Way To Clean Carpet Stains | DIY

It is ubiquitous that while living in a house with kids you are always messed up with stain-causing stuff, the most irritating ones are undoubtedly the carpet stains that can be caused by different reasons, Kids are not the only ones to be always blamed. But from now on, you do not need to worry about them.

Either it’s your coffee mug mistakenly spilled or your cat’s pee, this article will provide you the speedy and simple home remedies for such stains that will make your life easy and stress-free. After reading this article, you will see your stain-free carpet within very little time and at a minimal cost.

Removing Kool-aid stains

Most of the time it happens that while having parties at home any of your guests or you spilled colored beverages on your rug or carpet and you fall in worry to clean the stain instantly instead of enjoying the party but if you have enough knowledge regarding products we use in daily life you will become worry-free as most of the things can help us deal with these hard stains.

So, here is a remedy for kool-aid stains. You just need vinegar, Dishwashing soap, water, and a towel. The very first thing you need to do for this is gently blotting the stain with a piece of cloth and make sure that it does not rub the fabric on the stain as it will make it harder to remove. Now mix all the three ingredients (vinegar soap and water) in a spray bottle and sprinkle it all over the stain. Now let it rest for 7-10 minutes. And after that, blot all the sprinkled material with a clean and dry towel until the stain goes and you see that stained part neat and clean.

Removing pet stains

Being a pet owner is an adorable thing but when the same cute pet pees or poops on your carpet it lets you lose your senses because of the ”oh ho” moment as this will cause a hard to remove stain and smell that will remain in your home for a long time.

No Worries Now!

We can tell you how to deal with this situation just within an hour. All you need is a single ingredient from your kitchen, that is vinegar. But at first, you have to remove the thing causing smell like if it’s hard, then just remove it with gloves on hand and if it is in liquid or thin form just blot is with some cloth until it starts looking like just a stain. Mix up the vinegar with lukewarm water in a spray bottle and shower it on the stain now just left it for a few minutes so that it can soak into the carpet fibers. Then again use that blot technique to absorb the showered material and keep on doing that until the stain goes away and carpet dries.

Removing coffee stains

Coffee and tea stains are usually tough to remove, and these kinds of stains are the most frequently seen stains and seem impossible to get rid of but we always have something for you to make your life easy now you can stay free with the stress-caused by these stains. All you need is to pick up a few things from your kitchen and mix it up. That is vinegar and any detergent that does not contain any bleaching formula. As bleaching can harm your carpet fibers and its color. But a few carpet materials such as polypropylene can respond to bleaching very efficiently without any harm. For such materials, you can use bleach with detergent in place of vinegar.

The procedure for making mixture is the same either its bleach or vinegar. So just add all the ingredients with water in a spray bottle and shower it on the stain. After leaving it like this hold a clean cloth or towel and just rinse and repeat the process until the stain disappears.

Remember, you can either add vinegar or bleach adding both will harm the fibers so bad.

Removing blood stains

Bloodstains always become a significant cause of anxiety; either they are on a carpet or any cloth, but the sooner you will clean them the more quickly they will disappear. Because delaying the cleaning of these stains means putting yourself in hard labor. For cleaning blood stains, you will take cold water instead of warm water as warm water will help the blood to coagulate with heat and blood will pass through the carpet fibers and will become very hard to remove. So, make sure that water is cold and add up dish wash soap in a bottle and spray it in a generous amount on the stain until it gets moisture thoroughly than with a paper towel or a white cloth to soak all the water into it so that the stain comes out of the carpet. Repeat the process several times until the stain completely disappears. Remember that blood stains are not very easy to remove so you must be patient for this and keep on practicing the same thing again and again.

Removing ink stains

Ink stains are the most common stains found on the carpet, and actually, it is not very hard to remove them. There are several ways to remove such stains by using the products you already have in your house just like nail paint remover or hair spray. Both of these contain alcohol and everyone knows that alcohol makes every stain easy to remove but there is always a proper way to use these things. Otherwise, a lack of knowledge can ruin the carpet.

So, when you use products like nail paint remover or hair sprays, make sure that there isn’t any moisture left in ink.  For this, blot the wet cloth on the ink-stained part but be careful and do not rub or scrub as this will cause the ink to spread on surroundings.

Now just spray or sprinkle that nail paint remover or non-greasy hair spray and let it rest here for some time and then absorb the extra moisture with a vacuum. Repeat the process 3 to 4 times or until your carpet becomes stain free.

Precautionary Measures

A few materials that we use for removing stains can cause damage to sensitive fabrics. Let’s take vinegar as an example, that is no doubt a very effective and helpful ingredient as it contains 5 to 20% of acetic acid which helps to fight with hard stains, but there are a few materials that have susceptible fibers and they can’t resist bleaching or any acid.

Using vinegar on such elements can ruin your carpet. So, as a precautionary measure, it is essential that when you prepare any mixture for removing stains, test it on a small patch of the same carpet and if the carpet changes its color, remove the solution instantly. Don’t apply any kind of bleaching or alcohol on that carpet. Contact professionals for removing such stain(s).

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