Thank you for engaging with our content and being a valued member of our community. At The Stain Guide, our mission is to assist everyday individuals in tackling tough spots, stains, and odours, and we rely on viewers like you to make it possible. If you appreciate our efforts and would like to support our ongoing mission to create more helpful content, please consider using the following Amazon affiliate link for your next purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3Uterz8. Your support means the world to us! 😊 -Jimmy
Would you happen to know if I have used let’s say Isopropyl 70%, dish soap, and added water; what would I use to remove all chemicals from my carpet once the stain is removed?
Absolute life saver! Nothing I tried worked on getting rid of the stubborn red Gatorade stain off my carpet till I used the hydrogen peroxide+ammonia+heat method. And 1 hour later it’s vanished! Thanks a million! 🙏
I drop a red printer cartridge on my dads white rug, left a penny sized red stain, managed to cut off the top layer of stain, and remove the rest with rubbing alcohol and a few paper towels. Looks brand spankin new!!! Now I’m just watching stain removal videos to resonate with my success 😃
You’re a hero. I’ve been living in my 2007 built house for 5 years and always resented the wine stain on the dining room floor as well as a myriad of terrible stains from coke, rust, dust and whatever was completely covering the floor of the bedroom that I turned into a home gym. After using your methods, the awful wine stain in the dining room is GONE and the home gym is improving Immensely after several days and multiple applications as I only have 3 pots and have to move them to the next darkest spot and will need several more passes before it’s all done. While this task is tedious due only to the severity and extent of stains I have in the home gym from the previous owner, I’m accomplishing something I thought otherwise impossible. Thank you so much! I enjoy how NEW my house feels now!
I am a cleaner and this is spot on. I use my orbiter with microfiber bonnet with the 20 weight peroxide with ammonia. Way cheaper and works fantastic. With the orbiter it disappears instantly. His method will definitively work for the homeowner. Great video!!!
I just came back here to comment again. I have been using this technique now for a month while deep cleaning a house that was pretty destroyed. This works so amazingly well!
I had a stubborn caster oil stain on a carpet. After trying baking soda and hydrogen peroxide (only), I almost gave up. But soooo glad to find you! The trick worked like a magic! I had to do hydrogen peroxide+ammonia combo for 2 hrs three times but it’s gone! THANK YOU so much ❤
This is amazing!! I had a spot that I tried everything on. I was about to just try and patch the carpet. I did one more search to try find something that worked. So glad I found this. Just absolutely amazing!
Had a bad stain in our stairwell carpet for over a year (of course no one would take credit for it) but your techniques got it out. Greate video - thanks for posting!
Thank you so much for this video. I tried all kind of expensive cleaners, and none of them worked till I found your video and used step 2 and magic happened .
I've been trying to clean up blue dry erase marker off my cream-colored carpet. I have done 91% alcohol, vinegar and baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, bleach, Resolve and my carpet steamvac. I've spent hours over 2 days and it's somewhat better but the dark blue is now turquoise. I gave up and then TH-cam recommended your video tonight 😂 I'm going to try this and if this works, I'm sharing your video with others!!
So grateful that I found this video. My dog grabbed a dropped Turmeric (curcumin) supplement and cracked it open on my $2500 wool rug. I was sure it was doomed - a big yellow spot right in the middle. Other than vacuuming, I was afraid to attach the stain with any liquid fearing I would just create a liquid dye, making the problem worse. So this solution of breaking down the dye vs removing the turmeric seemed almost a miracle. Thank you so much.
great job! i subsd! my wife used a oxy wipe/w bleach in it and tried to take out a stain now the carpet is lighter color/ whitish? how do i fix that??? dye it? any suggestions? thank you!
My brother left me the worst stains to clean up EVER.. I’m going to try method 2 and see how well it works. I’ve tried the “best rated” carpet cleaners and they didn’t work so I came to TH-cam and found this video along with the raving reviews in the comments and it’s given me hope. Wish me luck 🍀😭
Update: tried his method and it has definitely made the stain WAYYY better, it’s not fully lifted yet but it’s given me hope. Definitely so glad I found this video ! You won’t regret using this method plus it’s SOOO affordable, it only costed me like $20nzd for all ingredients compared to hundreds of dollars for a professional carpet cleaners which isn’t even guaranteed to get the damn stain out ! So happy. Going to try it on my sons room next 😄😄
I've followed your two step process and this definitely works! I have larger areas that I need to follow the part two process on. Is there any way to successfully complete step two without the hot water step? Any other method that will activate the hydrogen peroxide? I have a portable carpet cleaner. Thank you!
