Removing Tough Blood Stains From Carpets

Removing stains from your carpets properly while preserving your carpet requires expertise. It is an art and science. That is why one should avail himself or herself of professional cleaning services. Particularly if the stains remain hesitant then professional cleaning services would  employ technologies that can help them discover the spots or stains. They would proffer solutions with their carpet cleaning chemicals.

 There are useful home tips to engage in while performing carpet cleaning. Our focus would be on blood stains.  So relax , take a deep breath and read further to be more informed on practical tips on how to get rid of blood stains on your carpets. Blood stains are rated as one of the tough stains to remove from carpets.

 Blood is 93% water. It is composed of cells and watery liquid called plasma. Even if blood is composed mainly of water that does not imply that it could be easily wiped off. Proper knowledge and investment in the right cleaning services would change the situation for better.

Essential things needed are:

ü   Cold water

ü  Spray Bottle

ü   Liquid grease-fighting dish detergent

ü  Paper Towel/ Dry Towel

ü  Steel brush

 Steps

1.        Brush the blood stain with a steel brush to loosen stain if the blood stain is dried up. By doing so, surface deposit is being removed.

2.        Mix one teaspoon of liquid grease-fighting detergent with two cups of cold water.(Cold water is used instead of warm or hot water because blood coagulates with heat. Cold water helps the blood from permeating into the carpet fibers.

3.        Use a clean  paper towel or white cloth  and dip it into the detergent solution

4.       Repeatedly blot directly on the affected area on the carpet.

5.        Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the stain is no more.

Alternatively, when the above procedure fails, you can follow these steps as another removal technique. Things needed include: Ammonia, sponge/ cloth and cold water

1.        Mix one table spoon of ammonia and one-half cup of warm water

2.       Use either cloth or sponge to apply ammonia solution directly to the blood stains.

3.       Keep on blotting the stain until the liquid is fully absorbed.

4.       Apply a sponge dipped in cold water directly to affected area on the carpet and blot dry.

Carpet cleaning is not tasking. If your carpet has blood stains, you can take up the cleaning task yourself. While the cleaning may not go down as planned, there are special chemical that are used by professional cleaners to make remove the blood stains Instantly. You could indulge in any of the practical home techniques but when the situation remains unchanged, go for quality carpet cleaning services.