Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method of use for cleaning a textile floor covering. The subject apparatus comprises a cleaning composition reservoir, a container holding a pressurized gas, an adjustable valve for regulating the pressure of the released gas, a gas delivery conduit connecting the gas container to the reservoir, an application wand having an atomizing nozzle that generates a mist of cleaning composition, and a cleaning composition conduit connecting the wand and the reservoir. The method comprises misting the cleaning composition onto the floor covering, agitating the wetted fibers, and buffing the floor covering to assist in drying.