Stain-Fighting Secrets

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Stain-Fighting Secrets (NAPSA)—Hereare five suggestions on how to treat such spills as grape juice, jelly, fruit punch and ketchup, which are likely to occur when youngsters are homefrom school. 1. Use a general-purpose spot- ter that is available at the grocery or carpet retailer. i Don’t cry over spilled milk or juice or many other kinds of stains. Instead, heed a few hints on keeping carpetclean. 2. Agitate (compress, rub gently or distribute chemical evenly), then blot. Continue blotting until the stain no longer transfers to your cloth or until the stain disappears. 3. If necessary, reapply cleaning chemical evenly, agitate and blot again. 4. Rinse with warm water or flush with a personal extractor such as a carpet-cleaning machine with water-only rinse setting. 5. Dry the spot with a hair dryeror fan. If the stain remainsorif carpet color is lost, it may be time to hire an Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification professional. To locate an IICRC certified firm, call (800) 835-4624 or visit www.CertifiedCleaners.org.

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