A common question we get is how should I remove a red wine stain?  By understanding that red wine contains tannins and different acids will aid in the removal of these stains.  Tannin is a naturally occurring vegetable dye found in many plants, especially grape skins and, it is these different food acids that… Continue reading How Do I Remove a Red Wine Stain

Halloween brings out all those ghosts and goblins and sometimes you will end up with a few chocolate stains or other candy stains on your rugs or upholstery. Now, what to do?  Follow these simple steps. First, use a spoon or a dull knife to try to scrape off any excess candy or chocolate from… Continue reading Halloween Candy & Upholstery

Preventing those black lines along the edges of your carpeting ……. They are called soil filtration and will usually appear if you live in a major city like Boston or if you live in the suburbs and have a garage under or even sometimes an oil-fired heating system. It’s soot that is drawn into the… Continue reading Got black edges along your carpet?

Fresh Nail Polish Spill …….blot, don’t rub, as much polish up as possible with clean tissue until you can’t get any more up. This is important. That’s it and call us. Do not try anything else on it. You only have one attempt to remove this type of stain and it must be put into… Continue reading Fresh Nail Polish Spill

Why spot cleaning a carpet yourself is bad …… Regardless of what you spill or are trying to clean up, when you blot it up ( hopefully not rub ), that’s good. Then you add that magic cleaner ( the one that says it will clean hundreds of different stains, or your money back )… Continue reading Why spot cleaning a carpet yourself is bad…