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Lots of questions come in on the topic of cleaning carpets and carpet stains, One suggestion we received recently was to use baking soda shaken in to the carped, agitated with a stiff brush then vacuumed out. It was suggested that the carpet would not only be cleaner but would smell better afterwards. Thanks to Mary Alvares of Bolton in England
Question: Carpet Stains It seems that kids always spill red kool-aid on carpets. One day I just grabbed the first thing I could find and it worked great! Lysol Antibacterial kitchen cleaner on a fresh carpet stain will immediately get all the red out. (any color, really) Just spray and dab it with a clean towel. This also gets the kool-aid stains from kitchen counter tops without using bleach. -- "D. Carr" rondekids@ncconnect.net
Answer: Carpet stains Don't remember where on the web I got this solution but it has worked everytime. I was originally searching for something to remove old red wine stains from carpet but have used it on other stains and it has worked just as good. dishwashing liquid (i use palmolive) and peroxide. The stains actually just disappear. It's great. I've never used a precise measurement of either. I would be careful on dark carpets. From what I understand the peroxide can have a bleaching effect. My carpets are beige so it hasn't been an issue. -- benamorado@yahoo.com (Belinda Enamorado)
Subject: Small Burn in Carpet!: An ember from our fireplace burned a small hole in our new carpet, about the size of a cigarette burn. We have extra pieces of the carpet leftover, and I think there is a way to cut fibers to fill the burn hole but I am not sure exactly how to do this, or what kind of glue to use so it won't get vacuumed up. The carpet is a plush pile, 65oz weight, and since the hole is so small I wondered if anyone had a TIP or HINT that would help us be able to fix it ourselves without calling carpet repair. Can you help? Respond to NormalSue@aol.com . Thank you! (Ref:0179)
Answer: Carpet Repair. Here's what I did: Trim all the cigarette burn part away with fingernail (cuticle) scissors. Go to several other places in your carpet and snip pieces of it. Superglue these little snippits into the burn place. Check the repaired place again in a day and add more snipped pieces if you think you need to. -- BillyEltonnospamAlanMe@wmconnectnsp.com 10/05/2005
Answer: Carpet Burn. I saw a technique on tv and here it is as best as I recall: Purchase carpet tape (at a carpeting store?) which is very strongly adhesive. Cut a circle (somewhat larger than the burn) out of your undamaged carpet. Lay that piece over the burn and, using it as your pattern, very carefully cut around it and through the damaged carpet. Lift up the burned circle. Cut a piece of the tape larger than the hole and carefully tuck the tape down on the floor so that the edges extend under the edges of the hole. Then press the patch down tight. Oh- if there is any direction to the nap, be sure the patch is cut to match it. It looked easier than it sounds and was invisible once done. The tape is very strong according to the tv host. Good luck. Gurowitz -- Dec 15 2006
Question: Getting candle wax off of berber carpet Hello I spilt candle wax onto my berber carpet. What can I do to remove the wax? Thank you. -- Stephanie D. Isom Isom_S@bls.gov (Ref:0706)
Answer: Wax on carpets my son tried the paper towel and iron trick to remove wax from his carpet and thank you it worked great...just lay paper towel over the wax and place warm iron on the paper towel repeat until the wax is gone ...... thank you KBB June 01, 2004
Question: Silly putty We have silly putty on light color berber carpet, it is right in a door way, so I hate to experiment & maybe leave a bigger stain. It had been there quite some time before we discovered it--that may make it harder to come up?? Thanks. -- J Hammond (Ref:0452)
Answer: We are not absolutely sure what will work but you could try applying ice or dry ice and breaking up the material ( the common solution for chewing gum) You would probably have to do it PDQ or the bits will soften and fall back in to the carpet. You could also experiment with cooking oil, white spirit or WD40 -- Fiona McIlroy Please let us know if it works
Response: In regard to removing the silly putty from my carpet - I tried the ice cube - nothing happened. I have some GOO GONE , it says not to apply directly to carpet, so I placed some on a cloth & blotted the silly putty -- I worked! Took a little effort but can't tell where it was! Thanks for your help anyway -- J. Hammond