My kids got some school made slime stuck in the carpet. Not so much a stain as just stuff that's stuck on the carpet fibers. I am curious how to clean it, but it also doesn't matter much as I'm moving to tile this summer.
Hello, quick question. If I'm doing the cleaning of a whole carpet, with no specific difficult stains or spots, just general dirt, and grime caused by daily use, what DIY solution would you use to spread the whole carpet with? The idea would be to use a Bissell Spot Cleaner machine, after the product has been applied. Essentially I'm looking for a DIY alternative to Bissell's carpet shampoo, as it's not easy to find in my area (I live in Spain). Would the solution mentioned in step 1 be usable, or is the alcohol in it too intense for general cleaning? Many thanks!!
I'm renting my house. My cat threw up on the carpet last night. It's left a nasty brownish stain and I'm really stressed about it 😢 Want to ask if hydrogen peroxide will bleach the carpet? And is ammonia an absolute must?
Your video is fantastic! I used your method with hydrogen peroxide and heat as my puppy found our printer ink cartridge (yellow) and spilled it all over our brand new carpets. Massive thanks from Canada!
It's interesting that you never mention ink stains. (Or maybe I missed it.) I'm using your process now and I'm on the second step. Will it work on ink stains?
I have a tan carpet. Did not know that a bottle of blean spray leaked in my walmart bag. I set the bags down. Found out i have 3 small white stains. Can this be repaired. It is in a rental. Its wall to wall carpet. So they will have to rip it all out if i can not fix it. For two small spots. My house is very very clean. Just want to fix it. Cant believe i didnt check the walmart bag
Hi I am trying to find the links in your vid to buy the products especially the 6 percent proxide I don't see them anywhere can you please tell me where they are? are are they still available?
I'm really looking forward to trying your methods! I have a 400.00 wool rug that got screwed up because of my negligence in not acting quickly enough to remove stains. Nothing worked after trying everything except your method. Stay tuned...
Be very careful with wool it's a different ballgame. I'm a professional cleaner in Persian ,Oriental rugs and you must be careful. I use 3% strength hydrogen peroxide [don't use higher strength] and Vanish anti oxi pro and then water. Always test first on a small area on the back of the rug first.
By chance do you have a remedy to get rid of blue toilet bowl cleaner stains in white carpet?. I was cleaning my house and I didn't realize I had knocked over an open bottle of blue toilet bowl cleaner and it leaked onto my white carpet. I'm trying everything.
I would recommend using the soap that Bissel recommends for the machine. The Bissel soap is designed to minimize resoiling, i.e., any soap residue left behind in the carpet after cleaning will not attract dirt. Many professional or commercial grade products have to be rinsed and even neutralized with a rinsing agent. I don’t recommend using commercial grade products in a Bissel type machine.
I have the bissel green machine. I've had good results wiih Bissell PRO MAX Clean + Protect and Rug Doctor Triple-Action Oxy Carpet Cleaner. The RugDoctor is best for the price. I plan to try Zep Carpet Cleaner next. I did also try Carpet Miracle which did an OK job but definitely not worth the extra money. Not surre which Bissell you have but make sure you're using the correct amount of cleaning solution. I also prefer to do an extra rinse pass.
Hello The Stain Guide. I have a carpet "disaster," LOL! I tried to cover a stain on the carpet in the home I recently purchased. I thought I purchased the "right" shade of "Rit Dye." I did not. So I used "Rit Color Remover." (Bad idea). Now the spot is green. I then accidentally spilled the bowl of Rit Color Remover on the carpet, upon finishing up my disaster. Now I have a second issue. In your opinion, would it be worth it to try this recipe you are using in this video? Or should I just replace the carpeting? Thank you in advance for any assistance or advice! :)
Hi @user-ur6xy5ob6t, sorry to hear about your carpet disaster. That’s a tough one. I am not familiar with Rit dye or rit color remover products so I can’t say for sure if anything from my video will help. I would guess that the methods in the video will not help though, I’m actually fairly certain they will not help. Rit dye is likely a synthetic dye that cannot be broken down by hydrogen peroxide. Rite dye remover is likely a dye stripper which would have removed some of the original carpet color as well as the wrong dye that was added. I think it’s best to replace the carpet or hire a carpet repair person to come do a patch on that area. Sorry I can’t help more. All the best!
