If you'd like to offer carpet spotting services to your commercial or residential cleaning customers then you'll want to check out this week's video! See how you can put together an inexpensive, light-weight, portable carpet spotting kit that you can carry with you on the job.

Include the following in a portable spotting kit:

*A fanny-pack to store kit items in--it is lightweight and easy-to-move.

*Alkaline detergent spotter to remove acid spots.

*Neutral detergent spotter with neutral PH that does not leave residue.

*Volatile Dry Solvent to remove oil and tar.

*Non-volatile Dry Solvent to remove paint and grease.

*Acid spotter to remove alkaline spots.

*Rust spotter to remove rust.

*Agitation tools (bone scraper) with a sharp tip for removing hard, crusting objects and a round tip for agitating the chemical into the spot.

*White spotter towels--don't use colored towels as the color may be transferred to the carpet.

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