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Rinse with Clean Water — Act Fast: Spot-Clean Spills Immediately

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After applying the soapy water, take the other clean rag (or a different, clean section of the same rag if using one). Dip it into the bowl of plain warm water and wring it out thoroughly. Similar to the soapy application, press this clean, damp rag onto the area where you applied the soap. This helps to rinse out the soap and the lifted stain particles from the carpet. Repeat this rinsing process a couple of times to ensure all soap residue is removed.

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the rug. Do not scrub because that'll make the fibers fuzzy and it'll be a different texture. So, press down with the warm soapy water. Then you can take the other end of your rag, dip it into the clean water, press this down. Keep doing that a couple of times. And in the middle of it, take your dry rag to soak up some of the moisture and remove some of the stain. And you just keep repeating. And that's how you spot

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