First, I vacuum the entire carpet or piece of upholstery being treated. Then I clean the entire carpet or upholstery with my Hoover Steam-Vac, a carpet shampooer is at least as good, plus, I ONLY use warm water – no detergent at all. The Hoover sprays in water and vacuums it out. For the carpet I use the Steam-Vac and on upholstery I use the Steam-Vac attachments to do this. While the carpet or upholstery is still wet from this step, do the following;

Depending on the size of the stain, put a “dot” of Stain Rx on your fingertip and rub out one stain at a time. After treating a stain, remove all of the soapy residue from that area using the instructions below and go on to the next stain.

HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: You have to remove all of the soapy residue using the attachments from the Steam-Vac, carpet shampooer or a wet/dry shop vacuum. RINSE OUT ALL OF THE SOAPY RESIDUE USING WATER AND THE VACUUM. If you leave Stain Rx in the area, dust will stick forming a gray spot in a few weeks. If this happens, just add water and remove all of the soapy residue.

Let dry and marvel at the job you did.

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The population of 34 of the US states is within a 100 mile radius of the Empire State Building, NYC, NY. Yet the study did not sample that area (other than 4 areas in NJ).

It appears that sponsors of cigarettes, beer, soda, fast-food, plastic cups and others promoted the reporting of a large decline in litter. That is not the case in our area of metro NYC.

Because of their corporate influences, few financial benefits to affiliates and high fees to join, Keep Putnam Beautiful (www.putnamcountyny.com/kpb)is not a member of Keep America Beautiful.