What about using a steamer with a damp rag over the head instead of the pan? Im trying to apply this method for mobile car detailing and would need to deal with cofee stains in a matter of 1hr max. Stains are sometimes vertical on the foot wells of the car.
Great question! I would absolutely avoid using steam with this method. Steam is much hotter than 100C and I don’t recommend going above 70C for the water temperature. Hot temperatures can damage carpets. Hot temperatures with ammonia can strip dyes off the carpet fibers.
im excited to try this on my huge kool aid red stain ive done a bissle pro treatment and that made the red become vibrant red .lol should i follow each step or can i just go to the stain removal with your products?
@NatalieLavoie-fr9nu This will work great for kool aid! The goal of the first step would be to remove as much of the red dyes, and sugar from the carpet as possible. If there are more contaminants that can be removed from the carpet, it is best to not skip part one. If you feel like you have gone over the stain a few times and the stain removal progress has stalled, it's probably okay to skip right to part 2. Good luck! :) -Jimmy
Hi QQ do you think this would work for years old stains…more specifically stains caused by food coloring? Also does it matter what type of pot I use? I’ve tried everything 😢
@helerious7 I have used this (part 2) on red, blue, green, and yellow food coloring and it absolutely works! It doesn't really matter what type of pot you use. Just make sure you are using a plastic wrap under the pot. If you decide to use this method, please come back and let me know how if worked for you! thanks for your question and good luck!!
It's nice to see you back! How would you attack large, set in stains of unknown origin? When we bought our house 10 years ago, the carpets were nice, except for a few large stains in various rooms. The carpet is cream colored. The stains are large and irregular shaped, like spills. They don't smell lie pee. Anyways, over the years, I've been cleaning them with store bought sprays and different bissel shampoos for my extractor. I'd say I lightened some of them by 50percent. When the light is just right, the stains still bother me though. Any advice, besides replacing the carpet? I haven't done the peroxide/ammonia yet.
Thanks! It’s great to be back. If they are really large stains that are already fairly light I might try using 6% hydrogen peroxide alone. Just spray it over the stained areas and allow the hydrogen peroxide to fully evaporate. Don’t use too much hydrogen peroxide, just enough to coat the stained fibers. If that doesn’t work, the next thing I’d try is step two from this video. Good luck!
Can you use hydrogen peroxide to neutralize chlorine bleach on shirt. Rather, lets say a few drips splash on a black shirt, will it stop it from eating a hole in the shirt? Obviously it wont bring the color back... And if so, could you do a video explaining the chemistry? I saw where answered a comment on the importance of adding ammonia from a chemistry perspective. Fascinating stuff! Keep up the good vids. Im about to check out yhe spot removal one 👍
Just tried your spot solution on a rug my neighbor gave me. The white portions of the rug are WHITE again! Now, if I can just get all the pet hair out of it...
Use that "Armor All" on your car seat.. I had a red stain for a year or so back in the 1985-86 era, Chrysler LeBaron, and was ready to trade it in, so bought Armor All and sprayed it on.. The red stain just rolled off like loose dirt.. The seats are usually treated so I'm assuming that is why the stain didn't dye the seat material..
Yes, it will, but before you do it, I recommend rinsing the previous cleaning agent residue out of the carpet. This can be done with a shop vac or a carpet spot extractor.
When you say inorganic stain, are you referring to a synthetic dye stain, like food coloring, or soda? Some of the set-in stains from this video are actually synthetic stains (powerade, kool-aid, sunny d). I'd be happy to make more videos on synthetic stain removal. Let me know if there is a specific stain you are interested in. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the response! There are two stains I amdealing with: nail polish and PLAY-DO slime. IF you have a suggestion for those( stained on the carpet) that would be awesome. Thanks again!@@TheStainGuide
This is amazing but what about wool or not color safe weaves? My son threw up red jello on my sheep wool rug and pretty sure it's ruined. There isn't much you can do. It's cream with brown spots woven in. It was so expensive. Heeeeelp.
