TNT Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning Tips

The spots in your carpet keep coming back so you reach for your favorite carpet spot remover. It's the bottle that will remove everything under the sun, so many to choose from at your local store. Maybe you found a great "recipe" online to remove stubborn stains. Maybe you have the advice passed down for years to clean with soap and water. These are stories we hear about everyday in our clients' homes,the dark spots that just won't go away or they disappear for a few weeks then reappear. What is the answer? 1. Do not use these over the counter products excessively, too much product will leave dirt attracting residue and your original spill will seem minor compared to the mess you may create with the soapy spot remover. If you use too much, you may actually remove color from you carpet. A high P-H level can cause damage to your carpet and carpet fibers can only tolerate a certain level of abuse. Wool fibers are even less tolerant. 2. Examine the product you are using. If it claims to remove "everything," that should raise a red flag. Spots in carpet should be put into two categories, water base spills or oil base spills. Is it peanut butter or makeup? Rule of thumb, most food spills will require a water base cleaner. Makeup, oils, grease, gum, tar,or lotion will require a solvent based cleaner. You should have two different spot removers in your cabinet, not one that fixes everything. 3. The "home recipes" found on-line can be very harmful on your carpet with a high chance of creating a permanent stain, creating color loss, or even delaminating the backing of your carpet creating a week spot or even a hole in your carpet over time. I have seen the results of the home recipes and not once has it been good. What about using vinegar as a cleaner for carpet? Vinegar is very acidic and it can actually delaminate and weaken the glue that holds the backing of the carpet. The glue becomes brittle and over time turns to dust, now you have a loose spot in the carpet. TNT Chem-Dry has a product we have been selling for many years and it is by far our most popular product with our repeat clients. It is called the World Famous Spot Remover. This product is similar to our cleaning solution we use when we clean carpet. It cleans with the use of carbonation--think of it as a super charged club soda. No soap, no odor, a neutral P-H so it is completely safe for even the most delicate fiber, and it works for all water base spills. We even recommend it for upholstery and your laundry. The World Famous Spot Remover is a Green Certified product by the EPA. We also sell our World Famous Grease and Oil Remover for the oil base spots in your carpet and our World Famous Pet Odor Remover designed for the pet urine accidents that you can immediately catch. It is great solution in between your professional cleanings. Even with these great products some spots may not be removed (they are stains). It just depends on what the spots are and if your carpet still has any stain fighting ability with an active scotch guard protectant (it wears off over time and should be reapplied yearly if you have high traffic on your carpet). We can refesh the protectant with our Stain Fighter Cleaning Package. Our products will not damage your carpet or upholstery, will not leave a dirt attracting residue, and they are safe for your family and pets.