Bernards Ridge Edition Sept/Oct/Nov 2019

theconnectionsnj.com CALL FOR ESTIMATE (908) 722-2345 WWW.DRAPERYCARE.COM Bedminster ON-SITE Drapery Care We dry clean window treatments right in your home, right where they hang – Work usually completed in one day. Fully insured. Fully bonded. WE RESTORE LEATHER UPHOLSTERY FINE ORIENTAL RUGS WE CLEAN DRAPERY & UPHOLSTERY HUNTER DOUGLAS SHADES WE GUARANTEE NO DAMAGE OR SHRINKAGE Cowell SEPTIC SYSTEMS Est. 1963 RICHARD COWELL NJ Contractors lic. #13vh03406000 cowellseptics@gmail.com 908-879-4643 www.cowellexcavating.com Designed & Installed F REE E STIMATES - F ULLY I NSURED Serving Chester and surrounding towns Selling a house? Need septic work done? Call us about special financing and don’t pay until your house closes! • Septic Systems Installed & Repaired • Sewage Pumps Installed & Repaired • Soil Testing & Engineering • Approved Septic Plans Starting at $2500 • Locate Septic Tan ks One of our claims to fame here at Bedminster ON-SITE, is successfully removing stains from fabrics. Stain removal is a high risk business because using the wrong chemicals or the wrong procedure can get one into big trouble The “Before” picture shows a two- foot long, dark blue, nail polish stain on a light beige carpet in our customer’s living room. Our cus- tomer had tried nail polish remover she had on hand, which only caused the stain to spread (dye transfer). She then tried an uniden- tified, foaming product from the hardware store. Then, she called us. The first good piece of news was that we knew what the stain con- sisted of, which, of course, allows us to use a more direct approach. Secondly, the stain, although dry, was only a week old. The sooner one can get to a stain, the better. The not-so-good news was that our customer had tried to get most of the stain out herself. While I applaud her efforts, it is almost always much more difficult to remove a stain if a stain is worked on before we get there. We first extracted out the chemi- cals, which were still in the carpet. We then used a specially formulat- ed degreaser to break down and loosen the nail polish dye. On top of that we used a second product to prevent the dye from transfer- ring deeper into the carpet fibers and backing. We then scrubbed and rinsed with heated, distilled water using an extraction machine. We repeated this process numerous times as the stain slowly disap- peared working on just two inches of the stain at a time. We then applied an oxidizer to remove any remaining traces of the stain. The whole process took over three hours but saved the customer from purchasing a whole new rug or wood floor, which she later told us was Plan B. CARPET STAIN REMOVAL By: Mitch Frieber, Bedminster ON-SITE Drapery Care Before After home & design PAGE 54