[header] How to scotchgard carpet [title] Clear furniture. [step] Before you start cleaning your carpet, you should remove any objects in the room. This is both to allow easier access to the whole carpet and to protect your furniture from cleaning products and scotchgard. 
Ask for help if you're moving particularly heavy furniture. [substeps] If there's furniture or other objects you can't remove, cover them with a plastic tarp to protect them while cleaning your carpet and applying scotchgard.