How To Maintain Your New Carpet: The Truth About Your Stain and Soil Carpet Treatments

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Choosing quality carpets with stain protection for the unforeseeable will keep your carpet beautiful throughout the years. Do you know if you are taking the best care of your carpet? Do you know if  your carpet is treated for the life of the carpet or until the next cleaning? Let's first see if you have been taking care of your carpet properly. No, this is not a test just self evaluation... Read on to see the 6 things you need to know
about your carpet.

How to Maintain Your Carpet

  1. Clean up spills  right away
  2. Vacuum regularly
  3. Clean with hot water extraction
  4. Follow manufacturers advice

9 Carpet Treatments You May Have Heard Of

  1. LexShield- Stain and soil repellent allowing the beauty of your carpet to withstand many cleanings
  2. Permashield- Treatment for everyday household spills
  3. P.U.P- Pet Urine Protection that protects carpet from permanent staining from pet urine
  4. Pure Color with SoilShield - prevents soil from attaching to carpet fibers
  5. R2X- Stain and Soil repellent which works after many cleanings
  6. STAINMASTER- *Topical stain treatment that should be reapplied after each cleaning
  7. Scotchgard- *Topical stain treatment that should be reapplied after each cleaning
  8. SureBlok- Stain treatment
  9. P.U.P Pet Urine Protection- There is a logo on your carpet if you have this in the carpets bottom layer.
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6 Things You Need to Know About Your New Carpet

  1. Any treatment that is described as "topical" is only good until the next cleaning.
  2. Never use shampoos to clean up spills and stains; they have residue that can cause staining later
  3. Use hot water extraction for best results
  4. Blot with white absorbent cloth
  5. The longer a spill is ignored the longer it takes to get up
  6. "Stain Resistant" does not mean "Stain Proof"
Cleaning the carpet as directed by manufacturer is the first step to maintaining your  investment for years to come. Even with stain and soil protection the longer you leave the it the harder it will be to get it up. Cleaning a spill or dirt is best done right away. Your carpet may be stain or soil resistant but it is not stain or soil proof.