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3M Scotchgard Protection
Our genuine 3M Scotchgard™ protection application helps prolong the life of your carpet & upholstery, keeping spots, spills, and soil on the surface for easier removal, and protecting against wear.
Protect Your Investment
Modernistic uses 3M Scotchgard™ as a protective post-treatment for carpet and upholstery. 3M Scotchgard™ is a protective barrier that repels soil, oil, and grease by penetrating the fibers of your textiles and leaving them with a protective coat. Most carpets and some upholstery come from the manufacturer with a protective coating already applied. This wears off with traffic and use over time. With an application of 3M Scotchgard™, spills will bead up on the surface, providing you with more time to blot them up before they soak in. In our over 50 years in business, we can state without question that cleaning results are dramatically improved if the carpet or upholstery was previously treated with 3M Scotchgard™ protection.
75% of the soil in your carpet or upholstery is dry particulate (sand or dirt). These particles embed themselves in the fibers of the textiles. The particles are sharp and act like sandpaper, abrading the fibers over time. This is what creates wear patterns. Applying 3M Scotchgard™ will prolong the carpet or upholstery’s life by allowing the dry particulate to vacuum up more efficiently. In fact, one application of 3M Scotchgard™ will allow for 2-3 times more removal of dry particulates, with regular vacuuming. Removing this soil reduces the wear and tear of the carpet fibers, ultimately prolonging the appearance and life of your carpet and upholstery by more than 50%!
Benefits of 3M Scotchgard™ – Carpet & Upholstery Protector
A Head Start with Spills
When your puppy has an accident, or your toddler spills her juice, 3M Scotchgard™ gives you a few extra seconds to run to the kitchen and grab paper towels before the spill soaks in. It’s a layer of protection between you and your carpet, and makes it so an accident can be easily blotted up instead of immediately soaking in and becoming permanent.
Vacuuming is More Effective
By forming a protective barrier on each fiber of your carpet or upholstery, sand and grit will have a harder time embedding themselves. Keeping everything on the surface of the fibers, vacuuming becomes 2-3 times more effective.
Look Great, Feel Great
A permanent stain is like an elephant in the room. You can move furniture or rugs over it, but that can really box in your feng shui. 3M Scotchgard™ helps prevent permanent staining because it forms a barrier between the everyday hazards in our households and our carpet and upholstery.
Put off the Cost of Replacement
With fewer permanent stains and wear patterns, your carpet and upholstery will last longer. Use the dollars you would have sunk into replacement costs to go on a trip or cross another home improvement project off your list!
How Is It Done?
Our IICRC-certified technicians use the Hot Water Extraction Method to professionally steam clean your carpet or upholstery. 3M Scotchgard™ is applied after the cleaning is complete. This post-treatment works best when applied to a freshly cleaned textile as it adheres better to the surface of each fiber. Depending on the carpet or upholstery fiber type, it is then groomed in by our certified technicians. This treatment helps protect your carpet fibers from wear and permanent staining so when life happens, you’re ready!
After the treatment has dried, you’ll notice that normal spots and spills will first bead up instead of soaking right into the fibers. This gives you time to run and grab some paper towel to blot up the spill. You’ll also notice that vacuuming is more effective, again because soils are kept more on the surface of the fibers.
If you’re not sure about 3M Scotchgard™ protection, discuss this with your crew at the time of your service. Some customers prefer to check to be sure that the carpet is cleaning up to their satisfaction before deciding to apply 3M Scotchgard™ Protection. This is always something you can make a game-time decision about when our crews are on site! They will be happy to provide a quote and perform this service for you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
3M Scotchgard Carpet Upholstery Protector
No, the treatment is applied after the cleaning while the textile is still moist. Depending on the fiber type, it is groomed in to the fibers. There should be no difference in the texture when dry.
No, it is an odorless product.
3M Scotchgard™ protection wears off over time. In most households, it lasts up to 6-12 months. More traffic and use means a shorter life cycle. It is also removed with professional cleaning and should therefore be reapplied after each cleaning to maintain protection. Carpet manufacturers often require that 3M Scotchgard™ be reapplied with cleaning in order to maintain the carpet warranty.
Typically, the protectant lasts for 6 months to a year, although it can vary based on the amount of traffic, wear, and humidity in the home. Other factors, such as sand, grease, heavy solvents, and road salt during winter can quickly break down the barrier.
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