Dirt, grease, wine, pasta sauce, chewing gum, coffee, and urine\u2014your carpet has seen it all.<\/p>\n
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When faced with a stain, it\u2019s easy to jump onto cleaning and lookup on the Internet for DIY ways to keep it from causing permanent damage to your carpet.<\/p>\n
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However, which of these tips can you trust and which ones should you ignore? Before busting out the sponge and scrubbing with all your might, do yourself a favour and take a few minutes to discover the following DIY carpet cleaning <\/strong>fails and why they don\u2019t work.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Removing Gum with Peanut Butter: <\/strong>Peanut butter is for sandwiches and not on chewing gums stuck on your carpet. This hack will not only waste food but will also worsen up the mess that you have to clean. Using coconut oil instead of peanut butter is suggested to work better for this job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Mixing Baking Soda and Vinegar: <\/strong>These cleaning ingredients are great on their own. But, when mixed, all that you\u2019re left with is a neutralised and ineffective foamy saltwater paste. It\u2019s contrary to the general idea that the foaming of the mixture will help remove the dirt in your carpet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. Using Hairspray to Remove Ink: <\/strong>This hack worked back at the time when hairspray had 100% alcohol content. But, times have changed and today\u2019s hairsprays have less alcohol than ever so, you\u2019re better off using the isopropyl alcohol instead.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. Mixing Vinegar and Dish Soap to Remove Pet Urine: <\/strong>As mentioned above, vinegar is a natural DIY cleaning staple, but it\u2019s not strong enough to remove carpet odours and discolouration caused by pet urine. The same goes for dish soap and combining the two will only do so little in making your carpet look spotless.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5. Using White Wine to Clean Red Wine Stains: <\/strong>Don\u2019t waste another good glass of wine to try and clean the spilt red wine on your carpet. This hack just doesn\u2019t work in all aspect and truth be told, you might be better off spraying a little hydrogen peroxide or club soda on the stain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6. The More Product You Use the Better You Clean: <\/strong>Many people think that using more must work better on everything. But, it just isn\u2019t the case with cleaning products. The truth is that using fewer products speeds up drying time and at the same time, prevent potential damage caused by over-wetting or residue buildup.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While there are DIY tips that professional carpet cleaners in Singapore<\/strong> and other cleaning experts don\u2019t advise, there are also a few universally-accepted rules that apply for carpet cleaning<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to find information when everything\u2019s at your disposal online. However, it\u2019s easier to go wrong by following DIY carpet cleaning<\/strong> tips without professional guidance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n6 Carpet Cleaning Tips that Don\u2019t Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n
General Rules in Carpet Cleaning and Stain Removal<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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