Keep My Carpet Clean?
How do I keep my Nashville TN Carpet Clean?
Carpet is made up of both synthetic and natural fibers. Most Nashville TN commercial and residential carpeting consists of synthetic carpeting because of it’s durable and stain resistant properties. Nylon and polyester are among the most widely used of the synthetics, olefin and acrylic are also popular especially among berber carpeting. Natural fibers consist of mainly wool, cotton and sisal fibers and can be found in area rugs and high end hotels and residences.
There are several ways to keep your Nashville TN carpet cleaning from staining, wearing or soiling quicker. Carpet protectors are crucial to keep your flooring investment in top shape. The first, and most obvious, is not eat or drink in carpeted areas. Now, we all know that’s not going to happen, so having a professional carpet cleaning Nashville TN company apply carpet protector is a good idea to protect against stains. See more about which carpet protector to use below. Simple indoor and outdoor door mattes help to catch most of the traffic soils, and of course, it is always best to remove your shoes prior to walking on your carpet. Wearing indoor house slippers, or socks, helps avoid getting oils from your feet onto your carpeting. Next, be sure to use your oven vent while cooking anything with oil. Cleaning a kitchen ceiling fan will give you a crash-course on how much oil goes up into the air while cooking. And finally, vacuuming is the single most effective carpet cleaning tool available for your Nashville TN carpet cleaning. By vacuuming frequently, you remove soils before they get to the bottom of your carpet pile where they act as tiny knives cutting away at the base of your carpet pile.
Carpet protectors have very unique properties to help guard your carpet investment. Your carpet most likely had a carpet protector added when it was manufactured, but they unfortunately do not last. Industry protectors naturally wear off within the first year or two, depending on the amount of traffic. They are completely gone after three years of normal wear. Nylon is known as the best wearing among the synthetics; however, it is somewhat porous and thereby able to hold stains deep within its fiber construction. In fact, nylon fibers have dye spots, which is where the manufacture injects the color for your carpet. Nylon has gone through several generation enhancements, which brings us to 5th generation nylon.
5th generation nylon was introduced into the market in 1984 and is the most widely used carpet fiber in today’s market. Previous generations reduced soil shadowing, anti-static, primitive stain guard, and now 5th generation nylon has acid dye resistors to block synthetic dyes. Acid dye blocker is the final answer to the long time issue of synthetic dye stains resulting from cool aide and other synthetically made dyes. There are only two manufacturers that make after-market acid dye protector, Prochem and Maxim. Once applied to your nylon carpet, it restores your carpet back to industry standards by allowing the acid dye blocker to refill the dye spots on your carpet fibers making it impenetrable. This makes 5th generation nylon complete, fully protected and great for wear resistance.
Polyester is another popular carpet fiber and also makes up a large portion of synthetic fibers used today. Polyester, also known as polypropylene, is essentially recycled plastic bottles. Polyester does not have the wearability as nylon; however, it is still a very durable synthetic carpet fiber. As you can guess, it’s hard to stain plastic, which makes polyester a very stain resistant carpeting. Nashville EverClean uses a proprietary formula to help reduce carpet pile wear after professional cleanings.
EverClean Carpet Shield works on the molecular level to create a polar resistance to repel soils away from your carpet. Once applied, EverClean Carpet Shield creates a negative charge so dust, soils and liquids sit on top of your carpet allowing you greater clean up and far more effective intermittent vacuuming. On a microscopic level, soil is very sharp and it cuts away at the base of your carpet pile causing premature wear. EverClean Carpet Shield protects your carpet’s foundation so it lasts longer and stays softer.