General Carpet Cleaning

• 1). Prepare the stained area by blotting it with a paper towel to remove as much excess material as possible.
  
  
• 2). Soak the area completely with club soda. Allow the club soda to work into the stain and continue blotting until the stain disappears.
  
  
• 3). Combine one part borax with two parts baking soda or two parts cornstarch.
  
  
• 4). Blot the stain with a paper towel to remove as much moisture as possible.
  
  
• 5). Pour the borax mixture onto the stain and let it sit for five minutes.
  
  
• 6). Gently rub the borax mixture in.
  
  
• 7). Let the stain sit for an hour to completely dry and then vacuum the area clean.
  
  
• 8). Mix 1 tbsp. of liquid hand soap and 1 tbsp. of vinegar into 1 qt. of water.
  
  
• 9). Pour the mixture into your carpet cleaning machine or into a spray bottle and apply directly to your carpets, just as you would a store-bought cleaner.
  
  
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  Combine one part each of non-bleach liquid laundry soap and one part liquid fabric softener with six parts water.
  
  
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  Pour this mixture into a spray bottle or your carpet cleaning machine to use directly on your carpets, just as you would a store-bought cleaning solution.
  
  

Grease or Oil Stains

• 1). Use a paper towel to blot the stain and remove as much grease or oil as possible.
  
  
• 2). Sprinkle baking soda or cornstarch liberally over the stain and rub it in gently, so as not to make the stain larger.
  
  
• 3). Allow the baking soda and cornstarch to soak up as much grease or oil as possible overnight. Vacuum the next day.
  
  

Ink Stains

• 1). Blot up excess ink as quickly as possible without rubbing more ink into adjacent carpet fibers.
  
  
• 2). Sprinkle cream of tartar over the ink stain and follow with drops of lemon juice .
  
  
• 3). Let the ink stain sit for five minutes and then rub gently, again making sure you are not spreading ink to adjacent carpet fibers.
  
  
• 4). Dribble isopropyl alcohol over the ink stain. Open a window or turn on a fan when you use isopropyl alcohol.
  
  
• 5). Blot the ink stain until it disappears, making sure that you are not spreading ink to the rest of the surrounding carpet.
  
  

Blood Stains

• 1). Run cold water thoroughly over a blood stain, especially if you are treating it right away.
  
  
• 2). Soak the blood stain with club soda and blot away with a paper towel or rag until the blood stain disappears.
  
  
• 3). Pour hydrogen peroxide onto the blood stain and allow it to bubble and work into the stain.
  
  
• 4). Rinse the stain well with water to remove the hydrogen peroxide.