carpet cleaning/ scotchguard or other protectant?

[J.C.]

Has anyone used scotchguard or and other carpet protectant on your carpeting? We are picking up our 99 Chieftain this weekend which is new to us! I have a small Bissell Spot Lifter Power Brush that I thought I would use to freshen up the carpeting. If anyone has any other advise on carpet cleaning that would be great. I was thinking using a protectant of some sort might be a good idea, after cleaning. Any advice? I checked other posts regarding carpet cleaning, but have not seen any posts on using a protectant. Thanks, Mary

[J.C.]

Has anyone used scotchguard or and other carpet protectant on your carpeting? We are picking up our 99 Chieftain this weekend which is new to us! I have a small Bissell Spot Lifter Power Brush that I thought I would use to freshen up the carpeting. If anyone has any other advise on carpet cleaning that would be great. I was thinking using a protectant of some sort might be a good idea, after cleaning. Any advice? I checked other posts regarding carpet cleaning, but have not seen any posts on using a protectant. Thanks, Mary

[bmanSC]

hey jc i had my carpet,s cleaned when ibought it last year then sprayed it with protectant sprayed the carpet ,seat's and any thing else that i thought had to be proteted . glad i did because i knocked over acup of coffee and no stain.

[lthrnk]

Take a look at 303 Protectant website. They make a fabric protector that looks really good. I haven't tried it yet but I have a small container and will be spot testing it soon.

[NeilV]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by J.C.:
Has anyone used scotchguard or and other carpet protectant on your carpeting? We are picking up our 99 Chieftain this weekend which is new to us! I have a small Bissell Spot Lifter Power Brush that I thought I would use to freshen up the carpeting. If anyone has any other advise on carpet cleaning that would be great. I was thinking using a protectant of some sort might be a good idea, after cleaning. Any advice? I checked other posts regarding carpet cleaning, but have not seen any posts on using a protectant. Thanks, Mary </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It is a good idea after you get it completely clean. You would not want to seal or protect any residual dirt. Vacuume well so you won't be waisting cleaner on loose dirt and keep at it until it is clean enough to apply the stain guard. If it is badly soiled it may take a few cleanings before you get there.

[Digital Boy]

We've used Scotchguard Oxy Carpet Cleaner for years. Its good for spot cleaning and general cleaning.

Mostly we use it to clean the occasional water stain on the ceiling carpet.