Instructions

• Step 1: Vacuum Vacuum your carpet thoroughly.
• Step 2: Apply a cleaner Apply a traffic-lane cleaner to areas of the carpet that are stained or heavily soiled with grease, oil, and dirt.
• Step 3: Deep clean Clean the carpet with a deep-cleaning machine, following the manufacturer's instructions. The deep cleaner forces a mixture of cleaning solution and water deep into the carpet while vacuuming out the dirt and liquid.
• TIP: As an alternative to purchasing a deep-cleaning machine, consider renting one.
• Step 4: Dry carpet Allow the carpet to dry. Although the deep-cleaning machine will extract most of the moisture from your carpet, it will still take several hours to dry coompletely.
• FACT: James W. Spangler received the first U.S. patent for an electric vacuum cleaner in 1908.

You Will Need

• Carpet
• Vacuum cleaner
• Traffic-lane cleaner
• Deep-cleaning machine
• Manufacturer's instructions
• Cleaning solution
• Water