Carpet Cleaning Blog

Anyone know how to remove spots left on glass from accidently spraying car upholstery cleaner on it?

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:56:36 +0000

So one day i was cleaning my car when i accidently sprayed some of the upholstery cleaner on the glass that covers my gauges (spedometer, odometer, etc). Now I have some lovely spots on there that i cannot get rid of. Anyone have any suggestions? I’m thinking I may just have to pay to replace it.

The instrument panel clear surface is most likely plastic. And possibly the upholstry cleaner has etched itself into the plastic. Try just a little petroleum based solvent with a soft cloth, on a small area that’s affected.

Cedar stain removal from white clothes?

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:56:30 +0000

My daughter stored her white school jacket in a cedar chest. When she removed the jacket, it had red streaks on the side from the cedar on the chest. I have tried to use oxy clean, but it doesn’t seem to work. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove the red cedar stains?
This article of clothing has blue on it also, so I don’t know if peroxide would be such a good idea.

Boy this ones tough. Try soaking it in vinegar and water. That might break up the stain, and hopefully it will come out in the wash when using your detergent, and the warmest water setting you can safely use on the jacket. I’m assuming that the jacket is useless now with that stain. If nothing else works, I’d try bleaching it. Good luck.

how fast does it take carpet to dry after steam cleaning it?

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:56:23 +0000

i want to steam clean my carpet, but im afraid it will take too long to dry and ill end up ruining my carpet. i have a small house, so i wouldnt be able to avoid stepping on it. and i have 3 dogs. what can i do?

If you hire a Professional Steam Cleaner who is IICRC Certified about 6-8 hrs. If you hire a spray and suck cleaner 1 day to 4 days because the get the padding wet.

You can Go Dry Cleaning Depending on your carpeting. Which will dry right away but you have dogs so I would not recommend it.

Chem Dry Is a carbonated cleaning system. It is a hot water carbonated extraction. Since it is carbonated it does not get the backing or padding wet. It dries in 1 to 3 hrs depending how thick your carpet is. It does a great job and does not have any surfactants ( soap ) in the solution to leave a dirt attracting residue. It is a green company and it will not affect your dogs.

1800 Chem Dry

Any one used chem-dry carpet cleaners are they good?

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:56:15 +0000

My carpets need cleaning. I’ve heard chem-drys the best have you used and how did your carpets look after?

Hi
If you were looking to have your whole carpet cleaned. I would recommend a Chem Dry Carpet Cleaning. As it is a low moister cleaning system that uses a product called “The Natural”, which is safe for kids and pets. This product leaves no sticky residue behind so your carpet will stay cleaner.

For a carpet & upholstery cleaner for 14 years

What would be the easiest way to start up a carpet cleaning business?

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:56:08 +0000

I would like to start up a carpet cleaning small business within my area. I would carry on working doing what I’m doing anyway, but try to build the business up slowly, around the hours that I work. I don’t really have any capital. I was thinking down the lines of renting the machinery on a monthlly basis.
any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thankyou

I applaud anyone who has the guts to attempt to do something on his own. Regardless of the type of business, It is always better to be your own boss.
Your time and energy is your capital. Renting your equipment, will enable you to write-off your expense for using that equipment. Having a full time job, will help you to take care of your personal financial needs, while you build your business. I suggest, that you advertise, letting your clients know that you are available for "evening hour" appointments, and on weekends. A lot of full time business like your’s do not work after hours or on weekends. Make yourself available at times that is convienient for your client. Most households have both husband and wife having to work outside the home, so providing this client time will help your business. A caution, in that you will be working inside homes, I recommend liability/damage insurance, because today’s population is suit prone. Be prepaired, something will break when you get near it, or maybe even get damaged when exposed to your cleaning chemicals. Always be prepared for the worst, because it will happen. In other words, "cover your ___s"

Where can I find a cheap, new, upholstery cleaning machine?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:01:03 +0000

This is what my daughter would most like for Christmas. She has a child, a man, and 3 pets. Plus, she’s a germophobe, so she doesn’t want a used one. I would like to get her something like a Little Green Machine, easy to use, yet effective. I live in Central Indiana. I already looked on e-bay. Any ideas? Serious answers only, please. Thanks!

Hi baymast13,
I recommend Bissell SpotBot ProHeat Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, 12U9A . I think it would be great for your daughter

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Oil stains from car in Ash fault driveway. Any good suggestions on stain removal ?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:56 +0000

My sons car leaked oil on the driveway. Its an ash fault drive. Any good cleaners that remove those stains ? The car leaked for months. Now its sold.

Kitty litter.

Can I use Resolve Steam cleaning solution in a Bissell Steam Cleaner?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:50 +0000

I know in the manual it says not to use other cleaning agents but is this just a gimmick or can I damage a Bissell Steam Cleaner using Resolve Steam cleaning solution?

yes you can

Help. Are there any non toxic carpet cleaners in the twin cities area. I have small kids and a dog.?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:43 +0000

Looking for organic carpet cleaning services in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and surrounding area in Minnesota.

I found this company on Craig’s List (though I’ve never used them.)

They claim to use cleaning solution that is non-toxic and safe around children.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hss/420760319.html

http://www.myZeroRez.com

Where can I find a good carpet cleaning service around LA?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:35 +0000

I live in an apartment in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Los Angeles.

I want to clean the carpet in just one of the rooms.

Should I just rent a Rug Docotor? Are those machines good? Or would it be better to just hire a carpet cleaning service?

Rent a Rug Dr. They work very well. Use the hottest water in it along with the solution. If you have stains pretreat them before cleaning using some of the clean steaming solution. When done cleaning go over the carpet again using 2 cups of white vinegar and hot water. This will remove any soap residue and odors. Pulling up on the handle slightly will put the front of the steamer into the carpet and extract more water.