Thoroughly vacuum the entire carpet before cleaning. Remove spots and pretreat heavily soiled areas. Use a hand brush to clean corners and other areas which the machine cannot reach. Clean carpet in 3 foot squares if using a rotary carpet cleaning machine. Use the proper carpet brush. When cleaning with a foam generating machine, clean in a straight line and overlap each pass.
Use foil or plastic protectors under all furniture that will touch wet carpet.
For best results, extract with clean water. If possible, vacuum before opening for traffic.
