Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks Rita. I does help. Tammy --- Rita and Mike Carlson <m.r.carlson@...> wrote: > To salt carpets I found the best way to do this is > to get a bucket and use very hot water. Pour the > Epsom salt in to the water and mix well making sure > the Epsom salt is totally dissolved. The hotter the > water the faster the salt dissolves. Pour this water > into a sprayer. Hand held or pump type and spray the > carpet to almost saturation point. > Chairs....anything that you want to provide a > killing shield over. After spraying be sure to wash > out the spray nozzle because the salt is a > corrosive. When I did my shelves and areas where I > wanted to control the salt I used a sponge. I dipped > the sponge down in to the salt water and went over > the window sills, baseboards, tables,,,etc. Very hot > water will dissolve the salt when you want to remove > it. A good carpet shampooer will get it out of the > carpets when this nightmare is over. Remember this > salt will kill anything there or anything that tries > to crawl through it. Nothing......not viruses, > insects for fungus can live in salt. Hope this > helps.....Rita > > Trlyblest, and Rita, what > is the salt procedure again? > > > So exactly how do I do the salt thing again on the > carpet? What is the precedure? I need to find that > post and print it out. Rita, can you send it to us > again? Or just me? > --- trlyblest <trlyblest@...> wrote: > > > For the Car... Hands down... Ray's weapon of > > choice...Windex. > > It's not an overnight kill, but if you spray it > > every single time you > > get out of the car you will see positive results > in > > a very short > > time. (Don't spray BEFORE you get in your > vehicle... > > but AFTER you > > get out.) > > Spray everything such as steering wheel, > dashboard, > > floor, headliner, > > seats... etc... My Durango was clear in about 1 > 1/2 > > - 2 weeks with a > > marked difference in just a couple of days. I > now > > have bug free ride! > > (Thanks Ray!) > > > > For the Carpet in the home... Epsom salts which > is > > Rita's weapon of > > choice! When we first started to use it, it > really > > knocked down the > > activity. Immediately! It was unbelieveable. You > > will also need to > > vaccuum ALOT. > > (Thanks Rita!) > > > > Computers... No advice here. That is still a > small > > problem area for > > us. We are still Windexing,.. EVERYTHING... > > Keyboards... Monitors... > > Printers, salting walls & floors... in between > PCo. > > sprays and fogs. > > Hope to get 'em soon. > > God Bless! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know what has worked best for you in > these > > areas? > > > > > > > > > 1. Car- I sprayed the Epsom salt in my > > husband's car, not > > thinking that it would leave > > > that yukky residue....pretty much > > horrible. But > > what else? The Roach and Ant > > > Hot Shot silver can....? > > > > > > 2. Carpets- We did soap, cup of bleach, and > some > > of the Bug > > Arrest Enzyme cleaner 3 weeks > > > ago. What works for you > > guys? How would I > > do the salt without all the yuk > > > residue? > > > > > > 3. Computer- Windex with Ammonia has worked > for > > most of you? Or > > the watered down > > > bleach? > > > > > > Thanks for your input everyone! We will get > > through this! You > > are prayed for everyday. > > > > > > Tammy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1404 - > Release Date: 4/29/2008 6:27 PM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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