How To Clean Gum From The Carpet?

Little kids are the more notorious people in a house. If you have given a chewing gum to them, you will find gums in their hair, pocket, in the fibers of carpet etc. If you will be extra more careful towards picking it up right away, then no harm is going to be done. If it gets pressed onto the carpet, it will become a frustrating mess. There are several methods to remove gum stain from your rugs. Choose whatever the method that suits you.

Ice

Ice is the more common thing which should be present in each and every household. If you have ice, then start pressing it against the gum. It will result hard and brittle gum which will be very easy to scrape it off by using a knife or fork.

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Peanut Butter

You need to press and rub about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter on to the gum. After that you should use a clean cloth to remove the gum particle.

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Olive or vegetable oil

You have to apply a teaspoon of oil to the gum affected area of carpets. After that you need to thoroughly wash it by using carpet cleaning products.

Vinegar

Vinegar is also the natural and household solution for removing gum particles from the fibers of the carpet. You should apply on the gum area and leave it for 15 minutes. After the vinegar particles are getting soaked, you need to scrape it off by using a butter knife. Before applying you need to make a test patch first because sometimes vinegar causes the carpet colorless.

If the above procedures are getting failed, then contact Brite Carpet Cleaners at info@britecarpetcleaners.com.

If a Nail Polish Bottle Get Spilled on Your Carpet, Then What to Do?

You are painting your nails with a nail polish, but in the middle you will find the whole content of the bottle gets spilled on your carpet, and then what will you do? No need to think about manicure at that time. I have given few tips to get nail polish off from the carpet.

Act Fast

If you will find a nail polish related stain, then you need to act as fast as possible because if you will wait for a long period, then the entire content is getting deposited on the rugs. Therefore you cannot easily remove those dried stains.

Smudge don't rub

When you will find a nail polish related stain on the carpet, at that instant you might be grabbing a paper or clean towel to rub. If you will do the same, then it will lead to push the nail paint content on the floor covering. Instead of doing that, you need to blot the covering. First start from the edges then the entire inward so that the stains cannot spread.

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Remove the Excess Amount

Before using any cleansing products, remove the stain as much as possible. You should blot the stain with a paper towel or a cloth.

Apply cleansing products on a Test Patch

Before cleaning with any kind of products, first you should use it in an unseen area. It is very essential because some cleaning dyes cause the removing of carpet's color along with nail paint stain.

Remove the Stain

If a light colored nail polishing is getting spilled, then you need to use a non-acetone remover. If your carpet is having a dark color then you use a hair spray or rubbing alcohol.

Rinse

If the stain gets removed, then cleanse the affected area with water. if your carpet smells like nail paint, then you need to wash with the mixture of dishwashing liquid, detergent and warm water.

If all the above process doesn’t work out, then contact a professional cleaner like Brite Carpet Cleaners.