Protecting your carpet. Step By Step
The average carpet is replaced every twelve
to fifteen years even though it begins to show signs
of poor care within five years. The industry refers to
this as “Uglying out vs. Wearing Out”. This condition
typically develops in heavily used areas (traffic areas)
causing the carpet to look dull and dirty. Today’s carpets
need professional care and maintenance to keep them looking
great.
Makes clean up a breeze!
The mystery behind Stain Resistant Carpets
To understand what causes this “Uglying Out” you must
first know a little about how your carpets are made.
As you know, most carpets are made of nylon, olefin,
polyester, etc.. That means that your carpet started
out as a pile of little plastic beads. These beads were
then melted down into a liquid. They are then extruded
into thin strands called carpet fibers and were dyed
to the basic shade your carpet is today.
Guard Shield helps fibers resist soiling!
The
fibers are then dipped into a special clear dye designed
to fill in any open areas that colored dye didn’t quite
penetrate. That colorless dye is what makes your carpeting
stain resistant. The final step was to treated the
carpet fibers with a protector. (Scotchgard, Teflon,
Etc..) This protection applied will wear off with friction & professional
cleanings. That’s where a professional Re-application
of protection saves the day.
Helps keep carpets looking new!
Why carpets “ugly” out before they wear out.
New carpet from the mill arrives shielded with a protector
applied (Scotchgard, Teflon, Etc..) designed to keep
spills and soils from staining your carpet and to make
vacuuming easier and more productive. Over the course
of time soils will be trapped in between carpet fibers.
To the naked eye dirt looks smooth, but under a microscope
most soils are sharp, jagged edges, these soils act like
tiny saws, cutting into the protector and exposing the
delicate fibers. With scratched and cut surfaces, spills
and soils can penetrate and permanently stain and discolor
your carpet.
Provides resistance
for most common spills & soils
The
solution to protecting your carpet investment is Guard
Shield. Regular professional cleaning and re-application
of Guard Shield fortifies your carpets primary line of
defense, efficiently resisting soil, liquid, and oil
based spills.
By reinforcing your carpets original factory
protectant with Guard Shield, carpets spills are easier
to remove, vacuuming is simpler and your carpets will
look better for a longer period of time. Don’t let damaging
dirt particles undermine the beauty of your carpet, help
protect your investment from permanent damage.
Guard Shield Protection
- Carpets & Upholstery will
stay cleaner longer
- Increased life span
- Make carpets & upholstery
easier to care for
- Will revitalizes mill-applied stain protection
- Helps vacuuming, by increased soil extraction by
+40%
- Helps protect better against water/oil-based spills
- Helps protect better against acid-based stains
- Safe around family and pets, no odor
Long Lasting protection for your investment
Warranty Work
In addition to keeping your carpets looking beautiful
for years, protection also benefits many customers whose
carpets are still covered under their original manufacturer
warranty. To keep the warranty in effect, many manufacturers
require that carpets are cleaned and have protector reapplied
on a regular basis.(9-12 months) With an application
of Guard Shield you’re replenishing that important line
of defense and ensuring that your carpets look great
until you’re ready to replace them.
