You always want your office to look smart and presentable so that it is a nice environment to work in and looks the part when clients pay you a visit. That is why an accidental spillage can be so frustrating, but there is often no need to panic as there will be a simple and effective solution to the problem.
Using a professional service like Smart Commercial Cleaning Adelaide is one option, and there are some basic steps you can take immediately to deal with a staining problem.
Here are some suggestions to consider.
- Act quickly
You can minimize the damage by moving swiftly to blot up as much of the liquid as possible as soon as possible.
Paper towel from the office kitchen will suffice and the trick is not to start scrubbing the area but just apply the towel and soak up the coffee. Repeat with more towel until you are satisfied that you have got up as much of the spillage as possible using the blotting technique.
- Make a simple cleaning solution
There are plenty of cleaning products you can buy that promise to deal with a tough stain like coffee, but you can also make your own solution that is quick and easy to put together and should be just as effective, especially in an emergency situation.
Use one measure of liquid dish soap, one measure of white vinegar, and mix it in with two cups of warm, not hot, water.
- Back to blotting
Find a clean white cloth and gently sponge the coffee stain with the cleaning solution you have made. Use a blotting technique rather than attempting to srub furiously in an attempt to get the coffee stain out as quickly as possible.
Slow and steady win the race in this scenario and it is much better to apply a little bit of the solution at a time, followed by blotting the area with a dry cloth to soak up the liquid.
- When you see the stain disappearing
If you repeat this process and make sure that you do a small amount of each step each time you will notice that the stain will start to fade away, although the area will still probably be damp, which is fine if the coffee marks have mainly disappeared.
- Clearing up
Once you are happy that you have applied enough of the solution to draw up the coffee spillage and blotted the liquid to a point where it is barely noticeable that there was a stain in the first place, it’s time to complete the job.Get another clean cloth and dampen it with some cold water. Blot the affected area until it is dry.
The initial response to spilling something potentially damaging to your carpets such as coffee or red wine is often to panic and scrub away in an attempt to draw out the liquid. Keep calm, make your cleaning solution and have a bit of patience in repeating the same process several times in order to successfully draw out the coffee from your carpet.
In just a few hours after the coffee spillage, you will probably find it hard to pinpoint where it happened on your carpet if you follow these simple steps to keep your office looking smart and presentable.
