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How do you remove permanent marker stains from carpet? Well, the bad news is that it’s called “permanent” marker for a reason. Depending on how new and how deep the stains are, you may not be able to remove them completely.

You can almost always lighten stains, though, and sometimes make them unnoticible. There are other things you can do to hide the stain as well. Start with the method here to get out as much as you can.

First, thoroughly vacuum the area. This removes any loose dirt, dust or other substances that might give you trouble when you work on the stain.

For the carpet stain removal solvent, use rubbing alcohol or a non-oily hairspray. Use a small amount on a clean white cloth, and dab at the stain. You should see transfer of the stain to the cloth. Use another dry cloth to blot up the solution between applications.

Just apply the solution and blot it up several times. Then rinse the spot with clean water and blot that up. Finally, dry the area thoroughly.

Get Out The Remaining Stain

If you couldn’t get it all out, and if the stain isn’t too deep, it’s time to cut out some carpet - just a little. Try snipping away the stained edges with small scissors or with a razor blade or exacto knife. Use tweezers to carefully pull out severely stained fibers.

When you try the latter, you might want to remove clean carpet strands from another, hidden area in the room, and then glue them into the stained area. Then leave a heavy object on the spot for several days before walking on it. That’s how you remove permanent marker in all but the worst cases.

Steve Gillman has worked in the carpet cleaning industry for years. For more carpet-care information, and specific stain-by-stain removal instructions, visit http://www.HowToRemoveCarpetStains.com

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No one likes to clean stains out of a carpet. Just the thought of it fills us with tension. What did they spill? Will we be able to get it all out? Is it in an obvious spot in the room? Relax. It’s already done. But start cleaning immediately. Many stains can be prevented if you act quickly.

There are many web sites offering carpet cleaning advice. One is at HowToCleanAnything.com. Click on Stains and then scroll down to Tip Categories and choose Carpet. Another is www.carpetone.com. Click on Carpet and look in the middle of the page for the link to Carpet Cleaning 101. Follow the general suggestions at www.carpet-rug.org. They also have an extensive pull-down menu of types of stains with instructions on how to clean each one.

We’ve all spilled things. It happens. The key is to quickly blot up whatever you can with white paper towels or cloth. Don’t rub. That may stretch the carpet and make it obvious that it’s been cleaned there. Choose the right cleaner for the stain. There are lists on the web sites listed here. Follow the instructions based on what has been spilled. If you aren’t sure what it is, choose a general stain remover, if need be. Be sure to spot test it on the rug to avoid permanent damage caused by using the wrong cleaner.

People have successfully cleaned coffee, catsup and even wax out of their carpets. So can you! No carpet is stain-proof and you may not be able to clean every spot perfectly, but if you get good information and treat each spot appropriately, you stand a good chance of getting most of it out so that no one will notice the spill. Be sure to consult a professional if your best efforts fail. Again, relax, but act quickly and you should be able to remove most of most stains from your carpet.

About the author -
Olinda Mettarod is a full time mom. She has made an art of homemaking. She also home schools her children so she can spend more time with them. You can read more articles about carpet cleaning at http://carpetcleaning.shehadyrugs.comCarpet Cleaning

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Finally a Truly Compact Nepeta!

As a group, the various forms of Nepeta faassenii, commonly called Catmint, have a lot going for them. They are long-lived, easy-to-grow, drought tolerant and long-blooming. The deer don’t like them and the butterflies love them. In fact in some gardens nepeta is the perennial that is most attractive to butterflies, rivaling even the shrub butterfly bush. Nepetas are widely used in English perennial borders massed as a foreground plant, and as an edger. To date nepetas have had one major drawback, they tend to sprawl in a floppy manner. A few years ago a variety called ‘Walker’s Low’ was introduced from England and was quickly heralded as the long sought compact nepeta. When ‘Walker’s Low’ proved to be just as tall-growing and floppy as the other nepetas, it turned out that ‘Walker’s Low’ is the name of a place in England and has nothing to do with the height of the plant. Now with the 2006 introduction of ‘Kit Kat’, there is finally a compact neater Nepeta faassenii.

Add Continual Summer Color to Your Garden

‘Kit Kat’ will add color to your garden throughout the summer. The leaves are grey-green and are toped with spikes of small clusters of lavender blue flowers from June until August. At 15-18 inches high, it is not only smaller in height, but smaller in all of its parts. ‘Kit Kat’ has smaller leaves and flowers, but the flowers are much more numerous than other nepetas. It will thrive in sunny, dry areas, but also tolerates light shade, if the drainage is good. ‘Kit Kat’ is ideal as an edger, especially for an herb garden, as well as for summer color massed in front of shrubbery or to dress down foundation plantings.

Planting and Care

Plant 24 inches apart in well-drained soil.

Shearing the plant back in the springtime will promote even more compact growth.

Cutting plants back by half, after each bloom cycle, stimulates additional bloom cycles.

Fertilize with Flower-Tone.

Hardy in Zones 4-8.

Click here to view ‘Kit Kat’ on the Carroll Gardens website.

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