we are renting a place and the folks that lived their were to say the least,wasn't very nice to the carpet.there are a few bad spots left from the cleaning,landlord want put in new carpet so any Ideas on how to do something besides just covering it up with a room size rug,which I could do,anyone else had this problem?
The best thing to do with bad carpet is to correct it's behavior. If you have the bad spots left from the carpet cleaning. You should call the carpet cleaning company back to fix those spots. If they use spotters that have surfactants in it. (resolve, Woolite etc.) They leave a sticky residue when they dry. First thing you want to do is get some club soda and some white terry cloth towels. Pour some club soda on the bad spots and rub the terry towels forward and backwords then left and right. This will get all four faces of the carpet. That should take care of the dark spots or at least take the residue off the carpet. Look at your towel if it is black or dirty repeat till it is not. If that does not work. There is a spotter at home depot called Stain Extinguisher by chem dry. It has no surfactants and will not set a stain or damage your carpets. Robert
try to use some of the oxi clean might work
Hi there, My most favorite rug cleaner is Spot Shot. I've removed most stains (grease, oil, dirt and wine!) from wool or synthetic rugs. It's awesome stuff! I've heard that Resolve can actually set some stains and personally I never had very good luck with that. Best, Priscilla Sanctuary Design Portland, Maine
