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Cleaning Carpet Dirty from Heavy Traffic?

January 27, 2009

A woman cleaning a carpet in front of a door and couch.I have a heavy traffic carpet area that I just can't get all the way clean. I have a Bissel Steam Cleaner. I have even sprayed it with Oxy-Clean laundry pre-treatment spray before using the steamer, but it still looks dirty compared to the surrounding area.

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I would appreciate any ideas.

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January 27, 20090 found this helpful
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We just bought another Hoover Steamvac, our old one broke after many many years of use. Our carpet had horrible high traffic areas. We took some of the industrial type carpet cleaner from Home Depot and put it in a garden sprayer, and mixed with water. We pre-treated carpet by spaying several times with the garden sprayer and let sit for about an hour. We put very very hot water into the tank and used the same cleaner in the machine. It turned out like new carpet! The product we used is called ProForce Carpet Extraction cleaner. Worked great!

 
By Lisa from Lena, WI. (Guest Post)
February 3, 20090 found this helpful
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Try SPOT SHOT carpet spray. It comes in an orange and blue aerosol can. It's made by WD-40 I think. It is amazing. We used it in a rental and didn't have to replace a carpet that I thought was ruined.

 
By aggie (Guest Post)
February 6, 20090 found this helpful
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I have the same problem. I've found that the cleaner remaining in the carpet gives the dirt something to cling to, especially in the high traffic areas. Try using your machine with just water and 2 ounces of fabric softener. This will pull the residual soap out, and the fabric softener will kill the suds.

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then when it dries, shampoo the regular way. Now after I shampoo the regular way, and it dries. I go back over it with just water and a little fabric softener. It comes out soft and fluffy. More work, but it made a big difference to me.

 
By grandma (Guest Post)
January 29, 20090 found this helpful

Try using shaving cream. Spray a bit, wait, then use a rag to scrub a little.

 

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February 2, 20090 found this helpful

Use a plastic runner. It doesn't look classy, but once you get it clean, it will stay that way.

 
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