Professional applied Scotch Gard carpet protector - does it work?

susiebury

Does anybody have experience of whether this works? I am considering having it done if it will prevent normal 'wear and tear' dirt (walked in dirt, cats muddy paws), not quite so worried about spills and stains.

Also I can find no information on the internet on what chemicals are used, which also puts me off a bit.

Any comments will be gratefully received.

latecomer

Not sure about on carpets but we have an expensive rug which is treated with a stain guard (didn't have a choice). In that last couple of weeks we have spilled tea on it and its also been covered by a variety of substances for new baby without any obvious stains so I have to admit it appears to work for us. That said, I suspect the composition of the rug also makes it less likely to stain as its short and closely woven fibres.

Hope thats of some use.

cattie

Yes, Scotchguarding does work, but once the carpet or fabric is cleaned the stain proofing degrades & will cease to be effective.

I don't think steam cleaning effects the Scotchguard treatment, I believe it's only when chemicals are used that it breaks down the treatment, but you could try to do an internet search to be certain if this is the case. Or you could always contact the manufacturers of Scotchguard to ask their advice on this.

ormus

dont buy it if its part of a warranty type sale.

oldernotsowise

hi
A good friend of mine is a proffesional carpet and upholstery cleaner who regularly works in very,very expensive properties.we have had the scotchguard debate several times and finally he proved it with a new piece of carpet that he applied the protector to on one side only.I was told to use it as a doormat inside front door for a month.
He then cleaned it with the protected side comoing up as good as new and the other side showing a `darker` shade if that makes sense.
he went on to explain that it is more effective on certain types of carpet and will not last forever.
So my advice would be to contact a local competent carpet cleaner and ask them to SHOW you what they can do
hope that helps

carpet_cleaner_harpenden

hi
yes applying a soill/stainguard is got to be the best thing since sliced bread HONEST BUT theirs loads on the market what i use which their r 2 off is nanoguard great and dustmite guard normally £3a square yard to apply profffessionally seeing is believing but alot depends on the technician their r so many cowboys out their
neil:)