Our latest poll closed with the question, "how come my carpet sometimes has areas that look soiled after it has been cleaned?" What do you think? The answer is that it is due to a phenomenon known as "wicking". Wicking is a process whereby deeply embedded soil in the fibers or in the backing of the carpet is pulled or "wicked" to the surface in much the same fashion as an oil lamp wick pulls oil from the reservoir to the top of the wick.
This happens more often in areas of heavy traffic or where liquids have been spilled. It also occurs after carpets have been cleaned since as the carpet dries the "wicking" action pulls soil that is not reachable during cleaning to the surface of the carpet fibers.
How do you get rid of it? A very simple process of dry cleaning the carpet will remove this discoloration. Instead of going as deep to clean, in a dry cleaning process only the surface or tops of the fibers are cleaned with a product that stays fairly dry. Thus there is no time for more soil to "wick" to the surface and the product dries in just a few minutes. Dry cleaning is also great for intermediate upkeep of carpets between deeper cleanings.
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