Grass Stains be Gone!

Ahh, the great outdoors! The fresh air and wide open spaces are great, until the outdoors are brought inside your home. Whether your kids spent the day playing out in the backyard, or you just got home from a family camping trip, grass stains on your carpet are inevitable. Here’s how to take care of pesky grass stains and keep them from ruining your carpet.

The Internet is full of DIY methods for removing grass stains from your carpet, but that doesn’t mean they are guaranteed to work. Any remedy that requires a mixture of laundry detergent or an ammonia-based solution is a bad idea. Why? Because laundry detergent is meant to remove stains from clothing, not carpet. Seems like common sense, but you wouldn’t believe how many blogs and how-to articles suggest using this method to clean grass stains out of your carpet. We recommend using our spot cleaner to tackle tough stains. Our spot cleaner is effective, but also gentle on carpet fibers. We also recommend you do not mix our spot cleaner with any other brand of cleaning products.

Another common mistake people make when cleaning grass stains is attacking the stains too aggressively. You should be cautious when scrubbing your carpet, aggressive scrubbing can cause the fibers to untwist or “bloom” giving the scrubbed area a different appearance as well as texture then the rest of your carpet. Be gentle. Use an unbleached, light colored washcloth or a white paper towel and blot the stain. After you have blotted the stain, leave it alone. The spot cleaner will get to work breaking down the stain and dirt deposits. Let the area dry completely before adding more spot cleaner. You don’t want to over-saturate the stain either.

If you don’t see any improvement it might be time to call in the professionals. Don’t go looking for a heavy-duty spot cleaner or break out the bleach. Leave the stain alone and give Langenwalter a call. Our team of skilled technicians will take excellent care of your carpet. Our technicians know the right technique to use on stubborn grass stains to get them out without damaging your carpet. Don’t let grass stains ruin your carpet. Get your carpets looking fresh and clean by scheduling an appointment with Langenwalter today!