Before you hire professional carpet cleaners, you can DIY clean with these homemade carpet stain removers:
1. Beer
By just pouring a little beer on a coffee or tea stain on your carpet, you can remove the stains. After draining the beer on the spot, rub lightly to remove the stain. However, you may have to repeat the process severally to eradicate the stain.
2. Ammonia
To prepare this cleaning solution, mix one cup of clear ammonia in 2 liters of water and then sponge your upholstery or carpeting materials on the resolution. If needed, you can repeat the process to clean your carpet thoroughly.
3. Vinegar
Vinegar is beneficial for stain removal. However, there are different formulas of vinegar to remove various stains. Some methods include:
• For light carpet stains, dissolve two tablespoons of salt in a ½ cup of white vinegar. Use the solution to rub your carpet and then leave it to dry.
• For more great or darker carpet stains, add two tablespoons of borax to the same mixture above and use the same process to clean your carpet.
• If you’ve got a tough, ground in dirt, you should make a paste of 1 tablespoon vinegar with just one tablespoon starch and rub the dough using a dry cloth on the stain. Let the paste set for two days and the vacuum.
• For spilled paint, you should use 1.5 teaspoons vinegar, 1.5 teaspoons of laundry detergent and two cups of water to make a cleaning solution. Use the solution to remove the paint and then rinse with cold water.
• To clean fruit and juice stains, make a cleaning solution with one tablespoon of laundry detergent 1.5 tablespoons of white vinegar and 2 cups of water. Clean the stain with the solution and then blot.
• To clean coffee and tea stains, mix equal amounts of vinegar and water to make a cleaning solution.
4. Shaving Cream
Shaving cream can be used to clean juice spills, grease, and oil stains. To clean, blot the juice spill and spat it with a wet sponge. Rub some shaving cream on the spot and then wipe it clean using a damp sponge. However, for grease and oil stains, apply some cream on the stain and let it dry. Then rub it off with a wet cloth.
5. Cornstarch
It’s used mostly to clean ink spills. Milk and corn-starch are mixed to make a paste which is then applied to the ink stain. After applying the paste, allow it to dry on the carpet for some hours and then brush it off. Later, vacuum your carpet to clean it thoroughly. You can also use cornstarch to clean grease and oil stains using the same procedure.
6. Salt
If you spill red wine on your carpet, salt can help you clean it. To clean the red wine on a white carpet, you need to act fast. While still, the red wine is wet on the mat, apply some white wine on the spot to dilute the color and then clean the place using a sponge and cold water. Then, sprinkle some salt on the spot and wait for about 10 minutes before you vacuum.
If you are cleaning greasy food stains on the carpet, just mix up 1 part of salt and four parts rubbing alcohol and then use the solution to clean. On the other hand, if it is a ketchup spill, you need to act even faster because once it dries you cannot remove it. To clean ketchup spills, sprinkle salt on the spot and wait for a few minutes before vacuuming. Then, sponge any residue and continue salting until the spill is removed.
7. Borax
To use a borax cleaning solution, dampen the stained area thoroughly and then rub some borax on the carpet. Leave the spot to dry and then vacuum or blot it using a solution of equal parts soapy water and vinegar. The leave it to dry. However, it is advisable to test this carpet cleaning solution on a carpet scrap before using it.
8. WD-40
If you’ve got an ink stain or any other type of stain, apply WD-40 on the carpet and then wait a minute or two before using your regular carpet cleaner to clean your carpet. Alternatively, you can use a sponge, warm and soapy water to clean the stain.
9. Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide can be used to clean any type of carpet stain. Mix a teaspoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide with a little cream of tartar. Then rub the paste on a stain using a soft cloth and then rinse thoroughly.
10. Baby wipes
Baby wipes absorb both the liquid and the dye. You can use baby wipes to clean stains from your carpet, rugs, upholstery or clothes.
11. Toothbrushes
You can use a toothbrush to remove a stain that has been soaked into the fibers. However, use a soft-bristled nylon toothbrush and rub gently until the stain is gone. You can use available stain removing agent e.g. vinegar or bleach to clean the stain.
12. Ice cubes
If chewing gum was stuck on your carpet, use ice cubes in a plastic bag to freeze the gum first before scrapping it off with a butter knife. You can then blot the spot that had chewing gum with a trichloroethylene which is a dry cleaning fluid.
13. Dry cleaning fluid
With a sterile cleaning fluid, you can remove grease, oil, lipstick, and butter from your carpet. Use a paper towel to blot excess oil and then use the dry cleaning fluid to remove the stain. You should clean from the edges towards the center.
14. Paint Remover
A paint remover can be used to remove leaked ink, paint or spilled nail polish. However, if it fails, use a dry cleaning fluid to clean.
15. Baking soda
Baking soda is efficient in cleaning vomit or urine stains from your carpet. First, wipe up as much as you can and then pour baking powder on the spot. Leave the dust to dry completely before vacuuming the residue. Typically, baking powder cleans, sanitizes and deodorizes the place.
Additionally, baking soda can be used to remove greasy stains when mixed with equal parts of salt. After making the mixture, sprinkle it over the greasy spot and then use a stiff brush to clean the spot. Later, after 4-5 hours, vacuum the carpet to obliterate the stain.
16. Meat tenderizer
If you’ve got blood stains on your carpet, use equal parts of cold water and meat tenderizer to cover the spot. Leave the solution on the spot for about half an hour and then sponge it off using cold water.
17. Club soda
Club soda is good for pet stains as well as other severe stains. You should remove excess urine with a paper towel and then use club soda to soak the spot. Blot the spot again and then use diluted carpet shampoo to clean and deodorize your carpet. Club soda can also be used to remove spilled coffee and tea stains on your carpet.
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