How to Remove Permanent Stains From Carpet (Colour Safe)
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- Discover the secret to removing set-in or permanent stains from your carpet - all while keeping your carpet's colour safe!
Permanent/set-in stains can be a headache! In this video, I'll unveil a highly effective method to eliminate those persistent marks for good. By targeting and destroying the dye molecules responsible for the stain, you can restore your carpet to its former beauty.
Ideal for organic stains like coffee, tea, urine, wine, and more, this method allows you to tackle tough stains like a pro, without compromising your carpet's colour integrity.
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We tried enzyme based cleaner and a professional carpet cleaner to remove a stain caused by dog barf. Neither worked. Then tried this using 6% hydrogen peroxide plus ammonia. 3 rounds. Stain gone. This process worked great. Thank you!
I don’t understand how your channel hasn’t blown up yet. It’s so well explained and demonstrated. Especially the first scene with the cups
Thanks so much!
This really works. I tried it for old tea stain on my carpet & just need to be patient and calm and I did exactly as he said. So glad to see the results. It works like a magic , highly recommend.
Mine worked a lot in just minutes, and improved greatly overnight. No ammonia needed. Just 3% peroxide. Who knew?
@@fuzzznutt. Yes, that’s what he said , you can work without Ammonia, however, Ammonia accelerates the process.
Thank you SO MUCH. Regular medical 3% peroxide saved my off white carpet from a big, extra strong tea stain. I did not need ammonia. I'm going to try saving some tea towels this way, too.
I can’t thank you enough! Best cleaning advice. Thanks a million!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for sharing this stain removal method - and the clear explanation of how/why it works.👍
Glad it was helpful!
This is genius. Thank you! How come I've never heard of this DIY solution to clean carpet stains. My go to is Folex which works amazing on nail polish, wine and inkjet ink. Coffee not so much unless its fresh. My stain was from 14 oz Starbuck hot coffee with cream on a light beige carpet. I went through about 2 bottles of Flolex without much success. I used 3% Hydrogen Peroxide and could see it was working. A few more applications with some household ammonia rubbed in with my fingers (use gloves) as recommended and the stain just about completely gone. I appreciate the post.
Hey thanks for the help man I spilled a whole pot of coffee onto my white carpet and even only using 3% hydrogen peroxide i was able to get all of it out. Thanks
Will this work for darker carpets as well without causing any bleaching of the affected areas
My daughter vomitted some red coloured powerade drink and I’m struggling to get it clean
I spilled self tanner all over my carpet. It has been sitting for a good 2 months. Will this method remove the stains? Please help
I have beige carpet with old set in coffee and wine stains... I might as well try this - spilled entire cup of HOT coffee and cleaning the carpet anyway so might as well try it.. Thanks
This method should work well for coffee stains and wine stains. Here is a video that is specific to coffee stains: th-cam.com/video/7lmFJXZD7uw/w-d-xo.html. Good luck and let me know how it goes!
Hey there, can I use this for stains that has resurfaced after a hot water leak damage and steam cleaning?
Thanks so much! I’ve tired a few other things on a fresh cat vomit stain and it won’t budge - hoping this is what I need :)
How'd it go? I'm facing the same issue and am thinking about trying this out
Thank you!!!
This is great information! Thank you for sharing this. What do you use to clean a heavy traffic area, such as a long hallway??
Would this method work on rust stains on a couch?
Let me go buy some ammonia. I have red wine stains that have dried and it look slike your coffee stain. I was gonnna use oxi clean glad I watched this first. Wish me luck!!!
How did it go? Also needing to remove old red stains!
OMG awesome!!! The dog threw up on my daughter's ruggable rug yesterday. The stain didn't come out in the wash...the first time I've ever had a stain stay in a ruggable. I assume that this counts as an organic stain, so I'm going to try this today!!
Good luck! Let me know how it goes. Throw up is typically an organic stain, however, sometimes it can be synthetic depending on the dogs diet or possibly medications. Let me know if you have any troubles.
