Coffee Stain

Nothing can spoil a great cup of coffee, except perhaps coffee spills on your beautiful carpeting. Many people find that drinking coffee is a daily experience, with many of the world’s population enjoying the beverage on a daily basis. With so many people drinking coffee, coffee stains on carpeting is also a regular occurrence for many. Learning the different ways to save your carpeting from your favorite beverage is also a very important process.

Coffee stains on your carpeting can happen quickly and can be overlooked just as fast. These stains leave your carpeting looking old and dirty as well as causing you’re beautifully cleaned home looking unsightly. However, learning a few tricks will allow you to rid your home of coffee stains to your carpet. There are a few steps that are easily followed to clean your carpeting quickly and efficiently, saving your flooring as well as preserving the look of your home. Loving one of the world’s favorite beverages does not mean losing the carpeting you so painstakingly chose.

Follow these processes and you will be able to save your carpeting:

• The first thing you need to do is to quickly blot the area where the spill occurred using a white cloth and ensuring you get up as much of the liquid as you possibly can. By blotting the outside parameter of the stain you will be able to avoid any spreading of the stains on your carpeting.
• The next thing you will want to do is to mix a cleaning solution that contains 1 teaspoon of clear, fragrance free dishwashing liquid in 1 cup of warm water.
• Use a sponge to wash the area with your detergent solution. Then blot the area again using a clean white cloth.
• If the area is still not free from the stain, you will then want to make a vinegar solution using 1/3 cup of vinegar (preferable white vinegar) and 2/3 cups of warm water.
• Use a clean sponge to clean the area using this vinegar solution, then blot the area again using another clean white cloth
• Lastly sponge the area one last time using plain clean water and again blot the area.

Using these few simple cleaning steps can not only be used to remove coffee stains from your beloved carpeting, but can also be used to remove wine, chocolate, marker, and grass stains from your carpet as well. Also you may want to ensure that you use a clean white cloth when cleaning your carpet as it ensure that the dyes found in colored cloths do not run into your carpet and ruin its coloring. Keep in mind that you should also refrain from rubbing the carpet or scrubbing, as these processes may cause further spreading of the offending coffee stain. If you are unable to clean the carpet using these methods you may also wish to call in a cleaning service that specializes in cleaning carpets stained by coffee.