Puke stains

I must start off by telling you that everything in here is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). These are Suggestions designed to help you.

Lets talk Puke. Yeah oh goodie puke. Weather it is your child, your spouse, your best friend or your loving pet's hair ball. Puke isn't fun for any of us to deal with. But to help make life easier on your stain removing woes I offer you my suggestions. And remember to remember put gloves.

If you need to wash Puke or Urine, Cat or human or whatever, the best thing I have found to use is White vinegar. White vinegar can be used in the treatment of smells and is one of the best things for cleaning glass in your. Don't over look the uses of White Vinegar. But in the Laundry it works wonders in getting smells out of clothes. You may have to rewash the clothes up 2 or 3 times but often once is enough.

When it comes down to your war with puke, a Wet/Dry Vacuum, White Vinegar and Baking Soda are your top 3 best friends.

Hydrogen peroxide – There has been a lot of good luck out there using this to clean puke from the cotton cushions of your furniture. Be-careful though of beaching or the colors running from the dyes in your furniture. Remember to wet a cloth and dab at the stain.

baking soda- Let the mess dry until it's hard.

• Then get out your trust Wet/Dry Vacuum and vacuum it up with the vacuum nozzle to remove as much as you possibly can of the solids. Then spray the area with water to moisten the area and sprinkle on a healthy dose of baking soda. Let this dry and then of course re-vacuum the area.

Foaming shaving cream- Yes Foaming Shaving cream. If you have white or light colored carpet, the best cleaner is Foam shaving cream.

• Clean up first what you can of any solids with the Wet/dry Vacuum or with paper towel.

• Then take a can shaving cream and the best idea is to let it sit and soak in on its own.

• Grab a clean rag, get it a little damp with water and blot at the spot. Lightly work it to bring up the stain.

• When it dries you should find there is no more stain there. Be-careful on colored carpets please, the shaving cream could leave discoloration.

For the smell factor and stain this good mixture should do the trick:

• 1 teaspoons of anti-bacterial dish detergent

• 1 cup of white vinegar

• mix it together

• Gently rub it on the stain, wait about 10 minutes.

• Use white paper towel(we do not want in color transfer from dyes on the paper towel only use white) or your trusty Wet/Dry Vacuum and blot up as much wetness as possible.

• Apply more paper towel and leave it overnight.

If the odor is still there, then use vinegar full strength and dab it on and let it dry it should take care of it.

There are some really good products out there for removing puke too. Even with human puke the best products are the pet stain ones. One that comes to mind is Nature's Miracle. Many people swear by it's usage.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to really getting in there to removing any stain. Keep in mind a job done right is a job well done. Anything else truly is not worth doing and you will regret it when the stain keeps returning or you have damaged the carpet by rubbing or scrubbing the carpet so it wears faster and it has to be replaced sooner. Using home made products to use on your carpet to gives you the control of the chemicals used and often is the better choice for the health of your family and pets.

Kool Aid and other Red Stains In Carpet

I must start off by telling you that everything in here is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). These are Suggestions designed to help you.

Kool Aid & Other Red stains in Carpet: It is not always easy or even possible to remove these types of stains. Red Dyes from foods hang in there and sometimes keep coming back. All red dyes are hard to get out. The red coloring used in pop, candy and other foods won't generally flush out with just water. Keep remembering the best secret in stain removing, the shop vac or Wet/Dry Vacuum. A Wet/Dry Vacuum can be used to suck up a lot of the moisture and help prevent the stain from enlarging as the liquids spread out throw the carpet fibers. Even once you are flushing out the remaining liquids from your cleaning job a Wet/Dry Vacuum is ideal. Don't have one? Well you can get cheap ones from most home improvement stores and large retail stores.

• First you will need about some dish washing soap. Put about 5 drops into 2 cups of warm water.
• Wet a white cotton cloth with this mixture
• Lay the moistened cloth over the stain area.
• Place a clothes iron on it, MAKE SURE IT IS SET ON LOW. To high and you run the risk of melting your carpet fibers. Man made fibers will often melt under heat from a cloth iron so please take great care.
• Leave this for upwards of 15 minutes. Do not press down on the iron. Heat pressure means? Melting or burning the carpet.
• What we are trying to do is wick the stain up the fibers of the carpet. Helping it draw out of the fibers from the carpet to the cloth you are using under the iron.
• you should see red on the cloth.
  
• Fold the cloth or use a clean one and
  
• Repeat this process.

Some Carpet Stains Require a lot of patience to say the least. Patience without a doubt is required when we face Red Stains to get it out of the carpet. But even year old Kool Aid Stains can be lifted using this method. Just keep repeating the process again and again til you no longer see transfer to the white cloth from the carpet stain.

