Nothing beats a nice cup of coffee to give you a quick boost when you need to feel alert, but if you happen to spill it on the carpet somehow, the stain it leaves can be a pain to remove. But all is not lost, because in this article we’ll explain the steps you’ll need to take to remove coffee stains from your carpet without having to call on the services of a professional, however, if you end up needing the services of a carpet cleaner in Bedford we can help.
In order to remove coffee stains from your carpet, you’ll need to prepare by finding these 5 things :
1) Washing Liquid
2) Spirit Vinegar
3) Bowl
4) Terry Towels
5) Spray Bottle
You’re more likely to remove a coffee stain when it’s fresh, so it’s always best to treat it at soon as possible. Now, most people make the mistake of aggressively rubbing the stain with a damp towel. Unfortunately, this rubbing action will cause the stain to spread and will push it deeper into the carpet. The better approach is to use a damp Terry towel to blot the stain, starting at the edge and working towards the centre.
Next, you’ll need to mix 1 tablespoon of spirit vinegar and 1 tablespoon of washing liquid in a bowl with 350 ml of water. You’ve now created your homemade cleaning solution. A quick word of warning though, you will need to test this solution on a bit of your carpet (ideally one that is not visible), to ensure it doesn’t cause any colour loss or dye bleed.
Now you’ll need to take your Terry towel and dip it into the cleaning solution. Wring the towel to get rid of excess solution until it’s damp and use it to blot the stain. Once again you’ll need to blot from the outside of the stain and work your way towards the centre. Keep doing this until the stain has been removed.
You’ll now need to rinse the cleaning solution out of your carpet, not doing so will cause the area treated to become a dirt magnet which will result in rapid re-soiling.
Fill the spray bottle with water and spray and blot the area, removing as much of the water as possible. You can leave the area to dry, or alternatively speed the drying process up using a hairdryer.
The stain should now have vanished!
If this has not worked for you then you may want to bring in a professional, they use a number of carpet cleaning methods to remove stains, and may be able to remove the stain completely.