My cat spilled an entire bottle of red nail polish on the carpet!?

Question

How do I get it out?!?!?!?!?!

Answer 1

Hi
The best way to remove the finger nail polish is to let it dry and cut the tips of the carpet fibres. Trying to remove the nail polish with a towel and nail polish remover will likely cause the polish to smear into the fibre and make a bigger stain.
If this has happen already you will need to use nail polish remover. Blot the chemical onto the spot and then remove with a wet vac and slowly pour hot almost boiling water (from a kettle) on the spot and vacuum it up at the same time, (this will open up the dye ports on the carpet fibre releasing the stain. and remove the residue from the carpet).
using If the stain is still visible than repeat the nail polish and wet vac with the hot water.

From a carpet cleaner for 14 years

Answer 2

Found this remedy, hope it works:

Get some non-acetone nail polish remover that has no fragrance or color added. Next, take a white cloth or paper towel and dip in the remover. Now test on a hidden part of the carpet (corner of a closet or a remnant) by blotting on the carpet. If color transfers to the cloth or the fabric 'melts', contact a carpet care professional. If your carpet is color safe, apply the remover to a white cloth and blot (do not rub) the stained area. This may take some time. Just keep blotting until the stain is gone. If the stain remains, make a solution of 1 teaspoon of dish washing liquild and 1 quart of warm water. Apply with enough of the solution to cover the stain and let soak for 5 minutes. Blot the excess moisture and rinse with warm water. Blot thoroughly with a clean cloth. If the stain reappears after drying, repeat.

Some also recommend using hairspray.

Answer 3

Get a few non-acetone nail polish remover that has no perfume or colour further. Next, take a white material or paper towel and dip within the remover. Now scan on a hidden facet of the carpet (nook of a closet or a remnant) through blotting at the carpet. If colour transfers to the fabric or the material 'melts', touch a carpet care respectable. If your carpet is colour reliable, practice the remover to a white material and blot (don't rub) the stained discipline. This might take a while. Just maintain blotting till the stain is long past. If the stain stays, make an answer of one million teaspoon of dish washing liquild and one million quart of hot water. Apply with adequate of the approach to duvet the stain and allow soak for five mins. Blot the surplus moisture and rinse with hot water. Blot completely with a blank material. If the stain reappears after drying, repeat

Answer 4

Tip #1: Any non-acetone finger nail polish remover will take that off and not hurt the carpet. Take a paper towel soak it down a little and wipe it off. Try to keep the area contained that you rub, at first it will look like you are smearing it around, just keep changing paper towels with a new one until stain is gone. You need to change your cloth several times so you're not sliding polish over a bigger area. When done a liquid dish soap will get the smell out of the carpet.

Tip #2: I use the polish remover and blot, then GooGone works to remove the remaining stain.

Tip #3: When I spilt fuschia nail polish on my carpet I saturated it with non-acetone nail polish remover and scrubbed it with a white cloth. After the color stopped coming out on cloth (and it was still slightly pink on the carpet) I made a mixture of liguid dish soap, hot water and bleach and continued scrubbing until the nail polish came out (for white carpets only). If that doesn't work for you try using a fabric marker from a craft store and color over the stain.

Tip #4: I spilled dark purple nail polish on my light grey carpet. When I tried nail polish remover it didn't do a thing. Then a friend told me to try window cleaner and it worked great. I can't even tell it happened.

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Answer 5

This trick was taught to me by a carpet cleaner - it's the best kept carpet cleaners spot cleaning secret.

1. Go buy clear amonia and put it in a squirt bottle.
2. Heat up your clothing iron on the hottest setting.
3. Squirt down the spot until soaked. set a timer for 5 minutes.
4. go wet down a white clean washcloth that you don't need anymore (with no stains on it or dirt), and ring it out.
5. Lay the rag flat over the spot.
6. place the iron on top of the rag, and count to 30-40. only go to 40 if you have big juervos because you can burn a spot on your carpet if you go too long.

the way it works is the heat pulls the stain into the rag because of the amonia. Repeat it until it's all gone. On the second or third time, soak it better with amonia, leave the amonia on it longer before applying the heat, and leave the iron on a little longer.

works like magic every time!

Answer 6

Oh about 4-5 bottles of nail polish remover, than to get that off, just use vinegar/water, to remove the nail polish remover, from your carpet. The vinegar smell will dissipate. Along with the nail polish remover. Then if you absolutely have too, get you some of that spray carpet cleaner, called "Woolite Oxy Deep" it works for my carpet, and I have a light cocoa colored carpet. Closer to the white color, than the brown. so, good luck, but the woolite wont get the polish off, just clean all the polish remover off, most likely.

Answer 7

If it is already dry you are going to have to cut and patch, do not do this yourself, it will cost about 50 bucks. Other than that, the only way is with very harsh and stinky solvents that might bleach your carpet.

Answer 8

take a dry clean cloth and nail polish remover . rub gently, it will come out. good luck!

Answer 9

hahahahaha good luck my friends cat did that 3 years ago and still cant get it out ....... try mr.clean magic eraser lol