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1 saving carpet
- 1.1 Stains from food
- 1.2 Childish pranks: clay, paint and markers
- 2 You ask - we answer
- 3 Summing up
Today's article is dedicated to my fans drink a cup of coffee while sitting on the couch, eat, wine tasting or even a hearty dinner. Oh, and those with a family has young children and frisky animals. Look closely at his carpet in the living room or bedroom is not it time to take up its cleaning it ?!
saving carpet
Stains from food
Let's start with the most common topics such as clean food stains on the carpet. Here you and ketchup, and wine, and Ceylon tea, and coffee flavored.
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Problem 1. Tea and coffee Fresh traces tea and coffee can be easily removed with concentrated soap solution prepared from soap and warm water. Pre repeatedly blot carpet plot paper napkins or towels. This old tracks are not so malleable in the removal process, but they can be overcome. For this I use a glycerin solution. Teaspoon of glycerin rub with a cotton pad, leave for the night, well lathered wipe with a cloth and let the carpet dry. |
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Problem 2. Fruit and chocolate Despeckle chocolate and fruit (juice) under the force of a mixture of soap and vinegar. The components are taken in equal proportions, add liter of warm water. Lather foam mixture and apply the coating. Remove the remains of a soft damp cloth. |
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Problem 3. Beer, liquor, white wine When it comes to fresh stains, blot the carpet with paper towels or a portion towels. Prepare a solution of 2 teaspoons liquid soap and 1 liter of water. Brush or sponge gently "faded" carpet and wipe with a damp soft cloth. To eliminate the unpleasant odor of the beer in 1 liter of water dissolve tablespoon vinegar and wipe the stain. |
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Problem 4. grease stains Grease stains from the carpet can be removed with a mixture of sawdust and gasoline. If such a duo assistants you do not like, take an aqueous solution of ammonia (1 part alcohol 4 parts water). |
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Problem 5. bilberry Stains from blueberries I identified as a separate category because the berry stubborn and requires a special approach in the issue of removal from carpets. Fresh stains are treated with boiling water, trying to minimally wet carpet. However, remember that this method is not suitable for viscose carpets and handmade carpets. Old stains have to deduce a solution of vinegar and lemon juice in equal proportions. |
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Problem 6. Sunflower oil Oil stains can be removed in stages. In the first stage, wipe the stain with a soft cloth moistened with alcohol, on the second - apply shaving foam and leave for fifteen minutes. |
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Issue 7. It stains from red wine Remove fresh tracks can be white wine. Moisten a soft cloth with white wine and place over the stain on the quarter hour. Reliable assistant and will be hydrogen peroxide, which is mixed with the detergent in equal proportions. Equally effective composition of the dishwashing gel, vinegar and water (1: 1: 3). Before using the compositions on colored coatings perform the test, causing agent on an inconspicuous area of the carpet. No color change? Feel free to use! |
Childish pranks: clay, paint and markers
The most difficult spot removing at home - it is a struggle with paint, clay and ink pens:
spot type | How to remove stains at home |
Ink Ink stain immediately sprinkle with salt and leave for 15-20 minutes. Wipe the carpet a soft cloth soaked with soapy water. Old stains can be removed with fresh lemon juice, citric or acetic acid. |
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Gouache Get rid of paint (water-color) or may be gouaches froth "cap", derived from the dishwashing detergent. The foam was applied with a soft sponge or brush. |
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Plasticine Clay - a problem with an asterisk, in addition to the weight you have to fight with a rather corrosive color. For cleaning carpets by using plasticine freezing (see photo). Applying ice cubes for 10-15 minutes makes clay hard and crumbly. Because of this you will be able to remove the maximum weight with villi. The next step - removing greasy stains and colors. For this suggest using a solvent or gasoline. Whatever you choose, be sure to try out on an inconspicuous area means, for example, can be treated with the edge of the carpet. Concludes our adventure plasticine surface-treated with a soap solution. |
You ask - we answer
And now it is time for your questions, which you have sent us to the post office and in the comments.
Question 1. How to bring the iodine with handmade carpet?
To solve the issue, you can use several tools:
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Starch. Tablespoon starch dilute with water to a thick cream. Lot put on the carpet and leave for fifteen minutes. |
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potatoes raw. Iodine stains not a problem if your kitchen has a raw potato. The principle of operation is similar to starch. Large potatoes grate, put on the stain for 10 minutes, remove the remnants of the cold water. |
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A mixture of baking soda and vinegar. On the spot, pour soda and drip vinegar, leave for half an hour. |
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Using hydrogen peroxide. Iodine stains on the carpet can be removed and familiar peroxide. The solution was applied with a cotton pad to the damaged area and allowed to stand for fifteen minutes. The process is relevant for carpets and carpet coverings light shades. |
Starch can be used not only to remove the stains, but also for the return of the former carpet of color and brightness.
Question 2. How to choose a chemical agent to clean the carpet?
In this respect I can only rely on their own experience of removing stains from carpets:
- «Vanish» - once saved bright carpet on difficult stains (fat traces, plasticine).
- "Cinderella" - optimal price / performance ratio when it comes to food contamination.
- «Amway» - copes with stains of red wine.
- "Radiance" - remove grease stains.
- powder Karcher - bring berries, tea, coffee.
Summing up
I hope my today's opus has been helpful to you, and you will not continue to wonder how to get the stains at home. I also still offer you the video in this article.
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