Carpet Cleaning Made Easy: Various Types of Carpet Cleaning
So many stains, so little time. Carpet cleaning has sure come a long way over the years since the baking soda paste scrub. Today there are so many different ways to clean a carpet that you can be sure that one of those ways will get rid of the nasty stain. The most common ways today for carpet cleaning are: carpet shampoo, dry powder, steam cleaners, carbonated water, bonnet as well as many home remedies. No matter what your stain is one of these proven methods is sure to get rid of your tough stains. Lets break it down as to which method does what.
The bonnet and carbonated water method of carpet cleaning uses a pre-treat solution of cleaning agents then a rotary tool is used to scrub the stain. At the bottom of the rotary tool is a bonnet or pad if you will, that transfers the dirt from your carpet to the bonnet. You may have heard of such companies as Chem Dry that offers this method. Sort of the methods used by housewives where they use club soda on a stain and then a clean white clothe to soak up the stain by blotting it. This method works much better than just shampooing the carpet. Using shampoo involves spreading carpet shampoo on the stains and scrubbing it in with a brush. The shampoo's can be in dry powder form, foam spray or even liquid. After the shampoo has dried it is then vacuumed up with a vacuum cleaner. This method of carpet cleaning works for quick fixes but mainly just pushes the dirt further into the carpet.
Most Stores Have What You're Looking For
Most every grocery store you walk into has a shelf at the front of the store, which is dedicated, to carpet steam cleaners. You can buy them at most stores such as Target and Walmart. The carpet steam cleaner is perhaps one the most common ways for people to carpet cleaning. Do not be fooled by the name, as steam is not really used in this process but actually hot water. It is affordable and they can do it themselves. With a steam cleaner, shampoo is sprayed onto the carpet mixed with hot water and then scrubbed in with rotary brushes to loosen dirt in the carpet and to clean stains. The steam cleaner then uses strong suction to pull the water and dirt back out of the carpet. This is perhaps the best method out on the market today for carpet cleaning and you can do it your self or opt for the pros to come and take care of it for you.
