The truth is you’re human and accidents can happen to you as it could to anybody else. Thus, there is indeed a possibility that while you’re strolling around, holding that cup of coffee or tea in your hand, you end up spilling it on your carpet - thus, creating quite an unsightly mess.
First of all, note that the best thing you can do to get rid of coffee carpet stains (or tea) is to react to the situation immediately. Right after making the spill, find a white cloth or a bunch of paper towels and begin blotting the stain in order to remove most of it away. Do this from the outside in, because you surely don’t want to make the stain spread which is what’s going to happen if you start from the inside. Also note that it would be best to use white cloth (instead of another color), because you want to avoid the dye of colored cloth to flow into your carpet.
That done, your approach will differ depending on the spill. Is it coffee or tea?
If you spilled coffee, find some liquid dish washing soap and combine it with warm water. Get a sponge and use that to dab over the area before blotting the stain with white cloth. Do this process again using a white vinegar and warm water mixture. After, use clean water to repeat the process.
For tea: Start with the white vinegar and warm water solution. If the stain is still there, now use the liquid dish washing soap mixture. Follow that up with the clean water in order to rinse your carpet thoroughly.
After doing the aforementioned steps for removing either one of the stains, let the area dry and if you still find a bit of the coffee or tea stain left, mix hydrogen peroxide with warm water and spray the solution on the stain. Press with white cloth until the stain is gone.
To cut things short, the pattern for coffee is liquid dish washing soap - vinegar - clean water, while the pattern for tea is vinegar - liquid dish washing soap - clean water. Leave the area to dry. If the stain is stubborn and is still slightly there, use a hydrogen peroxide solution, and voila! Stain is gone.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Say Goodbye To Juice Stains And Dye On Your Carpet
You frown at the sight of all the stains that is now covering your carpet. You spot orange juice stains and grape juice stains and even some dye (which you have no idea came from where) all over your carpet, creating a somewhat disconcerting ugly and multi-colored mess over the otherwise elegant-looking carpet. Now, you’re trying to figure out how to get those ugly stains out.
This article could hopefully help you do just that, so feel free to read further.
First things first - deal with the stain immediately. This is important and this implies that as soon as you see the stain, clean up as much of it as you can. Do this in a blotting or pressing motion, and don’t wipe or scrub. This is to keep the stain from spreading.
If that doesn’t completely do the trick, try these solutions:
For juice stains, dampen a sponge. Make sure not to make it too wet as you don’t want to make the stain spread. Spray a little bit of lukewarm water over stain. Once again, not too much. Dab the stain with the sponge. Afterwards, press paper towels over the stain. Do this until the stain visibly lessens. If that still doesn’t completely eradicate the stain, get a non-bleaching detergent and mix it with warm water. Put that mixture on a clean cloth that’s a little damp and dab the stain with that cloth. Use the detergent and water solution on paper towels and continue blotting on the stain until color is no longer being transferred to the paper towel. Rinse the carpet and leave it to dry.
Remove dye by using a solution made out of liquid dishwashing soap and warm water. Place that solution over a clean white cloth and press that over the stain. Let the solution soak into the stain for a while before creating a solution made out of one part vinegar and two parts warm water. Use this solution to blot over the stain again. This process should be done from the outside in of the stain. After the stain disappears, rinse the area with cold water before leaving it to dry or blotting it with dry cloth.
Hope this helps rid you of those stains!
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This article could hopefully help you do just that, so feel free to read further.
First things first - deal with the stain immediately. This is important and this implies that as soon as you see the stain, clean up as much of it as you can. Do this in a blotting or pressing motion, and don’t wipe or scrub. This is to keep the stain from spreading.
If that doesn’t completely do the trick, try these solutions:
For juice stains, dampen a sponge. Make sure not to make it too wet as you don’t want to make the stain spread. Spray a little bit of lukewarm water over stain. Once again, not too much. Dab the stain with the sponge. Afterwards, press paper towels over the stain. Do this until the stain visibly lessens. If that still doesn’t completely eradicate the stain, get a non-bleaching detergent and mix it with warm water. Put that mixture on a clean cloth that’s a little damp and dab the stain with that cloth. Use the detergent and water solution on paper towels and continue blotting on the stain until color is no longer being transferred to the paper towel. Rinse the carpet and leave it to dry.
Remove dye by using a solution made out of liquid dishwashing soap and warm water. Place that solution over a clean white cloth and press that over the stain. Let the solution soak into the stain for a while before creating a solution made out of one part vinegar and two parts warm water. Use this solution to blot over the stain again. This process should be done from the outside in of the stain. After the stain disappears, rinse the area with cold water before leaving it to dry or blotting it with dry cloth.
Hope this helps rid you of those stains!
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tips on How to Get Rid of Pet Carpet Stains as Well as Odors
If you want to avoid the nasty odor that pet stains cause, you will need to clean the pet stain out of your carpeting immediately and clean it well.
That being said, a good and trusty cleaning solution is in order - especially if you have a lot of pets running around your home.
When dealing with pet urine, use layers of paper towels or a rag and put it over the stain (this only works if the area is still wet). Afterwords, step on those paper towels or that rag in order to best absorb the stain. Put a solution of mild laundry detergent and warm water over the stain. Repeat this until there are no more stains transferring to your towel or rag. If that doesn’t do the trick, you can do the same process using solutions with ammonia or white vinegar in it. Dry the area using dry paper towels.