Remember: Clean white clothes, low heat on the iron and do not press on the iron or rub at the stain. Broken fibers in the carpet are more places for the stain to hide in and grab hold of your carpet. Let the color wick into the cloth at it's on rate. Then rinse the area with cold water to make sure all soaps are out. Using a Wet/Dry Vacuum can help speed up removing the liquids but you can blot the area. If you have a household fan to help aid in the drying of the Carpet this is ideal.

If the stain is not gone, at the very least you have reduced it's color and how noticeable it is.

You may wish to repeat the treatment described above but once done remember you want to dry it as quickly as possible because you do not want if it is there the stain that maybe deep down from wicking up to the surfaces. Think Candle wick here. The stain comes back by using the fibers like a candle wick, when you were treating the stain you should have seen the wicking occur. When treating the stain we wanted this to happen but once we have felt that we have done enough, the effect of wicking is no longer desirable.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to really getting in there to removing any stain. Keep in mind a job done right is a job well done. Anything else truly is not worth doing and you will regret it when the stain keeps returning or you have damaged the carpet by rubbing or scrubbing the carpet so it wears faster and it has to be replaced sooner. Using home made products to use on your carpet to gives you the control of the chemicals used and often is the better choice for the health of your family and pets.

Tomato Juice stains

I must start off by telling you that everything in here is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). These are Suggestions designed to help you.

Tomato Juice: This can be one of the toughest stains to remove. once the juice gets on the carpet, the red natural dyes begin to work into the fibers. White or light colored carpet may never quite be the same. Use what I offer here as fast as possible on the areas. There is no wasting time here. Speed is very thing. You do not want the orange stain to set.

• Grab clean White paper towel or clean white cloth and cover the area with it. Or use the Wet/Dry Vacuum. I believe it the better choice as it removes the liquid from the air and helps pull it out.

• Allow all excess tomato juice to absorb into the cloth or paper towel

• Remove the paper towel or cloth when all the excess tomato juice has been absorbed.

• Fill a spray bottle with 1 cup lukewarm water and about 1/4 teaspoon of clear liquid detergent. We want to use clear so we do not add any more dyes to the area.

• Shake the bottle up

• Moisten a nice clean sponge with the mixture.

• Spray the Tomato juice spill area with the mixture also until it is adequately wet.

• Sponge as much of the stain away as you can.

• Use a light, quick strokes on the area and start from the furthermost point of the area and work in ward on the stain area. Doing this of course helps keep the stain localized and not spreading it out ward.

• Blotting as you go with clean paper towel or cloth or the Wet/Dry Vacuum.

Helpfully you have a common laundry stain-fighting agent in the home.

• Apply this to the area

• After applying this to the stain area,let it soak into the carpet for about 5 minutes

• Wet the area with your water and detergent mixture.

• And repeat this step Moisten a nice clean sponge with the mixture.

• Spray the Tomato juice spill area with the mixture also until it is adequately wet.

• Sponge as much of the stain away as you can.

• Use a light, quick strokes on the area and start from the furthermost point of the area and work in ward on the stain area. Doing this of course helps keep the stain localized and not spreading it out ward.

• Blotting as you go with clean paper towel or cloth or the Wet/Dry Vacuum.

Using a clean sponge:

• Sponge and using cold water, sponge the carpet again until all the detergents and stain fighting agent has been removed from the area.

• Get the area as dry as possible by blotting or using the Wet/Dry Vacuum.

• Cover the newly-clean area with two or 3 white paper towels,(so we have no color transfer use only white paper towels).

• Place a trash can or other heavy item over the covered stain.

• Allow the paper towels to absorb excess moisture overnight.

You may wish to repeat the treatment described above but once done remember you want to dry it as quickly as possible because you do not want if it is there the stain that maybe deep down from wicking up to the surfaces. Think Candle wick here. The stain comes back by using the fibers like a candle wick.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to really getting in there to removing any stain. Keep in mind a job done right is a job well done. Anything else truly is not worth doing and you will regret it when the stain keeps returning or you have damaged the carpet by rubbing or scrubbing the carpet so it wears faster and it has to be replaced sooner. Using home made products to use on your carpet to gives you the control of the chemicals used and often is the better choice for the health of your family and pets.

Ink Stains

I must start off by telling you that everything in this Blog is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). They work and I have tried them myself. Oh and I should add, no I was not paid for writing this blog at all. This is my free time spent on putting the word out there. Because simply I have no life and because some people like to sue another for stupid reasons I have to leave you this little warning. This is a helpful hand, take it and respect that it is offered in good will and the best of luck for you. Please feel free to leave comments or ideas yourself.

