Some Florida residents practically do away with carpeting altogether, but for those of us in West Palm Beach that love our carpets, we often have to deal with a couple of troubles that our non-carpeted friends don’t – stains, spots, and tough dirt.

Obviously, the finest answer to these troubles is a great, old-fashioned professional cleaning. But even when you opt for a professional to take over the job, the truth is you aren’t going to have a professional usually at your beck and call 24/7. For some of the much more unlucky among us, a nasty stain or a tough spot can occur only days or even hours after the pro has just packed up his equipment. (It’s not as if you can decide on when you’re going to stain your carpet.)

So, even if you do take care of your rugs with normal cleanings, there are going to be times when you need to do a little personal cleaning for your self until the next time you can get a pro in to do the job.

Below or are various carpet cleaning ideas that may well do the trick for you in a pinch.

Tip #1 – Your 1st Move
The 1st thing you may possibly want to try is vacuuming the spot with a shop-vac. You will want to be careful about vacuuming with a typical vacuum since you may well do more harm than great. The reason for this is you don’t want to rub the offending material into the carpet. And if you have a less-than-powerful vacuum, this might be what you end up performing if you run the vacuum over the spot again and again.

With a wet/dry shop-vac, nevertheless, you can put the nozzle of the hose directly down onto the spot and potentially suck the liquid or material straight up out of the carpet.

However, if you don’t have a wet/dry vacuum handy, the initial thing you’re going to want to do is blot area with a clean towel or paper towel. Be careful not to “wipe” it or soak it. If you wipe it, you may well just be rubbing it in. If you soak it, you may possibly just be spreading the stain and driving it deeper.

Tip #2 – Cleaning Juice Stains from Your Carpet
If the stain is a juice stain (that consists of wine, of course), then try the following formula:

Mix ammonia or lukewarm water with laundry detergent
Blot the affected region with the remedy
Put some club soda on a sponge and blot the region agin
Blot the area once more with your original ammonia/water and detergent solution
Cover with a paper towel until dry
When the area is dry, brush it to loosen the dried particles of the stain and then vacuum

Tip #3 – Cleaning Grease Stains from Your Carpet (Also for Ink Stains)
If the stain is a grease stain, then try the following (blotting from the edges of your stain in towards the center):

Blot the area with dry-cleaning fluid (not significantly, just a little)
Blot gain with warm water and dish soap
Cover with a paper towel until dry
When the region is dry, brush it to loosen the dried particles of the stain and then vacuum

Tip #4 – Cleaning Dairy Product Stains from Your Carpet

Blot the stain with ammonia
Use a sponge to blot the stain again with warm water
Mix white vinegar and warm water together and blot the region with this solution
Cover with a paper towel until dry
When the region is dry, brush it to loosen the dried particles of the stain and then vacuum