Whats all this nonsense i hear about shampooing carpets and such? can you really do that? and like, how? hah sorry apparently my friends mom was doing it to her carpet yesterday and i am bored and thinking about doing it to my carpet but i need to know how first :D
Rent a carpet cleaner. It takes some work, so make sure you know what your doing.
you have to buy or rent a shampooer or steam cleaner and then follow the directions.
It's actually true you can shampoo your carpet. You can rent carpet cleaners like RugDoctor(not really sure) from Safeway or things like that.
People call them carpet shampooers but they are actually carpet steam cleaners. Real carpet shampooers can cost over $1000, while most basic carpet steamers cost under $200. You can rent a Rug Doctor (or a similar brand) carpet steamer from home improvement stores (Ace, Lowe's, Home Depot, even some grocery stores) for about $20. The most important factor when steaming your carpet: steam-clean it only once. You may be tempted to steam-clean it numerous times, since you've rented the machine, but if you do this the carpet pad and the floor will remain wet and your carpet will smell moldy and musty. I own a Bissell Proheat 2X carpet steamer and I steam my carpets every 2 weeks, but then I have cats and a dog. When you rent a Rug Doctor, you can also buy the shampoo and other treatments at the same time. Or you can go to the carpet-steamer aisle and pick out your own favorite smell of liquid carpet cleaner. Or, if you are very careful, you can use a small amount of laundry detergent instead. Too much detergent, and it will remain in your carpet and actually attract dirt.