Ink stains: You can remove ink stains from your carpet. The Number one Secret to doing it is rubbing alcohol. It will work better if it is 90% Isopropyl alcohol but if you only can find 70% we will just have to work a little bit more to get what we can out of the carpet. Of course the sooner you get to the stain the better. I have found hand sanitizers work well on removing ink from surfaces. Being high in the alcohol is the clue in these. But remember to use the clear ones. And always wash your hands after the use of these Alcohols. They are NOT safe to ingest and can make you and more so children very ill.

• First of all, DO NOT pour the rubbing alcohol on to your carpet.
• Apply the rubbing alcohol onto a white cotton cloth and dab the stain carefully so you do not spread the ink. Remember no rubbing. We do not want to damage the fibers of the carpet.
• using the Wet/dry Vac or by blotting remove the liquid and stain out as much as possible.
• Repeat this process until you are not getting anymore transfer to your cloth from the ink.

It may not be possible to remove the stain completely but do try some commercial products and fallow what they believe will work. In Canada there is a Product called Winning Colours. It is normally used in removing Paint from Carpet but removes all kinds of stains and Ink is one of them. (No I wasn't paid to put that tid-bit in, it is just that good of a porduct.)

Remember to rinse the area of all product. Rinse and remove the liquid as soon as possible. Weather by blotting the liquid up or using a Wet/Dry Vacuum. The great thing about the Wet/Dry Vacuum is you will do less damage to the carpet fibers and this is the bigger plus as you do not want to damage the fibers. Damaging the Fibers gives cracks and hiding places for the stain so it is harder to get out and ages your carpet faster.

Again you want to make sure the area dries quickly so we prevent any remaining Ink from wicking up the fibers to be a returning stain. If you have white paper towel to use and then a household fan to quickly dry the area.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to really getting in there to removing any stain. Keep in mind a job done right is a job well done. Anything else truly is not worth doing and you will regret it when the stain keeps returning or you have damaged the carpet by rubbing or scrubbing the carpet so it wears faster and it has to be replaced sooner. Using home made products to use on your carpet to gives you the control of the chemicals used and often is the better choice for the health of your family and pets.

Red Wine

I must start off by telling you that everything in this Blog is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). They work and I have tried them myself. Oh and I should add, no I was not paid for writing this blog at all. This is my free time spent on putting the word out there. Because simply I have no life and because some people like to sue another for stupid reasons I have to leave you this little warning. This is a helpful hand, take it and respect that it is offered in good will and the best of luck for you. Please feel free to leave comments or ideas yourself.

Red Wine:

• If this is a fresh stain try to get up as much of the liquid as possible using a clean white cloth, white paper towel or our trusty Wet/Dry Vac

Even when the stain is older and has dried

• Open a bottle of White Wine

• Apply the White wine to the area. This recreated the initial conditions of when it first occurred and it will make it easier to remove the stain.

• Extract the liquids by blotting or the Wet/Dry Vac

• Repeat by applying the White Wine to the area

• Extract the liquids by blotting or the Wet/Dry Vac

Hopefully you have a store purchased carpet cleaning product on hand and can now use this on the area to help remove the stain to help get more up. Fallow there instructions.

• Rinse the area using cold water to make sure you get the remaining liquids up.

• Dry as quickly as possible.

Remember you want to dry it as quickly as possible because you do not want if it is there the stain that maybe deep down from wicking up to the surfaces. Think Candle wick here. The stain comes back by using the fibers like a candle wick.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to really getting in there to removing any stain. Keep in mind a job done right is a job well done. Anything else truly is not worth doing and you will regret it when the stain keeps returning or you have damaged the carpet by rubbing or scrubbing the carpet so it wears faster and it has to be replaced sooner. Using home made products to use on your carpet to gives you the control of the chemicals used and often is the better choice for the health of your family and pets.

Tea stains

I must start off by telling you that everything in this Blog is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). They work and I have tried them myself. Oh and I should add, no I was not paid for writing this blog at all. This is my free time spent on putting the word out there. Because simply I have no life and because some people like to sue another for stupid reasons I have to leave you this little warning. This is a helpful hand, take it and respect that it is offered in good will and the best of luck for you. Please feel free to leave comments or ideas yourself.

Tea stains: First off get as much of the liquid up as possible by blotting the area or getting out that trusty Wet/Dry Vac. Remember not to rub the area so you do not spread out the stain or break the fibers in the carpet to give the stain places to hide. Blot of course with a clean white cloth or clean WHITE paper towel. Using colored paper towel you may get color transfer to the carpet and we don't want to do this of course.

Once you have as much up as possible:

• Mix a half cup of white vinegar with a 1 cup of warm water.

• Apply this to the tea stain area using a spray bottle, if you don't have a spray bottle you can carefully pour the mixture onto the stain.
• Blot up or Wet/Dry Vac the mixture up. When blotting make sure you are using a clean cloth as we do not want to re-transfer the stain back to the carpet.

