4 Steps to Removing Grass Stains from Carpets

                       4 Steps to Removing Grass Stains from Carpets

 

How do you get blood stains out of a carpet? This is a very old joke. The idea behind it is that someone has written to an advice columnist because he (or she) has just murdered someone and wants to get rid of the evidence.

 

A cursory search does yield many solutions to getting blood stains out of carpets but, assuming that you have not killed someone, a more common and pressing concern of yours is probably that of getting grass stains out of carpets.

 

Grass stains on carpets seem to be endemic and prevalent in families with young and active children. It sometimes seems that children have grass growing out of their feet or out of their shoes. Regardless, grass--like all plants--contains chlorophyll which is actually a green-coloured pigment. The fibers in carpets act as powerful magnets to such pigments, making them extremely difficult, frustrating and time-consuming to remove.

 

There are a few ways to make the removal process easier, and some of them use different items. However, most of them do follow a general 4-step process for carpet cleaning in Kings Lynn.

 

The 4-Step Process

 

1.      Start with using your vacuum cleaner. You need to remove as much as possible as you can, apart from the actual stain. If blades of grass remain during cleaning then it could actually spread the stain, making a bad situation even worse. A wet/dry vacuum cleaner is a viable alternative to a vacuum cleaner. Best of all, though, it to use the attachments of the vacuum cleaner. An attachment that sucks up dirt and debris will not spread the pigment, as the wheels of a vacuum cleaner could.

2.      Then, use a clean white towel by dipping a portion of it in cold water and remove the excess water to make it damp. The reason why it needs to be white towel is so that you can judge your progress. If you use a green towel then you could be highly effective or woefully inefficient, and not know either way. Blot, not rub (which would spread the stain), the grass stain on the carpet with the damp towel. The fibers from the towel will act as a magnet to the pigment. Remember though, that the carpet is also a strong magnet, so you will need to have patience in getting the stain from the carpet to the towel. At some point, no more stains will be transferred.

3.      Once this happens, you have a couple of additional options and steps. One source recommends using a cleanser that has a pH balance of 7 (neither acidic nor a base, much like tap water) and suggests using a mild dish soap. Another source recommends using rubbing alcohol (which has a pH balance of 5.5). However, both have been shown to be effective in removing the remaining grass stain by blotting the stain as you did earlier.

4.      Finally, rinse the area of the grass stain with a cup of clean water, and dry the area afterwards with the wet/dry vacuum or with another clean towel.

 

If you do have children, then you may have other cleaning needs. You may have an overused oven. If so, then CleanTech Professional Cleaning can do your oven cleaning in Fakenham or your cooker cleaning in Norfolk as well as your carpet cleaning in Fakenham. Call us today so that we can make your life easier and cleaner.