{"id":14,"date":"2017-02-28T09:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T09:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-01-24T12:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:13:30","slug":"spot-pet-stain-removal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/spot-pet-stain-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to Removing Drink Spills and Pet Spots on Carpets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t
Enzymes are usually the best cleaning agent for urine, vomit, and feces. You must use an enzyme for any spot that isn’t fresh. An enzyme is the only cleaning agent that actually eats up the bad bacteria in urine. It can be used on carpet and upholstery. There are many enzymes on the market. Some work well; some do not.<\/p>\n
Because urine changes its ph with age, from acid to alkalin, you must also change your chosen spotter to one with an acidic cleaning chemistry. You can dilute 1 cup of vinegar with two cups of water. The acid base of vinegar will help removal of an old urine spot and its odor, but it won’t actually digest any of the urine like an enzyme does. A neutral ph spotting agent works well for general cleaning of newer urine spots as well. However, to pull urine from the carpet pad is most successfully done by the high powered vacuum coming from your favorite carpet and rug cleaners truck.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
The best thing you can do for any type of pet accident is remove it right away.\u00a0<\/strong>The longer the problem stays in the fiber, the worse the problem becomes. Professional cleaning is still necessary for overall maintenance every 6-12 months if a pet lives in the home. If you cannot remove the stain or odor, call us immediately at (336) 545-1778<\/a>\u00a0(Greensboro, NC). We will bring in a urine probe and UV black light to determine exactly where the problems are and treat only the effected areas with the proper deodorizers. Our technicians are specially trained in urine removal and are equipped with the tools to do so – we can even extract urine from the pad.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n If urine stays in the carpet or upholstery for an extended period of time, it will permanently stain. Even worse, it will eventually eat away the backing of the fiber and destroy the carpet or upholstery. In addition, there is the obvious unhealthy situation and odor the urine will cause.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n CAUTION!<\/strong> Some area rugs have a very unstable dye and can be easily ruined. Always pre-test any solution on the rug before attempting spot removal.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Four Easy Steps To Remove Any Pet Accident, including urine, feces, vomit OR\u00a0drink spills. Do it now. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to remove. Use the right equipment. Use a wet\/dry vacuum or a small carpet spotting machine to extract the liquid portion of the accident before rinsing or adding a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1007,"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/1007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zimmermancarpetcleaners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The secret to remove any general spot<\/h4>\n
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3 Tips for Better Spot Removal<\/h4>\n
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