If this fails:

• Make a solution of 1 teaspoon dish detergent (clear detergent, only we don't want to introduce any dyes to the carpet) to 1 cup of warm water

• Apply this to the tea stain area carefully pour the mixture onto the stain.

• Blot up or Wet/Dry Vac the mixture up. When blotting make sure you are using a clean cloth as we do not want to re-transfer the stain back to the carpet.

• Rinse and repeat as needed.

• Rinse the carpet by spraying or gently pouring clean cold water on to the area.

• Blot up or Wet/Dry Vac the liquid up. You want to remove as much of the soap mixture as possible.

• Leave for 1 hour

If the stain remains we still have another idea:

• Mix 1 teaspoon of peroxide in 1 cup of warm water.

• Spray or pour gently to the area.

• Blot up or Wet/Dry Vac the liquid up.

• Get as much moisture out of the carpet as possible.

Remember you want to dry it as quickly as possible because you do not want if it is there the stain that maybe deep down from wicking up to the surfaces. Think Candle wick here. The stain comes back by using the fibers like a candle wick.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to really getting in there to removing any stain. Keep in mind a job done right is a job well done. Anything else truly is not worth doing and you will regret it when the stain keeps returning or you have damaged the carpet by rubbing or scrubbing the carpet so it wears faster and it has to be replaced sooner. Using home made products to use on your carpet to gives you the control of the chemicals used and often is the better choice for the health of your family and pets.

Dye Stains

I must start off by telling you that everything in this Blog is a suggestion and if it fails I cannot be held accountable for these suggestions failing to remove the stain or any damage resulting in you trying to remove the stain(s). They work and I have tried them myself. Oh and I should add, no I was not paid for writing this blog at all. This is my free time spent on putting the word out there. Because simply I have no life and because some people like to sue another for stupid reasons I have to leave you this little warning. This is a helpful hand, take it and respect that it is offered in good will and the best of luck for you. Please feel free to leave comments or ideas yourself.

Dye Stains: Dyes from medications, foods,cosmetics, crayons and many other household products can each react differently with your carpet. If the stain is permanent it may yet still be possible to spot-dye the rug. Or call in the Carpet Cleaners first, see if they can remove it and some of these Carpet Cleaners will have the ability to so dye the carpet.

General Liquids:

• Blot or Wet/Dry Vac up liquids as soon as possible. Do NOT rub them in to the carpet! This will make the problem area bigger. Use only a clean white cotton cloth or plain white paper towels. Plain white because we do not want color transfer from the paper towel to the carpet.
• Once this is done rinse the are with cold water and blot or Wet/dry vac up the liquid again.
• keep repeating as necessary to remove more of the stain. Remember not to rub as we do not want to increase the area of the stain and damage the fibers of the carpet. Breakage in the fibers mean places for the stain to hide and rubbing the the stained area may set the stain permanently into the fibers.

Peanut Butter , Semi solids and Puddings:

• Scrape up as much of the solids by gently lifting it up using a spoon.
  
• Once this is done rinse the are with cold water and blot or Wet/dry vac up the liquid again.
• Keep doing this til you see no more transfer to a clean paper towel or cloth.

Dried solids:

• Wet/Dry Vac or Vacuum the solids up.
• Once this is done rinse the are with cold water and blot or Wet/dry vac up the liquid again.
• Keep doing this til you see no more transfer to a clean paper towel or cloth.

Helpful hints: When the stain just has not lifted out remember when using cleaning solvents, apply it to the cloth first. Then work it in from the outside of the stain to the center of the stain. We want to make the stain smaller so we don't want to spread it out word.

• Apply the cleaner
• Extract by blotting or Wet/Dry Vac
• Rinse
• Extract again
• and keep repeating until you no longer get any transfer onto a cloth or paper towel from the stain

Yes it can take time and none of us like to take this much time up. But you will be happier with the result if you do. Remember you want to extract the solvents you used too. Dry the carpet as quickly as possible. You want to dry it as quickly as possible because you do not want if it is there the stain that maybe deep down from wicking up to the surfaces. Think Candle wick here. The stain comes back by using the fibers like a candle wick.

If the stain you are trying to remove is permanent, it may be possible for hide the stain by spot-dyeing or by calling in the Professional Carpet Cleaner. Even if you with to Spot-dye call in the Pros.

Fingernail Polish:

• Apply a non-acetate fingernail polish remover to a white cotton cloth
• Dab the area. DO NOT rub as we do not want to make the area larger.
• Work from the outside of the stain and work toward the center of the stain
• Leave the non-acetate to work it for a few minutes.
• Now Blot
• rinse the area with cold water
  
• blot again
• and repeat as needed.