I don’t recommend using part two on fine fibers like wool carpets as hydrogen peroxide degrades organic matter like hair and wool. The dyes in your carpet are almost certainly synthetic dyes which cannot be broken down using hydrogen peroxide. If you do decide to use part two to try and remove the stain, I would check to make sure that the dyes don’t cause any colour bleeding, I.e., the dyes don’t migrate when the carpet gets wet with the chemicals. The risks of damage are likely to the wool hair itself. Part two is the exact same procedure that is used in salons to bleach hair. When bleaching hair, the hair actually gets broken down/damaged and degrades. It is good to minimize the use of hydrogen peroxide of wool fibers and only use them when absolutely necessary. My advice would be to get the rug professionally cleaned. If a professional cannot remove the stain, you may choose to try part two of this video. Before you try it, do a colour fastness test to make sure that the dyes don’t bleed. Just note that repeating step two many times may cause some fiber degradation.
I have one on how to remove blood stains from carpet. Here is a link: How to Remove BLOOD STAINS From Carpet th-cam.com/video/zVr8y7bHw9o/w-d-xo.html I also have one on how to remove blood stains from a mattress.
The only thing I worry about with having a toddler, a puppy, and older gsd, I can't leave out these items for long. So, I would need to expedite this process into 15-30 mins. As I can not keep them from the living room for more than 30 mins. I did a pretreat with hot water & vinegar. Next is hot water, vinegar, and ammonia. As the pretreat brought up all the underlying stains. So I have to do it in spades to give the carpet time to dry. 🫤😅
Thank you for engaging with our content and being a valued member of our community. At The Stain Guide, our mission is to assist everyday individuals in tackling tough spots, stains, and odours, and we rely on viewers like you to make it possible. If you appreciate our efforts and would like to support our ongoing mission to create more helpful content, please consider using the following Amazon affiliate link for your next purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3Uterz8. Your support means the world to us! 😊
-Jimmy
Would you happen to know if I have used let’s say Isopropyl 70%, dish soap, and added water; what would I use to remove all chemicals from my carpet once the stain is removed?
This was a lifesaver! I spilled an entire cappuccino on a $4k rug, nothing worked and then I found this video and I got it all out!
That’s so great to hear! Thanks so much for the comment! 😃
Absolute life saver! Nothing I tried worked on getting rid of the stubborn red Gatorade stain off my carpet till I used the hydrogen peroxide+ammonia+heat method. And 1 hour later it’s vanished!
Thanks a million! 🙏
Great to hear! Thanks for commenting :)
Will the hydrogen peroxide or ammonia damage the carpet?
THE BEST STAIN REMOVAL VIDEO OUT. THANK YOU
Glad it was helpful!
I drop a red printer cartridge on my dads white rug, left a penny sized red stain, managed to cut off the top layer of stain, and remove the rest with rubbing alcohol and a few paper towels. Looks brand spankin new!!! Now I’m just watching stain removal videos to resonate with my success 😃
You’re a hero. I’ve been living in my 2007 built house for 5 years and always resented the wine stain on the dining room floor as well as a myriad of terrible stains from coke, rust, dust and whatever was completely covering the floor of the bedroom that I turned into a home gym.
After using your methods, the awful wine stain in the dining room is GONE and the home gym is improving Immensely after several days and multiple applications as I only have 3 pots and have to move them to the next darkest spot and will need several more passes before it’s all done.
While this task is tedious due only to the severity and extent of stains I have in the home gym from the previous owner, I’m accomplishing something I thought otherwise impossible. Thank you so much! I enjoy how NEW my house feels now!
I am a cleaner and this is spot on. I use my orbiter with microfiber bonnet with the 20 weight peroxide with ammonia. Way cheaper and works fantastic. With the orbiter it disappears instantly. His method will definitively work for the homeowner. Great video!!!
I just came back here to comment again. I have been using this technique now for a month while deep cleaning a house that was pretty destroyed. This works so amazingly well!
