{"id":1879,"date":"2004-12-31T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2004-12-31T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universalmetro.net\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2018-07-06T22:30:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T22:30:46","slug":"appearances-do-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/2004\/12\/appearances-do-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Appearances Do Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve created our own maintenance monster, in a sense, because today\u2019s carpets are masters of disguise. The intricate patterns mask soiling and stains.The advanced fibers and backings are engineered to resist crushing and fluid absorption.New dying techniques ensure that carpet colors stay bright, vibrant and colorfast.Yarn treatments applied during manufacturing and even some after-market treatments, effectively repel stains. All this can create a false sense of security. That\u2019s because despite the latest manufacturing technology and can\u2019t-see-the-stain visuals,carpets still need regular maintenance to look their best.Well maintained carpets are a good reflection on everybody who touches them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starnetflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/vol4_6.pdf\">http:\/\/www.starnetflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/vol4_6.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Link to Starnet Starlog Volume IV issue 6 below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-button\" href=\"http:\/\/universalmetro.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vol4_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Starlog Volume IV Issue 6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve created our own maintenance monster, in a sense, because today\u2019s carpets are masters of disguise. The intricate patterns mask soiling &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1879"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2253,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879\/revisions\/2253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/universalmetro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}