This is one of our disgustingly dirty rugs. We can't claim all the credit for the stains as the owners ate in their dining room and we don't. A lot of the stains started popping up after we'd been here a week or two and walked on the carpet. I've tried a lot of ways to get the carpets clean and keep them clean, but I learned something new yesterday: carpet shampoos have oil in them, I suppose for conditioning purposes, or a gimmick, and the oil attracts residue to your carpets so you have to keep cleaning them. Have you ever noticed that? 
Someone Jarrod works with told him to try OxyClean on the spots, and vinegar in the basin, with hot water. That's it. Can we say we've never been bluer? I will still purchase rug protectant, as I know that helps with the heavy traffic areas, but I'm grateful my security deposit won't be used to replace their rugs. Any other carpet secrets?
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Thanks for the great advice!
I've been mopping my floors (tile and wood) with hot water only for years, spotting with vinegar before hand, but never thought to do it with carpet!
There may be hope for our carpet yet...
AMY JO. I can SO relate with the carpet. We just had our cleaned and it makes me HAPPY everytime I look at it.
I will try your trick next time, save myself some $$$.
THANKS!!!
Anopther thing is to have everyone take off their shoes and put on slippers to keep the rugs cleaner. We carry in so much dirt and stuff on the soles of our shoes. Worth a try.
Vinegar is all we use on our wood floors, but never thought about using it for carpet. I wonder if it & the oxyclean will work in the car. Our car is really bad.
LOVE IT! I can't believe the difference. How come you didn't tell me this the other day when we were talking about this very subject? Hooray for keeping your cleaning deposit.
That is a great carpet tip. If I were motivated enough, I'd clean my carpets with it. Thanks Amy Jo
I just cleaned my carpets too. I borrowed my friends cleaning vaccum. I loved it. But now that it has been a week later- I am seeing some of the carpet beginning to look a little dirty. I will have to try the vinegar thing. So how much water to vinegar should I use?
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