I had a stubborn caster oil stain on a carpet. After trying baking soda and hydrogen peroxide (only), I almost gave up. But soooo glad to find you! The trick worked like a magic! I had to do hydrogen peroxide+ammonia combo for 2 hrs three times but it’s gone! THANK YOU so much ❤
This is amazing!! I had a spot that I tried everything on. I was about to just try and patch the carpet. I did one more search to try find something that worked. So glad I found this. Just absolutely amazing!
Had a bad stain in our stairwell carpet for over a year (of course no one would take credit for it) but your techniques got it out. Greate video - thanks for posting!
Just tried your mixture on my off white carpets. It’s actually working really well!!😮🎉🙏🏼❤️. Thank you!!
I spilled matcha and it turned brown in my carpet. I just bought developer to re dye my hair. Praying this works!
Do you just skip to step 2 if you know it's a set in stain, or do you do step 1 and 2 regardless?
Thank you so much for this video. I tried all kind of expensive cleaners, and none of them worked till I found your video and used step 2 and magic happened .
I just tried this on dog urine and it got rid of it! This is the only thing that worked! And I used window cleaner for the ammonia! This works guys!
So to be clear, u used peroxide and window cleaner?
I need to clean dog urine also🤦♀️😔
One of the best videos, ever. Many thanks.
So nice of you. Thanks so much😃
I've been trying to clean up blue dry erase marker off my cream-colored carpet. I have done 91% alcohol, vinegar and baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, bleach, Resolve and my carpet steamvac. I've spent hours over 2 days and it's somewhat better but the dark blue is now turquoise. I gave up and then TH-cam recommended your video tonight 😂
I'm going to try this and if this works, I'm sharing your video with others!!
The best smaller channel I've come across in ages. Educational and very easy to understand and watch. Thanks!
So grateful that I found this video. My dog grabbed a dropped Turmeric (curcumin) supplement and cracked it open on my $2500 wool rug. I was sure it was doomed - a big yellow spot right in the middle. Other than vacuuming, I was afraid to attach the stain with any liquid fearing I would just create a liquid dye, making the problem worse. So this solution of breaking down the dye vs removing the turmeric seemed almost a miracle. Thank you so much.
All you have to do is put it in the sun. Turmeric stains are sun soluble (idk the right terminology 😅)
great job! i subsd! my wife used a oxy wipe/w bleach in it and tried to take out a stain now the carpet is lighter color/ whitish? how do i fix that??? dye it? any suggestions? thank you!
Can I use this method for set in paint stains?
Any idea how to get acrylic paint thats semi thick out of the carpet
My brother left me the worst stains to clean up EVER.. I’m going to try method 2 and see how well it works.
I’ve tried the “best rated” carpet cleaners and they didn’t work so I came to TH-cam and found this video along with the raving reviews in the comments and it’s given me hope.
Wish me luck 🍀😭
Update: tried his method and it has definitely made the stain WAYYY better, it’s not fully lifted yet but it’s given me hope.
Definitely so glad I found this video ! You won’t regret using this method plus it’s SOOO affordable, it only costed me like $20nzd for all ingredients compared to hundreds of dollars for a professional carpet cleaners which isn’t even guaranteed to get the damn stain out ! So happy. Going to try it on my sons room next 😄😄
Also, If i have 3% HP does you water it down in a spray bottle or is it going straight in?
this video was exactly what i needed, thanks
HELP: Accidentally spilled bleach on the carpet, please help how to resolve this? (It's a creamy carpet)
Positively amazing!
I've followed your two step process and this definitely works!
I have larger areas that I need to follow the part two process on. Is there any way to successfully complete step two without the hot water step? Any other method that will activate the hydrogen peroxide? I have a portable carpet cleaner. Thank you!
My kids got some school made slime stuck in the carpet. Not so much a stain as just stuff that's stuck on the carpet fibers. I am curious how to clean it, but it also doesn't matter much as I'm moving to tile this summer.
Hello what about stains that have been left for weeks?
Hello, quick question. If I'm doing the cleaning of a whole carpet, with no specific difficult stains or spots, just general dirt, and grime caused by daily use, what DIY solution would you use to spread the whole carpet with? The idea would be to use a Bissell Spot Cleaner machine, after the product has been applied. Essentially I'm looking for a DIY alternative to Bissell's carpet shampoo, as it's not easy to find in my area (I live in Spain). Would the solution mentioned in step 1 be usable, or is the alcohol in it too intense for general cleaning? Many thanks!!
