HOW TO CLEAN YOUR CARPET

Find the spot source in the first column and read across that row for the correct spot removal method to try. Continue using the first method until there is no longer a transfer of stain to the cleaning cloth. Try the first method suggested, then the second, and third, etc. until the spot is successfully removed.

Key to Cleaning Methods

Spot Method
Acne Medication 1,3,6,5,4,8
Alcoholic Beverage 3,6,5,4,8
Bleach 3,4,8
Blood 6,3,4(cold),7,8
Butter 1,3,6,5,4,8
Candle Wax 2,1,8
Catsup 3,6,5,4,7,8
Charcoal 9,3,8
Chewing Gum (Freeze with ice, chip away, then...) 1,8
Chocolate 1,3,6,5,4,8
Coffee/Tea with cream & sugar 3,5,4,7,8
Cosmetics 2,1,3,6,5,4,7,8
Crayon (Freeze with ice, chip away, then...) 1,3,8
Food 3,6,4,8
Fruit Juice 3,6,5,4,7,8
Furniture Polish (Water Base) 3,4,1,6,7,8
Furniture Polish (Solvent Base) 2,1,3,6,5,4,7,8
Grass 2,1,3,6,5,4,7,8
Grease 1,3,4,8
Ink-ball point pin 2,1,3,6,5,4,7,8
Iodine 1,3,6,5,4,8
Kool-Aid 9,3,5,4,7,8
Lipstick 2,1,3,6,5,4,7,8
Medicine 2,1,3,6,5,4,7,8
Milk 1,3,6,5,4,8
Mud 3,4,8
Mustard 3,5,4,7,8
Nail Polish 2,1,3,4,6,7,8
Oil 1,3,8
Paint, latex 3,6,4,7,8
Plant Food 3,6,5,4,7,8
Rust 5,3,4,7,8
Shoe Polish 2,1,3,6,4,7,8
Soft Drinks 3,6,5,4,7,8
Tar 1,7,8
Toothpaste 3,5,6,4,8
Unknown 2,1,3,5,6,4,7,8
Urine, wet 3,6,5,4,8
Urine, dry 3,4,5,6,8
Vomit 3,6,5,4,7,8

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