Cleaning Stains
What You Need To Know About Cleaning Stains
When cleaning stains it is important to remember that though chemicals are usually needed, they should never be mixed. Should you find that your first remedy didn’t take to removing the stain in question, it is imperative that you thoroughly rinse the original chemical away before applying another. Toxic and even deadly fumes can take over with the intermingling of certain elements, and there is no reason to endanger yourself. The scary stuff out of the way, we can now get down to the business of properly cleaning stains.
Cleaning stains on rugs and carpet is probably the most common and troublesome task in the housekeeping realm, and it is here that we shall start. One of the worst mistakes that you can make is to treat only the surface of a carpet stain. Whatever has been deposited in that spot has sunk into the fiber, and probably down through the padding where it spreads like a puddle beneath your feet. The first and most important step for cleaning stains on your carpet, therefore, is absorbing the culprit back up and out of the carpet. Using an ultra absorbent towel or sham, apply as much pressure as you can on and around the site of the stain. If you need to, you can step on the towel over that area, applying and releasing pressure and moving the towel as needed until it comes up clean. Now, you are ready to treat the area with a foaming carpet wash or a hand held steamer. This should reduce the incidents of resurfacing.
For cleaning stains on porcelain sink and bathroom fixtures, you will need to be careful of abrasives which can permanently damage the delicate surface of the ceramic. This means no scouring products such as Comet, Ajax, or Chore Boy. You will need to be a bit more savvy, and your method of choice may have everything to do with whether yours is a private septic system or a public waste system. There is a very powerful cleaning aid, The Works, for heavy rust and hard water deposits. It works instantly, but you must test it in an inconspicuous place before applying it to your prized sink or tub.
Wearing gloves and using a thick towel that you can throw away when you’re finished, apply a bit of this cleanser to the back of your sink, in a place that isn’t noticeable to anyone. Let it sit for a few minutes before wiping it off. If it appears that the finish of your porcelain has been damages, you will have to use another method. If it withstands, then you can proceed to use The Works on the stains, rinsing quickly and thoroughly once the stain has disappeared.