Help!! My wife spilled red nail polish on my tan carpet. How do i get it up( its already hardened)?

Answer 1

Nail Polish


Important - Always read and follow the care instructions and any warnings provided by the carpet manufacturer. Rugs and carpets with natural fibers and/or certain dyes may require special treatment. If in doubt contact a cleaning professional for advice/service. Also follow these General Rules for stain treatment.



Remove as much of the nail polish as possible using a spoon or dull knife.

Apply a non-oily nail polish remover to a clean white cloth and gently rub (in only one direction at a time) or blot the spot. Continue until spot is removed. Do not allow nail polish remover to get to the latex backing. Go to the next step to remove nail polish remover.

Apply a small quantity of detergent solution to the spot. (To make the detergent solution mix 1/4 teaspoon of a hand dish washing detergent which does not contain lanolin or bleach with 1 quart of water; examples of safe detergents are Dawn® and Joy®.) Use a blotting motion to work the detergent into the affected area. If spot is being removed continue applying detergent and blotting with a white paper towel until spot is removed.

Rinse with tap water using a spray bottle, blot to remove excess moisture.

Spray lightly with water, do not blot this time; apply pad of paper towels and brick and allow to dry.

If there is still some stain on the carpet and blotting is not removing it, then moisten the tufts in the stained area with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Let stand for on (1) hour. Blot and repeat until carpet is stain free. Light will cause peroxide to change back to water so no rinsing is necessary. Apply pad of paper towels and weight down with brick.

Answer 2

iam pretty sure it is the end of the world.

Actually, you can try a solvent, but chances are you will strip the color from the carpet and end up with an unsightly stain.

When the carpet was installed they should have provided you with a small amount of the scraps, usually in a new house they leave them in a closet, or, if you recently had it installed the company should have left you with something.

You'll have to cut a clean square around the spilled nail polish and replace it with one of those pieces.

If, however, it is only a few drops of polish you can try using a sharp knife or window scraper (razor) and scrape away at the worst of the polish.

My best suggestion if you can do neither of the above is to rearrange the room, or invest in a nice area rug to complement the carpet already on the floor, and use it to cover the spot.

Sh!t happens, its part of living in a house. Sorry dude, that sucks!

Answer 3

Take a razor blade and scrap off the top layers of polish. Use the vacuum cleaner hose attachment to suck up the little pieces. When you have got all the hard pieces up that will come up, use something like goof off or goo gone to get the rest of it up. But, if the carpet hasn't been changed from the color of the polish, then the other cleaners and even nail polish, might bleach out the carpet.

Answer 4

If it has dried on top of the carpet and has not been rubbed in, try cutting the carpet where it has dried. (this will probably only work if it hasn't been rubbed in though) I did this once & used nail polish remover, but it was still wet. It didn't bleach my carpet or anything, but I would test yours in a non-obvious place before I put it on the spot. You will probably have to use a lot of nail polish remover. You'll 1st have to get the polish unhardened, then work on getting the stain out. It will look worse before it gets better.

Answer 5

Ooo, yikes! Maybe mineral spirits?? I found this though....Good luck..glad it's you and not me :)


1. Pour dry cleaning fluid over the stain.

2. Blot with a dry, white cloth.

3. Apply a small amount of mild liquid detergent to the stain.

4. Blot again with the cloth.

5. Flood the stain with water.

6. Blot again with the cloth.

7. Pour a small amount of ammonia on the stain.

8. Blot again.

9. Apply a little more liquid detergent to the stain.

10. Blot again.

11. Flood the area with water.

12. Blot one last time.


Tips:
Dry cleaning fluid can be purchased at a home supply store or a dry cleaners.

Always test the cleaning solutions on an inconspicuous area of the carpet before applying them to a large area.

Use a white cloth rather than a colored one to prevent any dyes from coming off on the carpet.

As you blot, keep turning the cloth so that you are using a clean, dry section to pick up the stain and the cleaning fluids from the carpet. Don't rub.

If using a brush to help clean the stain, always brush from the outer edges of the spill inward to prevent the stain from spreading.


Warnings:
Do not use nail-polish remover as it may bleach the carpet

Answer 6

NO! Not nail polish remover! I did that once- it left behind a big white spot, kinda like what would happen if you used bleach. I mean YES it would get rid of the Nail polish- that's a plus, but it would leave a big white spot on the tan carpet- that's a minus.

Answer 7

Do not use nail polish remover. Carefully use cooking oil to soften it some and cut the hardened polish very close to remove it from the carpet

Answer 8

what your going to do is... put a towle over the hardened nail polish then get an iron and (after iron is heated) go over the towle(there for it's no longers hard) get as much up(without rubbing) as you can with the towle. After that get some nail polish remover and rub that in until stain is gone

Answer 9

Goof Off... it's a real product I'm not being rude. Or Goo Gone. You can get at a hardware store or Lowe's or Home Depot. Seriously, though you will still see the spot so while you are at the home and garden department store you might pick up a large potted plant to set over the spot....or move the sofa.

Answer 10

I would try nail polish remover until mostly gone, then on the leftover residue, use greased lightening. Hopefully that does it for you. Good luck.

p.s. Greased lightening will not change the color of your carpet. I use it in my laundry all the time for the kids clothes.