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.