Say goodbye to pet feces stains and odors. Start by removing any remaining excess. Mix a solution of ammonia and water and blot the stain with said solution. Let the solution soak over the area for a couple of minutes before dabbing the area with paper towels or a rag. Do this over and over until the stain is gone. Rinse with cold water and dab dry. To remove the odor caused by the stain, get some baking soda and sprinkle it over the area. Leave it there for a span of 12 hours or so before vacuuming the baking soda away.
When dealing with pet vomit, scrape the mess away with paper towels or any other thing you may find useful to do the task. Get some salt and sprinkle it over the stain. Cover the mess with a towel and leave it for a couple of hours. Vacuum away the salt. If there is still a remaining stain, you may have to get a pet-stain remover or hydrogen peroxide to remove it. To remove any odors, use liquid cleaner.
Of course, the best and easiest way to avoid all of this is to simply have your pet trained properly.
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That being said, a good and trusty cleaning solution is in order - especially if you have a lot of pets running around your home.
When dealing with pet urine, use layers of paper towels or a rag and put it over the stain (this only works if the area is still wet). Afterwords, step on those paper towels or that rag in order to best absorb the stain. Put a solution of mild laundry detergent and warm water over the stain. Repeat this until there are no more stains transferring to your towel or rag. If that doesn’t do the trick, you can do the same process using solutions with ammonia or white vinegar in it. Dry the area using dry paper towels.
Say goodbye to pet feces stains and odors. Start by removing any remaining excess. Mix a solution of ammonia and water and blot the stain with said solution. Let the solution soak over the area for a couple of minutes before dabbing the area with paper towels or a rag. Do this over and over until the stain is gone. Rinse with cold water and dab dry. To remove the odor caused by the stain, get some baking soda and sprinkle it over the area. Leave it there for a span of 12 hours or so before vacuuming the baking soda away.
When dealing with pet vomit, scrape the mess away with paper towels or any other thing you may find useful to do the task. Get some salt and sprinkle it over the stain. Cover the mess with a towel and leave it for a couple of hours. Vacuum away the salt. If there is still a remaining stain, you may have to get a pet-stain remover or hydrogen peroxide to remove it. To remove any odors, use liquid cleaner.
Of course, the best and easiest way to avoid all of this is to simply have your pet trained properly.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
The Right Way To Get Rid Of Oil And Grease Stains From Your Carpeting
The rule of thumb when you want to remove a nasty stain that came from oil or grease from your carpet (or from any type of fabric for that matter) is to deal with it as soon as possible.
Procrastinating or making excuses not to deal with the carpet stain immediately will only make room for the oil or grease to dry and cling to your carpet. When that happens, odds are you may not be able to eradicate all signs of that stain. So do yourself a favor and eliminate that stain from the face of the earth immediately.
To do that, this article should walk you through the steps to getting rid of those unwanted grease stains on your carpeting.
Let’s start with the things that you will need to eliminate that stain from the face of the earth. Start with getting some talcum powder or corn starch. You won’t need to have both. Just one of the two will do. Get paper towels or wash cloths for wiping the stain or absorbing the stain. The last ingredient you’ll need is laundry pretreatment.
We’re assuming here that the stain is fresh and hasn’t taken several hours, days or weeks before you’ve decided to remove it.
The first thing you should do is to place the talcum powder or corn starch on the stain. This should absorb some of the liquid stain. You can then brush away the powder or starch.
Get your laundry pretreatment and spray it over the stain to loosen the carpet stain’s cling to the fabric.
Take your paper towels or, in this case, more ideally a wash cloth and dampen it with really hot water. Dab this over the stain. Don’t risk the stain spreading by wiping. Afterwards, leave the carpet to air dry.
Now, if for whatever reason, you weren’t able to do this immediately after the stain was made, you can blot the stain with some dry-cleaning solvent and use as many paper towels as you need to absorb the stain. You will need to do this before spraying your carpet with the laundry pretreatment.
That’s it! Followed correctly, these instructions may be your effective carpet stain-fighting solution!
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Procrastinating or making excuses not to deal with the carpet stain immediately will only make room for the oil or grease to dry and cling to your carpet. When that happens, odds are you may not be able to eradicate all signs of that stain. So do yourself a favor and eliminate that stain from the face of the earth immediately.
To do that, this article should walk you through the steps to getting rid of those unwanted grease stains on your carpeting.
Let’s start with the things that you will need to eliminate that stain from the face of the earth. Start with getting some talcum powder or corn starch. You won’t need to have both. Just one of the two will do. Get paper towels or wash cloths for wiping the stain or absorbing the stain. The last ingredient you’ll need is laundry pretreatment.
We’re assuming here that the stain is fresh and hasn’t taken several hours, days or weeks before you’ve decided to remove it.
The first thing you should do is to place the talcum powder or corn starch on the stain. This should absorb some of the liquid stain. You can then brush away the powder or starch.
Get your laundry pretreatment and spray it over the stain to loosen the carpet stain’s cling to the fabric.
Take your paper towels or, in this case, more ideally a wash cloth and dampen it with really hot water. Dab this over the stain. Don’t risk the stain spreading by wiping. Afterwards, leave the carpet to air dry.
Now, if for whatever reason, you weren’t able to do this immediately after the stain was made, you can blot the stain with some dry-cleaning solvent and use as many paper towels as you need to absorb the stain. You will need to do this before spraying your carpet with the laundry pretreatment.
That’s it! Followed correctly, these instructions may be your effective carpet stain-fighting solution!
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