If you’ve started to notice that your carpets are getting grotty or if you’ve spilt coffee on the sofa while in quarantine, then you’ll probably want to call in the professionals once the lockdown period is over.
GERRARD’S ARE NOW OPERATING A WAITING LIST READY FOR WHEN THE LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN LIFTED.
And remember in the meantime we are still providing Facebook, email and telephone support and providing quotes for carpet and upholstery cleans.
Call us: 01942864474, Email: enquiries@gerrardscarpetcleaners.co.uk
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To help with any spillages until it’s safe for a professional deep clean here is our spot & stain guide
Items & Solutions Required:
- Dry white absorbent cloth or towel
- Home made dry cleaning solution – Surgical Spirit (available from most chemists)
- Home made detergent solution – One teaspoon of gentle wool safe washing detergent mixed with half pint of warm water.
- Home made vinegar detergent solution – One teaspoon of white (not malt) vinegar mixed with the detergent solution above.
- Home made ammonia solution – one teaspoon of household ammonia mixed with one cup of warm water.
Final Rinse Procedure:
- Mix one part white vinegar with 4 parts water
- Pour in to a spray bottle and spray over the stained area
- Blot the dampened area DO NOT RUB to remove excess moisture
- Now place another clean dry towel over the stain and stamp on it again, even adding a something heavy on top of the towel for a while to absorb as much of the moisture as possible.
Spots & Stains:
- Liquid Spillages – tea, coffee, alcohol and urine.
A. Act quickly. At first, it’s a spillage, and not yet a stain.
B. Using a white towel or kitchen roll, press all your weight on the spillage, even standing on the towel to blot up as much as possible. This may take a few minutes but is worth the time and patience.
C. Check to see if much of the spillage has been transferred to the towel or kitchen roll and replace with a clean one as often as necessary. Do not be tempted to rub or scrub the stain.
D. Once no more colour is being transferred, dab a clean towel with a small amount of water and continue blotting the stain for few minutes.
E. Now place another clean dry towel over the stain and stamp on it again, even adding a something heavy on top of the towel for a while to absorb as much of the spillage as possible.
F. Assess the spillage area afterwards and if any colour remains.
G. If you are a previous customer of ours we will have left you a free bottle of our professional stain remover. If you have one of these follow the instructions above A to F and then use the spray following the instructions on the label very carefully.
H. If you do not have any of our spotter available use a very small amount of the vinegar detergent solution (listed above) working from the outer edges of the stain inwards, a little at a time and then finish with the final rinse procedure as above.
2. Chocolate, sweets, ice cream & vomit
A. Scrape up any excess using a blunt knife or spoon.
B. Working from the outer edge inwards, spray the detergent solution and blot dry.
C. Follow with the ammonia solution and blot dry.
D. Follow the final rinse procedure as above.
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3. Fats, grease, gum and shoe polish
A. Scrape up any excess with a blunt knife or spoon.
B. Working from the out edge of the stain inwards, use the dry cleaning solution as above.
C. Working from the out edge of the stain inwards, this time with the detergent vinegar solution and blot dry.
D. Follow the final rinse procedure as above.
The above processes are pretty effective, and at the very least will remove the worst of spots and stains while causing no further damage to your carpet or making it more difficult (or impossible) for a professional to remove.
As always, if in any doubt, please do call us on 01942 864474 for further advice.
We are still able to work in unoccupied commercial premises where social distancing is observed for unlocking and locking up of the premises and where we can be left to work alone. All premises are subject to individual risk assessments before a booking can be taken.
We hope all our customers are well and keeping safe and look forward to working for our domestic customers as soon as the Government has decided it is safe to do so!
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Thank you Rose! 😊