REMOVE PASTA STAINS FROM CARPET
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Pasta stains can be one of the toughest types of stains to remove. Tomato based sauces can leave bold stains on carpet, cloth and upholstery. However these stains do not have to be challenging. If properly cleaned, they can be removed with ease. Genesis 950 easily removes tough stains by working with water as a surfactant. When the mixture of Genesis 950 and water meet a stain, they work together to make the stain water soluble. Once a stain becomes water soluble, it can then break down and be lifted from the surface. In doing do, Genesis 950 is safe for your carpet and your health. it contains no oxidizing agents which can discolor carpet. it is also free of any hazardous chemicals found in common cleaners, which can trigger allergies, asthma or even more serious ailments. In this example, an entire bowl of ravioli was spilled on a brand new carpet.
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This photo was taken after the stain was attempted to be cleaned with just water. As you can see, the stain was pushed further into the carpet only making the stain worse.
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For our cleaning example, we used Genesis 950 in a Bissell Spotbot. The Spotbot is an easy to use, compact carpet cleaner. It has a single compartment where water and cleaning solution are added together. The compartment has a fill line showing where to fill with water and where to fill with solution. However for our stain, we disregarded the fill lines and used a about 1/3 Genesis 950 and 2/3 water. We then allowed the water to preheat. Using the hose attachment, we cleaned the stained area.
This method can also be used in a upright carpet cleaning machine. |
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Continue to clean the area in even strokes to ensure that the solution is even distributed among the stain.
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At a certain point, the stain began to show signs of removal. Tomato sauce trapped inside the carpet fibers presented a little more difficulty to remove. Using a spray bottle with a 50/50 mix of Genesis 950 and water, the area was sprayed thoroughly. After spraying the area with this mixture, the stain was left alone for about 10 minutes to give the Genesis 950 time to work into the fibers and break down the stain. Unlike other cleaners, Genesis 950 is a surfactant based cleaner. It is designed to work with water to be absorbed into the stain and actually break the bonds of the stain. After the stain was left to sit, we used the actual machine on the spot. Using a heavy setting, we simply set the SpotBot on top of the stain and let it gently brush the stained area. The SpotBot has settings that allow the mixture of solution and water to be released into the stained area as it gently scrubs and extracts the stain.
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As you can see, the Genesis 950 broke the stain apart and the SpotBot extracted everything the Genesis 950 was able to remove.
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Once the stain was lifted, we again used the hose attachment with ONLY water in the the compartment to flush and extract any residue left in the carpet. After doing this, we used the attachment hose but dispensed neither water or solution and just extracted any water and moisture from the carpet. The hose attachment also allowed us to even out the carpet. By the time the cleaning was completed, the carpet once again looked like new!
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