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Cleaned carpet stains came back months later.
Due to the inefficiency of the steam cleaner sometimes the stain simply gets moved around or pushed deeper into the carpet rather than picked up.
At other times the spots and.
When you clean the stain you are cleaning the surface of the carpet.
Sometimes they come back with a vengeance.
This is common when carpets are steam cleaned.
When the carpets dry the stain comes right back to the top.
Other times the spots come back after several weeks have passed.
But then the spill that is trapped in the backing and or underpad can be reabsorbed by the carpet and make its way up the fiber strands back to the surface like traveling up the wick of a candle hence the name.
The reappearance of spots and stains is actually a very common occurrence when a carpet is cleaned using a traditional shampoo and rinse method.
There are two possible reasons carpeting and rugs can be cleaned after a spill appear to be fine and then have the stain reappear later.
I bought the best spot cleaner for carpets sprayed it on and the spot was gone.
After cleaning a spot or stain from your carpet there are times where it will return just shortly after the carpet dries.
What a 400 disaster.
Sadly that s not always the case.
Well 2 out of 3 is pretty good.
Maybe you spot cleaned it yourself or hired a professional carpet cleaning company but the stain just keeps coming back.
Two reasons carpet and rug stains reappear after cleaning.
Sometimes spots can reappear as soon as the carpet dries.
This is most often a result of wicking which will be discussed below.
If so you are not alone.