| I have a little trick I use to remove stains from carpets. This
worked to remove Strawberry Daiquari stains from an off-white carpet,
maybe it will work for new stains. I doubt this will work for stains
already dried.
Wash the spot up with woolite and cold water. Take a clean cloth
and run cold water through it, and squeeze the excess water out.
Take the cold cloth and put it on top of the stain and wait for
it (the cloth on top) to dry. As it dries it lifts the stain out
of the carpet.
This really works for me on new stains, I've never tried it on already
dried stains. Don't peek while the cloth is drying....after it's
dry lift the cloth off....usually you can see the stain that would
be in your carpet on the cloth itself.
If you try this on old stains, I'ld be curious to know if it works.
purrs
cin
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| I usually try to scoop up as much as possible with paper towels,
being careful not to smear it. Always work towards the center,so
as not to make the stain any larger. Get a clean sponge and a bowl
of plain water and squeeze some water onto the spot. With a handful
of paper towels blot up the water. You will notice a discoloration
on the paper towels, keep soaking and blotting until the paper towels
come out clean.
There is a product out here on the west coast called Lestoil that
is a rug shampoo and deoderizer made especially for people with
pets. I have had good luck using it on older spots.
JoAnn
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| Brookstone makes a stain remover that works quite well. It's made
especially for pet stains. It comes in a pump bottle -- you spray
it on the stain, rub the area with a cloth, let it dry, and vaccuum.
I've used it on weeks-old vomit stains on an off-white carpet, and
it worked beautifully.
The stain remover comes packaged with an odor remover, which you just
spray on the odorous area. It really does neutralize it -- it doesn't
just cover it up temporarily.
The package of these 2 bottles costs something like $10.95.
-- Nina
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