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Germs--UNDER cover?

Feb 9th 2017

You car's interior may be teaming with germs--door handles, steering wheel, dashboard, floor mats and in between seats.  Areas that you see everyday.  But have ever looked under your floor mats?  When carpets were swab tested, E. Coli, Staphylococcus, and mites were all detected.  

We recommend putting your best foot forward and cleaning those carpets!  Here are a few tips for carpet cleaning:

When cleaning your carpet, use a high-quality all purpose cleaner such as Diamond Professional APC Plus (diluted as recommended for carpet). Spray the dirty carpet and make sure to do a large enough area so that it doesn’t look like you have a big clean spot in the middle of the carpet. Often it is possible to clean between two seams and/or contours of the carpet to avoid the spot-cleaned look. If you are not using a carpet and upholstery shampoo extractor to finish the job, be careful not to apply excess amounts of cleaners as it will lengthen dry times and it is likely that you will not remove all of the shampoo. Using an upholstery or stiff bristle brush, scrub the entire area thoroughly, follow with a dry absorbent terrycloth towel and remove as much of the soiled liquid as possible. Then rinse the towel in clear water and repeat with the damp towel until the soap solution is removed. Using a dry towel, absorb as much of the remaining liquid as possible. When finished, leave doors or windows open and allow adequate time to dry.