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Cleaning artificial turf
Most turf cleaning is water and a stiff brush. The exceptions (pet urine, food and drink spills, sap, oil and illness) each need a specific product and method, and some common household cleaners will damage the fibers or the backing.
Start with the routine cleaning guide. For pet odor, read how enzyme cleaners work before you buy one, and check the list of products to avoid before you try anything stronger.
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- How to Clean Artificial Turf: Routine Rinse and Step by Step Deep CleanThe routine rinse that keeps turf fresh, the full deep clean procedure, the equipment that works and the cleaning mistakes that damage fibers and infill.
- Enzyme Cleaners for Artificial Turf: How They Work and How to Use ThemThe science of enzyme and bacterial turf cleaners, how much to apply, how long to leave them, why they sometimes fail and how they compare with vinegar and baking soda.
- What Not to Use on Artificial Turf: Products and Methods That Cause DamageThe solvents, acids, bleach, pressure washing habits and heat sources that harm turf fibers, backing and infill, with safer alternatives for each.
All cleaning guides
How to Clean Artificial Turf: Routine Rinse and Step by Step Deep Clean
The routine rinse that keeps turf fresh, the full deep clean procedure, the equipment that works and the cleaning mistakes that damage fibers and infill.
Removing Pet Waste from Artificial Turf: Pickup, Residue and Diarrhea Cleanup
Clean pickup technique, how to remove residue from fibers and infill, a step by step diarrhea cleanup and how often each task needs doing.
Enzyme Cleaners for Artificial Turf: How They Work and How to Use Them
The science of enzyme and bacterial turf cleaners, how much to apply, how long to leave them, why they sometimes fail and how they compare with vinegar and baking soda.
Removing Stains from Artificial Turf: A Stain by Stain Chart
A practical stain chart for turf, covering food, wine, coffee, blood, paint, ink, crayon and grease, with the safe method for each and what to avoid.
Gum, Sap and Oil on Artificial Turf: Freeze, Lift and Degrease
The freeze method for gum and sap, careful use of mineral spirits, how to tackle motor oil and sunscreen, and the solvents that can destroy backing and infill.
Disinfecting Artificial Turf: When It Is Needed and How to Do It Safely
When turf actually needs disinfecting, how bleach, hydrogen peroxide and quaternary products compare, how they affect backing and infill, and how to rinse.
What Not to Use on Artificial Turf: Products and Methods That Cause Damage
The solvents, acids, bleach, pressure washing habits and heat sources that harm turf fibers, backing and infill, with safer alternatives for each.