Response: Silly Putty Put wd 40 on it let it sit for 10 minutes then using rubbing alcohol blot it until it is gone Jensuen 21 Dec 2003
Question: Carpet stain Please HELP. Could you possibly tell me how to get chicken broth out of carpet, please? Thank You.Rhonda Missinne "tim missinne" tmissinne@sympatico.ca
Question: Shoe polish How do I get black shoe polish stains out of my carpet! -- "david brush" dbrush@ntlword.com (Ref:0631)
Question: Nail polish and carpet how in the world do i get fingernail polish off of carpet??????? Thanks, Susan Reinhartjsreinhart@msn.com
Question: Rust Stain. I have a rust stain on the carpet of my car. Any suggestions please Please e-mail. -- "Geoffrey Tucker" tuckerg@tc.gc.ca (Ref:0004)
Question: Rust Stains: Off -White Berber Carpet I have recently noticed that quite a few rust stains have appeared on my Berber carpet from the legs of furniture. The metal nail under the leg must have been in contact with water or dampness ... I have a great steam cleaner which gets out nearly all stains, but has been ineffective with the rust. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you. LJM Lesjanecameron@cs.com (Ref:0620)
Question: Carpet Creep My wife and I have an area rug in our living room that sit on top of a wall to wall Berbers rug. Every time we walk past it the carpet bunches up in one corner. Is there a way to keep this from happening? We've tried 2 sided carpet tape but to no avail. -- Steven James Lay Executive Chef The Pines Restaurant chef1973@telus.net 12 Dec 2002 (Ref:0886)
Answer: Regarding Your Area Rug Issue... Hello! You said that your area rug bunches up when you walk past it and that the two-sided carpet tape wasn't cutting it... What my aunt used to do was use two-sided carpet tape to stick the area rug into place, then lightly baste the carpet and area rug together with thin fishing line so no one could see the stitches. I don't know how you are at sewing... I hope that helps! -- l.r.nospamsmith@verinspzon.com 27/09/2005
Question: Bleach Yea, I know this was dumb of me, I used some bleach to get a red stain out of the carpet, and now it is just orange. I don't think that using more bleach will make it better. Any suggestions? -- Cassandra Drew flipster23@earthlink.net 26 Dec 2002 (Ref:0890)
Answer: Regarding your Bleach Stain I know it's been a while since you posted your question about the bleach stain on your carpet... Since you posted you might have recarpeted or something! If you haven't and the stain is still there, find a matching shade of sugar-free Kool-Aid. Mix the Kool-Aid with about 1 cup of water, and "spill" it on your carpet where you need it... Trust me, that stuff WILL stain everything! :o) After it's sat for about an hour, you'll want to soak up the moisture with a rag towel and vacuum thoroughly. Have a good one! -- l.r.nospamsmith@verinspzon.com 27/09/2005
Question: Candle Wax out of Berber carpet? Hello, We would like to know how to get out candle wax out of Berber carpet? We are getting ready to move out of this house and would like to know how to get rid of the wax. Any thing would help thank you. Angela -- asimmonds1819@cox.net 5 Jan 2003 (Ref:0912)
Answer: Wax in Carpet. In the event you haven't gotten a response to your question about getting the wax out of the carpet... i have the perfect solution for you ... or if you have already moved here is some helpful advice for the future.... lay down newspaper over the wax take a hot iron over the top of the newspaper and the wax will melt right into the paper.... same idea works for carmel and those icky fillings that come in valentines candys except don't use the newspaper use a wet towel... otherwise you'll just end up with newspaper and candy stuck to your carpet... hope i could help.-- Brandie W. RDCnospamtransportation@mnspsn.com Feb 26 2006
Question: How to remove blue ink stain out of beige carpet. Yes, I recently was cleaning out my waste can. I had already sprayed the wastecan with purple power (a cleaning solution). I knocked the waste can over and the blue ink ran out onto the carpet. I used Dirt Devil carpet shampoo on the spot. Now I have a huge blue streak/spot on my carpet. Please help me in this matter! WalkerHappy1@aol.com 22 Feb 2004 (Ref:1039)
Answer: Stains on Carpets. I have found that shaving cream will remove most stains. Don't use too much but it does take a bit of rubbing. Good luck. -- JOHN NARANJO jonospamhnandrowena@sbnspcglobal.net Feb 7 2006
