Carpet and Fabric Protector

Unfortunately there is probably as much confusion in the carpet cleaning industry about carpet protectors as there is about cleaning. Uneducated, uninformed, and sometimes unscrupulous carpet cleaners cause a great deal of confusion by giving out false information or intentionally misrepresenting the product.

A nylon stain-resistant carpet is made with two protective properties: The first is an acid dye blocker that is basically a clear dye that fills the extra dye sites in a fibre. This helps to keep "foreign" dyes (such as red dye in a beverage) from penetrating the carpet fibre. The second property is called a "fluorochemical". It is commonly known as  Scotchgard ® or DuPont Teflon®. This treatment helps keep spillages from actually getting to the acid dye blocker, but its biggest job is to resist dry soil.

By resisting dry soil, less soil bonds to the carpet, therefore the soil is picked up by your vacuum when cleaning. Making sure that you have a sufficient amount of protector on your carpet will help keep the soil from bonding to the carpet. Once it bonds to the carpet, it acts like sandpaper on your traffic areas. Once the traffic area yarns are broken down, there is no way of bringing them back to their original state.

Two primary ways that factory applied protector is removed from a carpet ...

1. Regular foot traffic. Over a period of 6 months to 2 years depending on the traffic, a significant amount of protector can be removed from your traffic areas and needs to be reapplied.

2. High alkaline cleaner. Many cleaners use harsh chemicals on your carpets and upholstery that will strip it's factory protection. If you have had your carpets cleaned in the past, there is a good chance the cleaner removed a significant amount of protector. It needs to be reapplied.

Four Mistakes Other Cleaners Make In Applying Protector

1. Not using high quality protector. Discount protectors are not as effective and sometimes void the warranty of the carpet. Our cleaners and sub contractors use only the highest quality, recommended protectors.

2. Not using a dedicated container. Using the same container for carpet protector as other cleaners can contaminate the carpet protector making it gummy and ineffective. Our vans have a dedicated container reserved ONLY for carpet protector.

3. Not applying the product properly. Some cleaners either under apply or over apply the protector. Under applying it doesn't allow for complete penetration on the carpet yarns. Over applying it causes the carpet to become overly stiff and crusty. Our Company only use technicians who are diligently trained for proper application.

4. Not grooming the carpet. For the best performance, the product should be groomed into the carpet for maximum penetration. This ensures contact with all surfaces of the carpet yarn and proper distribution and drying. Our staff and sub contractors thoroughly groom the protector into the carpet pile.

Five Reasons You Should Always Get Carpet Protector

1. Stainshield Professional buys you "Reaction Time"! Therefore, reducing the chance of spills becoming permanent stains. A great looking carpet can be ruined by an ugly spot. Unprotected carpet doesn't repel spillage as well as protected carpet. Being able to remove spots and spills more effectively, you can avoid permanent staining.

2. Helps save your traffic areas from becoming destroyed

Traffic area soil is very abrasive and cuts carpet yarns like a knife. This damaging soil can easily bond to an unprotected carpet. By applying protector, you will increase the life of your carpet dramatically. When you vacuum your protected carpet the soils will release from the carpet pile much more effectively.

3. Make spots easier to remove

The easier a spot is to remove, the less cleaner you will have to use, the less agitation you will have to use, and the less time it will take. On a protected carpet many spots can be removed easily with just water.

4. Makes your next professional cleaning more effective

Having protector applied to your carpet will enhance your next cleaning. More soil will be removed the next time your carpeting is professionally cleaned.

5. Helps avoid costly service calls

Although you want to call us out to handle any spot you cannot remove immediately, carpet protector helps you remove more spots than you could without protector. You may be able to save a minimum charge by removing the spot yourself.

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We provide carpet & upholstery cleaning to the following areas:

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