Stains...Need help?

Question

I have some Kool aid stains on my carpet and i tried to wash them out as soon as they happened and no luck. What can I do to get them out of my carpet? Any hints or anything.

Answer 1

Soak the stained area with hydrogen peroxide, let sit for around 5 minutes then spot dry it.

If stain is still there after the whole area is dry, repeat the process. (Some stains are just too stubborn for it to work fast that it can call for 1/2 bottle and four applications each time!)

Just make sure before you start to test this on a non visable part of the carpet, like behind your coach or so, to make sure that it doesn't ruin or bleach your carpet.

Good Luck ;-)

Answer 2

Hopefully you tried washing them with plain water first. Alot of the chemicals and cleansers that people use can actually set the stain in the carpet. One cleaner that works well is windex, mist on the area and use a white rag to blot up the spot. Do not scrub hard it will push the stain further down into the carpet. As long as you are getting koolaid color on the white rag, you are pulling the stain out of the carpet, if you are not getting any color and the koolaid is still in the carpet the stain is set. Is the koolaid red, this needs special treatment, there are red food carpet cleaners available at your local janitorial supply place. If this doesnt work, you might consider having a professioanl come and steam clean the carpet, most have a minimum of $75 to come out.

Answer 3

I have light off white carpet in my house; when I have a spill I spray some spray and wash directly on the stain and let is sit for about 5 min. If you have a steam cleaner (the little green monster, I think is the name of mine) take it over the stain. I have also heard take some ivory soap to the stain after you get most of the stain out. Just rub the soap over the stain, not hard, just gently. I don't know if it works, hope this helps.

Answer 4

Use dawn soap with a little bit of water. Exactly five or six drops to two cups of water. Dampen a white cotton cloth with this solution and lay it over the stain. Then place a clothes iron on top of it, set on "low". Let sit about 15min. Keep doing this. It does take time an patience but I had a red wine stain in my carpet and tried this process and it worked great.

Answer 5

I have the best luck with a combination of the spray and wash 2 in 1 (The 2 sides are seperate until you sqeeze them) and that powdered oxy-clean stuff. They work awesome at removing all stains!!! Even in the carpet

Answer 6

Instructions
STEP 1: Mix 1/4 teaspoon clear, mild liquid dishwashing detergent with 1 cup lukewarm water in a bowl. STEP 2: Fill a second bowl with lukewarm water. STEP 3: Blot the stain with the detergent solution using a clean, white cloth, working from the outside of the stain toward the middle to keep from spreading the stain. STEP 4: Dip a second clean, white cloth into the lukewarm water and blot the stained area, again working from the outside in. STEP 5: Place a third clean, white cloth over the satin and apply pressure to absorb as much of the liquid as possible. STEP 6: Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary to remove the stain. STEP 7: If the stain hasn't disappeared, mix a solution of 2 tbsp. ammonia and 1 cup lukewarm water in a third bowl and a solution of 1 cup white vinegar and 2 cups lukewarm water in a fourth bowl. Get more clean, white cloths to work with. STEP 8: Blot the stain with ammonia mixture followed by lukewarm water and a clean, dry absorbing cloth, as above. STEP 9: Then blot the stain with the vinegar mixture followed by lukewarm water and a dry cloth absorbing, as above. STEP 10: Keep blotting with the ammonia and vinegar solutions as described until the stain disappears. Tips & Warnings
Using clean, white cloths ensures dye won't bleed from the cloth to the carpet; it also makes it easier to notice the stain being pulled out of the carpet.
Dip your cloths into each solution rather than pouring the solutions directly onto the carpet.
Avoid scrubbing or rubbing when cleaning the carpet; you don't want to damage the carpet fibers.

Answer 7

Scrubbing Bubbles. Spray it on, wait a few minutes, then scrub with damp cloth. Then rinse the cloth in hot water and go back over it. This has worked better than carpet cleaner for carpet stains.

Answer 8

Go to Wal-Mart and go to the automotive section and pick up some Prestone Interior Cleaner for carpets, upholstery, floor mats and whatever else you want to use it on. It works on just about everything. It's a red bottle with a little scrubby thing at the end. You will love it and keep it around at all times.

Answer 9

Try Spot Shot, it worked really well on my coffee-stained off-white carpet.

Answer 10

I use Fantastik with Oxy Power.... I have heard other type of Oxy Power cleaners work good....

The Fantastik Oxy Power has gotten out salsa, cheese and dirt stains for me.