I'm renting my house. My cat threw up on the carpet last night. It's left a nasty brownish stain and I'm really stressed about it 😢 Want to ask if hydrogen peroxide will bleach the carpet? And is ammonia an absolute must?
Your video is fantastic! I used your method with hydrogen peroxide and heat as my puppy found our printer ink cartridge (yellow) and spilled it all over our brand new carpets. Massive thanks from Canada!
Please keep doing videos. This really worked for me 👍 Saved a lot of headaches
Is it better to have a wet vac or the compact carpet cleaner?
It's interesting that you never mention ink stains. (Or maybe I missed it.) I'm using your process now and I'm on the second step. Will it work on ink stains?
Did it work?
After several tries, it got almost all of it up. It left a small dot or two. But it’s still a mystery why ink seems to never be mentioned. Hmmm…
love that drying technique. I stand on paper towels all the time when cleaning floors
Fantastic video tutorial. Saved my carpet. Very useful.
Great to hear!
Would you recommend these methods for graphite carpet stains?
Will this work on old stains?
I have lots of make up stains on my carpet.
WOW. Very impressive.
What strength is your ammonia? Full? 25% 50%?
Great video, thank you for sharing.
Great video. What do we use for red clay removal?
OMG! This is amazing!
Will the alcohol hurt the carpet? Which types of carpets is it ok on?
So helpful! Thank you!
I have a tan carpet. Did not know that a bottle of blean spray leaked in my walmart bag. I set the bags down. Found out i have 3 small white stains. Can this be repaired. It is in a rental. Its wall to wall carpet. So they will have to rip it all out if i can not fix it. For two small spots. My house is very very clean. Just want to fix it. Cant believe i didnt check the walmart bag
Do you think this would work on a permanent stain caused by spilled hair dye?
Hi I am trying to find the links in your vid to buy the products especially the 6 percent proxide I don't see them anywhere can you please tell me where they are? are are they still available?
What if you use steam instead of the pot?
Is there a way to apply heat without a pot. I'd like to do this to my entire carpet butt it would take too long with the pot
Will this help with nail polish stains?
Hi, great video. How about using this tips on natural fibers like wool for example?
Any tips for doing this on a vertical carpet? I have a bad stain in my car going up the center console
awesome thank you!!
I'm really looking forward to trying your methods! I have a 400.00 wool rug that got screwed up because of my negligence in not acting quickly enough to remove stains. Nothing worked after trying everything except your method. Stay tuned...
Be very careful with wool it's a different ballgame. I'm a professional cleaner in Persian ,Oriental rugs and you must be careful. I use 3% strength hydrogen peroxide [don't use higher strength] and Vanish anti oxi pro and then water. Always test first on a small area on the back of the rug first.
@@willtaylor2205 Thanks so much!
does this work on a silk blend rug
Could you just speed up the process of the HP/Ammonia with a hot iron and a wet rag as a medium between the carpet and iron?
Yes. Us Carpet Cleaners will use that. But you must be very careful not to burn the carpet. You need to check every 30 seconds or so.
Fantastic. Thank you
By chance do you have a remedy to get rid of blue toilet bowl cleaner stains in white carpet?. I was cleaning my house and I didn't realize I had knocked over an open bottle of blue toilet bowl cleaner and it leaked onto my white carpet. I'm trying everything.
Thanks very good video.
Thanks
Thank you
Great and informative video!!!
Thank you!😊
Can dawn work to get up the red power ade stain with the stuuf method you have
@TheStainGuide will Hydrogen Peroxide and Ammonia damage carpet?
I love to get your advice for cleaner to be used in a Bissel carpet cleaner. I haven’t had much luck with commercial cleaners. Love your videos. 😊
I would recommend using the soap that Bissel recommends for the machine. The Bissel soap is designed to minimize resoiling, i.e., any soap residue left behind in the carpet after cleaning will not attract dirt.
Many professional or commercial grade products have to be rinsed and even neutralized with a rinsing agent. I don’t recommend using commercial grade products in a Bissel type machine.
