Wicking. What is it and how to stop it. For Good.
Stubborn stains can bothersome. Have you ever tried to remove stains on your own only to discover those stains reappear after a cleaning? Let’s learn more about the process. When there is a spill that’s rather significant the stain on the surface of your carpet is often smaller in size that what settles on […]
Wicking: Wha-what?
Wicking: Wha-what? What the heck is “wicking?” Well, have you ever had your carpets cleaned – particularly a specific stain – and it looks great but in a few days, that stubborn stain mysteriously shows back up? Annoying as all get-out for sure – that’s wicking. Wicking is caused when a stain has penetrated deep into […]
A Little Bit about “Wicking” – What is It and How to Deal with It
So, let’s talk about “wicking.” On Monday we blogged about low moisture carpet cleaning. Cincinnati Maintenance is a big believer in this type of carpet cleaning which is also called encapsulation. You can see from that blog that we usually adhere to this type of cleaning because it dries fast, is non-toxic, and does not […]