any suggestions for getting nail polish out of the carpet?

Question

I've got a dark color nail polish on light carpet...help!

Answer 1

Got this from a website trying to sell you its cool new product.

Old Method

1. Apply nail polish remover (acetone)
2. Blot
3. Mix one teaspoon of a mild pH balanced detergent (a mild non alkaline non bleaching detergent) with a cup of lukewarm water
4. Blot
5. Sponge with clean water
6. Blot

Note: Always test an inconspicuous area for colorfastness, etc. before treating the exposed area. Also note that certain stains are permanent.

Answer 2

Nail polish remover? If that doesn't work, try using a razor to remove the portion of the fibers that are damaged.

Answer 3

I take it that it's already dry?.... if so the best method would be to use a scissors or something very sharp and taking yor time, cut it out. Shave off the stain.... no one will ever know, teehee.

Answer 4

I know you can use ice to get bubble gum out of hair and carpet. Try it, itcan't hurt anything.

Answer 5

Try nail polish remover, if that doesn't work, maybe bleach.

Answer 6

go to a local carpet store they should have sumthin or try some oxy clean that you can get a grocery store

Answer 7

Here is different suggestions..

DO -NOT- USE NAIL POLISH ROMOVER UNLESS U READ THE LABEL IT IS HARMFUL TO SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARPETS AND FABRICS

I don't know if this will work for "old" stains, but for new ones: Use a lot of water, keep the stain wet! Use about 15-20 squirts of hair spray and 3-5 splashes of rubbing alcohol. Scrub gently with a small scrub brush. Blot with paper towels. Repeat as necessary. Don't forget to keep pouring water during the process.

I tried shaving cream, nail polish remover, hair spray, windex, rubbing acohol, and water. It sort of came out.

One tablespoon of ammonia and 1/4 cup hydrogen peroxide.

I have very light silver gray carpet and bright red polish. I called the carpet maker and they said NAIL POLISH REMOVER. It worked! Then I cleaned the spot with a little carpet cleaner. Good as new.

Wow, between everything everyone said I got the nail polish out. I used nail polish remover, hydrogen peroxide, carpet cleaner, water and hair spray and it got it out!

I had an old nail polish stain on the carpet. I tried to remove it with nail polish remover and it did not come out at all. I thought that it was hopeless to get out so I left it there. I decided to look online and see if I could find a better solution. I used water, hair spray and rubbing alcohol and it worked on an old stain!

Do not use bleach. A bleach stain leeches the dye out of the carpet. After that all you will be able to do is replace the carpet or cover it with a rug.

Nail Polish Remover, Water, Hairspray, Hydrogen Peroxide, Carpet Stain Cleaner, Rubbing Alchohol.

I used Spot Remover from Stanley Steamer and a lot of rubbing and scrubbing and the spot came out.

Brake fluid cleaner. Works in no time.

I spilled dark purple nail polish on our brand new beige carpet. The lady at the local hardware store recommended "Goof Off." It took quite a bit of the stain out. From there I used ammonia to get the rest up. The Goof Off worked great to get the polish off the tile & grout, too.

I spilled a whole bottle of BLACK nailpolish on a WHITE rug. Use OXYCLEAN! It works.

I used HOT WATER, NAIL VARNISH REMOVER, HAIR REMOVING CREAM, THEN SOAP POWDER IN THAT ORDER, then I scrubbed like a maniac with a dish scrubber, you know the ones with one rough side? For some reason if you dont use it in order it doesnt work!

I just used nail polish remover and water and it came out.

You can remove nail polish stain of a fabric, carpets, and countertops using Motsenbocker's Lift Off #3. We tried it on our quilt an it made the nail polish stain just disapear, like magic! You can purchast it at any hardware store. We purchased it at The Home Depot for about $6.00. It also removes permanent ink and marker stains.

I know this sounds crazy but using carburetor and choke cleaner (found at any auto parts store) did the trick for us. My boyfriend the "miracle worker" used this after I spilled bright pink polish over beige carpet. The only bad thing was the smell was pretty strong from the cleaner and it took a few days to go away, but it was amazing how it works.

My stain wasnt old, i spilled blue nail polish on my tan carpet, and I poured water on it, I kept it wet, then scrubed, and dabbed, tried not to push it more into the carpet, then then, i poured more water on it, and then i poured nail polish remover on it, scrubbed and dabbed it, then hair spray! put hair spay on it, and scrubbed, did that for about 15 min, and it came out.

Water and hydrogen peroxide. My arm now hurts from scrubbing, but it's gone.

Water, hair spray and nail varnish remover worked after about 15 minutes scrubbing. A little tip, use a stiff nail brush to scrub with, seemed to lift it a lot faster.

Answer 8

FINGER NAIL POLISH REMOVER....

Answer 9

oxiclean