I have the bissel green machine. I've had good results wiih Bissell PRO MAX Clean + Protect and Rug Doctor Triple-Action Oxy Carpet Cleaner. The RugDoctor is best for the price. I plan to try Zep Carpet Cleaner next. I did also try Carpet Miracle which did an OK job but definitely not worth the extra money. Not surre which Bissell you have but make sure you're using the correct amount of cleaning solution. I also prefer to do an extra rinse pass.
Can you use 30 volume instead of 20 volume?
What a great video excellent tips
Hello The Stain Guide. I have a carpet "disaster," LOL! I tried to cover a stain on the carpet in the home I recently purchased. I thought I purchased the "right" shade of "Rit Dye." I did not. So I used "Rit Color Remover." (Bad idea). Now the spot is green. I then accidentally spilled the bowl of Rit Color Remover on the carpet, upon finishing up my disaster. Now I have a second issue. In your opinion, would it be worth it to try this recipe you are using in this video? Or should I just replace the carpeting? Thank you in advance for any assistance or advice! :)
Hi @user-ur6xy5ob6t, sorry to hear about your carpet disaster. That’s a tough one.
I am not familiar with Rit dye or rit color remover products so I can’t say for sure if anything from my video will help. I would guess that the methods in the video will not help though, I’m actually fairly certain they will not help.
Rit dye is likely a synthetic dye that cannot be broken down by hydrogen peroxide. Rite dye remover is likely a dye stripper which would have removed some of the original carpet color as well as the wrong dye that was added.
I think it’s best to replace the carpet or hire a carpet repair person to come do a patch on that area. Sorry I can’t help more. All the best!
@@TheStainGuide thank you for your help. I am going to try it anyway and see what happens. At this point in time, I figure I have nothing to lose. LOL
What about using a steamer with a damp rag over the head instead of the pan? Im trying to apply this method for mobile car detailing and would need to deal with cofee stains in a matter of 1hr max. Stains are sometimes vertical on the foot wells of the car.
Great question! I would absolutely avoid using steam with this method. Steam is much hotter than 100C and I don’t recommend going above 70C for the water temperature.
Hot temperatures can damage carpets. Hot temperatures with ammonia can strip dyes off the carpet fibers.
Thanks so much help a lot save me for money 🎉🎉❤❤
im excited to try this on my huge kool aid red stain ive done a bissle pro treatment and that made the red become vibrant red .lol should i follow each step or can i just go to the stain removal with your products?
@NatalieLavoie-fr9nu This will work great for kool aid! The goal of the first step would be to remove as much of the red dyes, and sugar from the carpet as possible. If there are more contaminants that can be removed from the carpet, it is best to not skip part one. If you feel like you have gone over the stain a few times and the stain removal progress has stalled, it's probably okay to skip right to part 2. Good luck! :)
-Jimmy
Hi QQ do you think this would work for years old stains…more specifically stains caused by food coloring? Also does it matter what type of pot I use? I’ve tried everything 😢
@helerious7 I have used this (part 2) on red, blue, green, and yellow food coloring and it absolutely works!
It doesn't really matter what type of pot you use. Just make sure you are using a plastic wrap under the pot.
If you decide to use this method, please come back and let me know how if worked for you! thanks for your question and good luck!!
@@TheStainGuide Thank you so much!
@helerious7 No problem!
@TheStainGuide need to remove tobacco spit stains. Have you had experience with this type of stain?
It's nice to see you back! How would you attack large, set in stains of unknown origin? When we bought our house 10 years ago, the carpets were nice, except for a few large stains in various rooms. The carpet is cream colored. The stains are large and irregular shaped, like spills. They don't smell lie pee. Anyways, over the years, I've been cleaning them with store bought sprays and different bissel shampoos for my extractor. I'd say I lightened some of them by 50percent. When the light is just right, the stains still bother me though. Any advice, besides replacing the carpet? I haven't done the peroxide/ammonia yet.
Thanks! It’s great to be back.
If they are really large stains that are already fairly light I might try using 6% hydrogen peroxide alone.
Just spray it over the stained areas and allow the hydrogen peroxide to fully evaporate. Don’t use too much hydrogen peroxide, just enough to coat the stained fibers.
If that doesn’t work, the next thing I’d try is step two from this video. Good luck!
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Great stuff.
Thanks!
