For coffee,

tea, berries, candy (sugar, chocolate), catsup,

mayonnaise, milk, ice cream, mud, mixed drinks, beer,

white wine, urine or excrement, scrape or blot up the

detergent in one cup of warm water and dab that on the

spot with a dampened towel. Then blot it off.

Next, dab

on undiluted household ammonia followed by undiluted

white vinegar. Blot that off. Rinse by dabbing with a

sponge dampened with water. Blot again and finish by

applying a weighted 1/2-inch thick pad of white,

unprinted paper towels overnight.

If the

stain is tar, butter, cooking oil, shortening, makeup

(foundation, lipstick, mascara), polish (furniture,

shoe), grease from food, auto), ink, oil paint, or an

unknown substance, gently scrape or blot up the excess.

Then dab on a non-oily, non-caustic dry cleaning solvent

of the type sold for spot removal on clothing. Blot off

the solvent and repeat as necessary. Rinse by blotting

with a dampened sponge. Finish by applying a weighted pad

of unprinted, white paper towels to the area overnight.

If you have

gum stuck in your carpet, scrape off what you can and

freeze the rest by placing an ice cube on it. Don't let

the ice melt though. Try a fresh cube when necessary.

When the gum is hard, shatter it with a blunt object such

as the back of a heavy spoon and vacuum up the gum and

ice chips before they melt. Repeat as necessary.

For a

really stubborn stain, or a stain not listed, you can

call Cleveland Carpet One at 770-228-6110. Or, if you

have access to the Internet, go to Carpet One's webpage

at <www.Carpetone.com> where there are detailed

instructions on how to remove more than fifty common

stains.

For more

information about carpet care, contact Cleveland Carpet

One which offers protection against all stains for most

of the new carpets it sells, covered under the ScotchCare

Protection Plan from 3M and Carpet One.

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