What is Carpet Protector?
Overcast Restoration Inc. uses Bridgepoints Maxim flourochemical carpet protector with acid dye blockers. Let me take a few minutes to describe what all that techno-jargon means and how it will help you with your carpet maintenance. Most carpets have some kind of fluorochemical protector installed on them at the carpet mill. These carpets are sold under a variety of different names but are all commonly referred to as Stain Resistant carpets. This protector will eventually lose effectiveness due to normal traffic and age. Reapplication of protector is helpful in keeping you carpets performance at optimum levels. Carpet protectors are applied to the surface yarns of a carpet to change both the surface tension and the surface energy of the carpet. This helps your carpet in four ways. 1. The primary purpose of fabric protector is to prevent particulate soil from penetrating to deep into the carpet fiber. This makes vacuuming more efficient. Please remember from our Carpet & Upholstery Clea