Can you use hydrogen peroxide to neutralize chlorine bleach on shirt. Rather, lets say a few drips splash on a black shirt, will it stop it from eating a hole in the shirt? Obviously it wont bring the color back... And if so, could you do a video explaining the chemistry? I saw where answered a comment on the importance of adding ammonia from a chemistry perspective. Fascinating stuff! Keep up the good vids. Im about to check out yhe spot removal one 👍
Just tried your spot solution on a rug my neighbor gave me. The white portions of the rug are WHITE again! Now, if I can just get all the pet hair out of it...
Can you use 91% rubbing alcohol?
I just tried this and it turned the stain pink!! Please help, what do I do??
What can I use instead of the hot pot of water? I’d like to use this method on my car seat?
Use that "Armor All" on your car seat.. I had a red stain for a year or so back in the 1985-86 era, Chrysler LeBaron, and was ready to trade it in, so bought Armor All and sprayed it on.. The red stain just rolled off like loose dirt..
The seats are usually treated so I'm assuming that is why the stain didn't dye the seat material..
YOU NEED TO TRY THAT WITH CURRY‼️‼️
Thanks so much
Will this work if you have already tried other methods to remove the spot/stain?
Yes, it will, but before you do it, I recommend rinsing the previous cleaning agent residue out of the carpet. This can be done with a shop vac or a carpet spot extractor.
Will the DIY spot cleaner be effective on inorganic stains? I would definitely like to see a video on inorganic stain removal. Thanks.
When you say inorganic stain, are you referring to a synthetic dye stain, like food coloring, or soda? Some of the set-in stains from this video are actually synthetic stains (powerade, kool-aid, sunny d). I'd be happy to make more videos on synthetic stain removal. Let me know if there is a specific stain you are interested in. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the response! There are two stains I amdealing with: nail polish and PLAY-DO slime. IF you have a suggestion for those( stained on the carpet) that would be awesome. Thanks again!@@TheStainGuide
Can step two be used to remove dried dog pee stain in a wool carpet. Is 3% hydrogen peroxide safe to be used with wool carpets in step 2?
Is your DIY spotter solution suitable as a pre treatment before cleaning an entire carpet with a carpet cleaning machine?
How long do you let it sit in step 1?
The DIY Spotter doesn't need any dwell time, especially if you agitate it a little bit.
This is amazing but what about wool or not color safe weaves? My son threw up red jello on my sheep wool rug and pretty sure it's ruined. There isn't much you can do. It's cream with brown spots woven in. It was so expensive. Heeeeelp.
I don’t recommend using part two on fine fibers like wool carpets as hydrogen peroxide degrades organic matter like hair and wool.
The dyes in your carpet are almost certainly synthetic dyes which cannot be broken down using hydrogen peroxide. If you do decide to use part two to try and remove the stain, I would check to make sure that the dyes don’t cause any colour bleeding, I.e., the dyes don’t migrate when the carpet gets wet with the chemicals.
The risks of damage are likely to the wool hair itself. Part two is the exact same procedure that is used in salons to bleach hair. When bleaching hair, the hair actually gets broken down/damaged and degrades. It is good to minimize the use of hydrogen peroxide of wool fibers and only use them when absolutely necessary.
My advice would be to get the rug professionally cleaned. If a professional cannot remove the stain, you may choose to try part two of this video. Before you try it, do a colour fastness test to make sure that the dyes don’t bleed. Just note that repeating step two many times may cause some fiber degradation.
Can you do a video about get rid of blood stains.
I have one on how to remove blood stains from carpet. Here is a link: How to Remove BLOOD STAINS From Carpet
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I also have one on how to remove blood stains from a mattress.
Will this work on old dog urine stains 😬?
Alchohol does remove magic marker stains...actually I used hairspray to get up pink marker my son used on my carpet to make a treasure map.
Amazing
What about damaged, bleached carpet stains
It looks like the cleaning has damaged the carpet fibres and ots turned yellow.
The only thing I worry about with having a toddler, a puppy, and older gsd, I can't leave out these items for long. So, I would need to expedite this process into 15-30 mins. As I can not keep them from the living room for more than 30 mins. I did a pretreat with hot water & vinegar. Next is hot water, vinegar, and ammonia. As the pretreat brought up all the underlying stains. So I have to do it in spades to give the carpet time to dry. 🫤😅