procedure
L:
APPLY NAIL POLISH REMOVER:
(non oily type) - use cotton swab to apply
to the spill. Don't wet through to carpet
backing.
PICK UP SOFTENED MATERIAL:
use clean white paper towel and push towards
the center of the spill to avoid spreading
stain.
REPEAT ABOVE: soften
and carefully remove a layer of the spill
each time. Haste may spread the stain and/or
damage the carpet.
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Procedure
M:
SCRAPEorBLOTup excess spill.
APPLY DETERGENT SOLUTION:
use damp white towel, leave 3-5 minutes.
BLOT: don't rub.
APPLY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION: (See
" Cleaning Solutions") - let stand 20 to 30
minutes under a weighted pad of clean, dry
white paper towels.
REPEAT: application of
Hydrogen Peroxide and dry under weighted pad
until removal is complete.
APPLY WHITE VINEGAR: (Undiluted),
use damp towel.
BLOT: finish with weighted
pad of towels.
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Procedure
0:
SCRAPE off excess material.
COVER WITH BROWN PAPER APPLY
WARM IRON until material is absorbed.
Be sure paper is large enough and take care
to never touch the iron to the carpet.
CHANGE PAPER OR ROTATE to
clean area and repeat until all material is
absorbed.
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Procedure
P:
VACUUM away as much as
possible. Loosen remaining powder by tapping
with a scrub brush or tooth brush. Tap with
brush, do not scrub.
VACUUM.
APPLY DRY POWDER CLEANER:
(See " Cleaning Solutions").
TAP WITH BRUSH to work
powder into carpet tufts. Do not scrub.
LET POWDER DRY: 1 hour
or more.
VACUUM.
REPEAT: dry powder application
as above, if necessary.
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Canadian
Consumer's Guide to CarpetCarpet
Care
To keep your carpet looking
new, follow these three simple rules.
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Avoid soil accumulation.
Use wipe-off mats at all entrances to keep
outside soil from being tracked onto the
carpet. You may also want to relocate furniture
periodically to allow for even traffic distribution.
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Remove spills immediately.
Anything spilled on a carpet should be cleaned
up promptly. Almost all spilled materials
will stain or discolor the carpet or increase
soiling if left unattended.
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Vacuum regularly.
The three best ways to clean a carpet are:
vacuum, vacuum, vacuum. Most soil, even
dust is in the form of hard particles. When
left in the carpet, these gritty and sharpened
particles abrade the pile as effectively
as sandpaper. Regular and thorough vacuuming
will remove them. Remember - you cannot
over-vacuum a carpet!/
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