subject: Essential Carpet Cleaning Repair Tips And Tricks [print this page] If you think you're the only one having a hard time when cleaning carpets, think again. Carpet cleaning can be rigorous not only for the person cleaning it but also for the carpet itself! Some carpets may be of high quality that it still comes out looking new after almost a century of vacuuming. However, most carpets are of average quality which will easily show signs of wear and damage once it has been cleaned over and over again. Thus, carpet cleaning repair tips can become handy for the average carpet owner.
Restoring Color
Let's face it, some people are just plain clean freaks and will stop at nothing to be able to clean their carpets at least twice a day. This is especially true for people who buy new carpets. However, this can cause a lot of damage to a carpet, especially in the case of its color. Over time, it will seem to fade.
Another reason why the carpet's color can fade is because of accidents involving bleach spills. These loss of carpet colors can be counteracted if you use a bleach stain carpet repair liquid.
A carpet repair liquid comes with easy-to-follow instructions and once applied properly on the carpet, it won't be long until your carpet is restored to its original color. Some of these carpet repair liquid can even address color loss that is caused by over-exposure to the sun.
Dealing With Dents
Some people can be fond of placing furnitures over their carpets. Most of these furnitures such as a couch, a coffee table, or grandfather's clock can leave dents because of the furniture's weight. These dents can also be removed by using simple household tools such as a hard-bristle brush.
A hard-bristle brush is ideal to help loosen the tufts on the dented areas and allow them to stand up again like new. You can also use the brush with steam iron. However, make sure that you keep the steam iron a few inches from the carpet to keep it from touching the material. People who like to keep moving their furniture about should keep this useful tip in mind.
The Shading
If you've been cleaning your carpet enough, you may notice that some areas of your carpet are darker in shade than the rest. This usually happens when some areas of the carpet, like carpet edges and corners, receive less vacuum runs than other areas. Since there is no remedy for this problem, it should be enough warning to know that shading can happen in such cases and that in order to avoid it, make sure that you vacuum all areas equally to prevent carpet shading.
