It almost smells like poo! It's awful! What can i use that i may have in the house till i get carpet shampoo in shops! thanks!
2007-06-27 08:28:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
rub in some white vinegar really well and sprinkle with talc the vinegar kills the pong and the stain the talc lifts off the other stuff
2007-06-27 08:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by dr strangelove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oxy clean!! Mix 1 cup of oxy to one gallon of hot water, poor over the area where the mold/mildew is growing under the carpet/padding(at least 25% larger area than original spill) and let sit for several hours. Use a wet/dry vac to extract the solution, then spray the area lightly with vinegar.
Sodium percarbonate (the active ingredient in oxyclean) turn to peroxide when mixed with water. Peroxide is a great antibacterial agent and will help kill the mold causing the smell.
While this might not get ALL of it out, short of tearing up the carpet and padding and removing the mold, cleaning with bleach, then sealing the flooring and putting in new carpet, it is as good as it will get.
2007-06-27 08:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by Bill 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get some oxyclean powder and mix according to directions, and you must use hot water. I actually got pink fingernail polish (while still wet) out of light grey carpet and you can't tell it was ever there.
Just spray on the spot and let sit...then use a damp cloth to scrub a little and continue.
I washed a quilt that had mold on it and while it was washing you could actually smell the most awful smell coming from the washing machine. It got it completely clean. That stuff is great!
2007-06-27 08:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by chickadee_ajm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix 1 quart of water with 1C of vinegar and 1/4 C laundry detergent (powder or liquid). Saturate the area with the solution and then sop up well with towels. Allow to air dry. I have found this solution to work wonders on almost any carpet spill or odor.
2007-06-27 08:34:46 · answer #4 · answered by Marvelissa VT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use paper towels to get each little bit of moisture out of the carpet you could. placed them down and walk on them till ultimately the towels come again dry. Get as lots fan air blowing without delay on the damp spot as you could. Open the living house windows. If its been extra advantageous than forty 8 hours, all could be lost and additionally you're able to could exchange the carpet. mildew is amazingly risky on your carpet the two to you and your pets. whether you kill it with different products, the lifeless mildew turns into air-borne and is extra risky than the stay mildew! it could even improve on your lungs in case you breath it in. Scarry sufficient! call a community carpet cleansing shop for extra strategies. shop attempting till ultimately you get outcomes.
2016-10-19 01:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by dicken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its dry sprinkle over Bicarbonate of Soda leave for a few hours or over night then Vacum up and the smell will be gone!
2007-06-27 08:32:10 · answer #6 · answered by Mark H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try vinegar on a rag and scrub over it. Then wipe with a hot rag. Get a dry clothe and put over it and stand on it to get the excess up. Not joking it works. The vinegar smell will disappear.
2007-06-27 16:13:51 · answer #7 · answered by alnaturalangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkle talcum or bicarb and leave overnight and the hoover up- works well too on carpets that have had milk spilt or have been vomited on.
2007-06-27 09:23:03 · answer #8 · answered by Ellie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if its dry, sprinkle baking soda on it and let it set. iif its in a spot that is out of the way good, if not put a bowl over it so no one steps on it. I would let it set a day or over night then vacum up.
2007-06-27 08:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by just me #1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bicarbonate of Soda Kills smells
2007-06-27 09:05:13 · answer #10 · answered by jimgdad 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