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| Red wine, Pet issues and color stains. |
How to remove carpet stains with
color, or not mess it up more!
One issue we often face at
Cooper’s, when a client spills
something on their carpet: What’s the first thing they do? Grab whatever is
under the sink, dump it on the spot, and scrub it with a towel.
If a stain has color - red, blue, green, yellow (pets), etc. - grabbing
whatever is under the sink is often the worst thing you can do. For one thing,
is your cleaning product made for that type of carpet stain? There is no one
product for all stains.
One piece of advice we give all our clients, is to be careful what store
bought products you use on your spots and stains. Some products can actually
set the stain permanently and make it much more difficult to remove. Applying
the wrong product can take a five minute spot and turn it into an hour long
struggle for us. Often times you have something that will work better already
at home.
For example: For pet stains and issues, instead of spending $10-20 on store
bought spotting products, grab your little brown bottle of hydrogen peroxide
and a trigger sprayer. Mix one cup of the hydrogen peroxide with a ½ cup of
ammonia, and you have just made yourself a great pet & organic colored
stain remover! It’s only going to last about 30 minutes to an hour. After an
hour, the peroxide has given off all its oxygen. So don’t mix up a gallon!
Now this will only work on organic stains (pet issues, blood, vomit, red
wine etc.) and it’s ONLY for synthetic carpets! Don’t put this on your couch or
fancy wool area rugs, just carpet.
Basically you are going to spray the stain with the peroxide/ammonia mix and
wait. It will take time - lots. Spray it and check the next day, if the spot
has changed its working! Stain still there but better, put some more on. It’s
not going to hurt anything.
Also, as far as the pet stains go, the longer the issue stays on your
carpets the more difficult it becomes to remove. Don’t expect this to work on a
pet stain from a year ago.
So, try the peroxide/ammonia first. If it doesn’t work, STOP! If you have a
synthetic dye stain (Gatorade, fruit punch, etc.), call us at Cooper’s Carpet
Cleaning & Floor Care 847-814-2409.
