Carpets, rugs, carpets - for many an integral part of home decor. With them, warm and cozy, but not all know how to properly wash them at home, to clean carpets and select the means to do so. Faced with this challenge, every woman thinks that it is better: to buy means to store or take advantage of some home to wash the carpet and did not make it out of the house.
Content
- Traditional methods of purifying carpet
- Cleaning the dirt and dust
- Removing stains
- Elimination of unpleasant odors
- Restoration of the saturated colors
Traditional methods of purifying carpet
The first step is to decide which carpet cleaning is needed:
- clean from dust;
- remove spots appeared;
- get rid of unpleasant odors;
- make the color more intense.
Note! Before entering Palace cleaning at home and begin to process it by chemical means, it is necessary to carefully read the instructions for use, find out what kind of components are part of the conditions under which can be carried out carpet treatment. Because if the house there are children or pets, to use chemicals is dangerous and undesirable.
In this case, you can use the popular recipes. Completely harmless, non-toxic and environmentally friendly means to make at home. All components of the solution is usually a house each family.
Often the components used in folk remedies for carpet cleaning are:
- soda;
- salt;
- vinegar;
- soap solution;
- ammonia;
- lemon juice;
- sauerkraut without vinegar.
Cleaning the dirt and dust
First you need to carefully vacuum the carpet of debris, if a family has pets, go brush to gather hair and wool.
Carpet can clean off the dirt and dust in several ways.
Palace must be abundantly to salt and wet brush to rub the carpetEspecially the most polluted places. Wait two hours until the salt absorbs moisture, and with it the dirt. Sweep wet broom after moistening it in water with a small addition of powder. Remove salt may also use the vacuum cleaner.
The same cleaning can be done with soda, the contaminated place sprinkle baking soda, and after 30 minutes to collect it with a vacuum cleaner. This method is suitable for light carpets.
you can do soda solution:
- 1 liter water;
- 3 tbsp. baking soda.
Process Palace surface using a spray. Vacuum hour later. Palace will be fresher, and the color - brighter.
Removing stains
The spots are well displayed using undiluted lemon juice. Places with stains treat with lemon juice, two hours later with a damp brush to clean carpet. Allow to dry.
A solution of soap - it is also a good way to deal with stains.
Structure:
- 5 g. laundry soap;
- 500 water.
5 g. soap should be diluted with 500 ml of water, with a brush handle place with spots. It is important to do it carefully so as not to overdo it and do not wipe the carpet. If the first attempt does not work, re-perform the procedure after the wipe clean water, allow to dry. Such method helps to clean even the most polluted place quickly and without much effort.
An effective way to get rid of stains - solution with ammonia.
Structure:
- 1 liter water;
- 1 table spoon of alcohol;
- 1 tablespoon of shampoo.
This solution is processed stains from berries and fruits, even after concentrated juice of pomegranate, cherry. It is advisable to treat the stain as soon as the soiled carpet.
Salt very well cleans oily, recently set the spots. When cleaning of greasy stains must be immediately soaked cloth stain, sprinkle with salt. Salt is very well absorbs grease and dirt. to permanently get rid of greasy stains, It is necessary in this way several times to treat the stain, then wash with soap and dry the carpet.
soda solution - good cleaner of stains.
Structure:
- 1 liter water;
- 5 Art. l. soda;
Zatortoe spot or place to handle soda solution, when dry, clean with a damp sponge or brush, you can vacuum the carpet.
Traces of a ballpoint pen, children's paints, can be derived using solution of citric acid or lemon juice. The solution should be concentrated, can also make vinegar solution.
Elimination of unpleasant odors
If a family has a small child, or lives in the house pet, be sure to soak up the smell of the carpet children's or animal urine. Neutralize a smell can also use the funds made at home.
And once again come to the rescue vinegar, salt, baking soda.
Vinegar solution perfectly removes unpleasant odors, soda eliminates odor resistant. Sprinkle desired location soda after 15 minutes, remove or vacuuming.
Dark or colored carpets can be treated with a solution:
- 1 liter of water with the addition of a weak potassium permanganate;
- 15-20 drops of iodine.
Process desired location, after 10 minutes, rinsed with water, soaked cloth. Just note that this method is suitable only dark carpets.
Restoration of the saturated colors
Return the carpet color saturation help crude potato. Two or three potatoes must grate, cover with cold water and 2 chasa walk through this infusion on the carpet. Carpet will be brighter.
soda solution also improves the color of the carpet.
Using household eco-friendly means, you first of all do not harm their health and the health of your household, as well as save, which is important for each family.
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