Thanks so much for sharing this! I've got lots of stains to try to get out- this is gold!
Did you try this on your stains? Did it work?
@@lynniespringer1705 Yes, this was very helpful. I bought the peroxide, still have some left over. We had to clean carpet that a dog peed all over; over a period of time. One carpet was too far gone with both stains and especially odor, so we replaced that. I had an enzyme product for the odor, but it was too soaked into the pad. The other carpet was salvageable; no odor, and this was huge for the stains. But like he says, it's just for organic stains. There was another spotter that I got from someone else's video which was helpful too; I can give you the link to the video with the recipe; very inexpensive to make.
@@sharit7970 please share the link
Okay, I did this and it worked! I noticed almost an immediate clearing of the stains, then they disappeared completely within just around 2 hours!! I towel dried the areas, poured a layer of baking soda over the areas to get rid of the excess moisture, vacuumed and opened windows. Definitely one of my favorite hacks now!
In my experience, the ammonia odor goes away very quickly - after 30 minutes the odor is generally unnoticeable. Ammonia quickly and easily evaporates so it generally doesn't stay in the carpet very long. And the odor should be gone way before the carpet dries. I'm wondering if you might have added too much household ammonia to the carpet and therefore it is taking a long time for the ammonia to evaporate...
If it is still an issue you can try rinsing the carpet with water and a shop vacuum.
@@TheStainGuide I figured it out, I had a towel left in my room that I used to dry the ammonia, it was my fault I hid the towel and forgot about it. Let me correct my comment sir lol
Works well.
I wish I had known this back when my older cat kept getting sick. At that time I had one of those portable carpet shampooer. While it seemed to take care of the stain what I notice later was the soap that was recommended by Bissell took care of the dye on my carpet on every spot I had. It was a Bissell. Needless to say I threw all of that away. The carpet will be replaced before I sell my house. I might try your method on it now so I can get rid of the stains that I still have. At least part of the carpet will have a chance. Of course, I cannot help but be curious about the effectiveness on clothes.--- cotton or maybe even a synthetic blouse.
I steam cleaned a stain from a dropped hors d'oeuvre, and it weirdly kept coming back. This method finally killed it off for good.
Hello. Will this work on rust on carpet? Please and thank you.
So this worked like magic! My puppy threw up on my cream carpet and after days of trying to get rid of it with spot cleaners there was still a big yellow stain left behind. I came across this video and it worked! The stain was totally gone after 12 hours.
That’s great! Thanks for leaving a comment
thank you
Thank you very much .💕
Welcome 😊
Can this work to remove dye on a carpet caused by another darker carpet, I have a beige carpet with brown stains caused by another darker carpet (brown) that was on it.
Would this method work on orange pop stains?
i used a carpet cleaner and however it left the color of the carpet darker more like a bruised color and i have a beige carpet could this method still be applicable?
This worked brilliantly for us and then after a few days the stain reappeared! I have applied this mix a few times and still they reappear after a few days.. they are dried puppy pee stains. Does anyone have any tips for this please l?
Hi, Great video! I have watched it a couple of times now. I tried this about 3 times now for hot coffee on a light gray carpet. It seems to be better but there is also a brown ring around where I tried to clean it with white vinegar (before seeing your video). So there is a faint brown stain from the coffee and a new brownish stain around the area where I scrubbed. Is this called wicking? I had been diluting the 20 developer with water, but should I just put it straight onto the carpet? I just ordered more hydrogen peroxide 6%. When I get it should I try spraying that directly on? Thanks for your help!
Yes, that is called wicking! Really it just means that you didn’t clean all the coffee out of the carpet so when the carpet was wet, the coffee migrated back up to the surface. Wicking can generally be resolved by cleaning the area with a spotter.
For the faint brown stain, yes, you want to use full strength 20 volume hydrogen peroxide (no diluting).
Hi
Thanks for this video! Just wondering if using 3% Hydrogen Peroxide medical grade, does it need to be diluted?
Thanks
No, no need to dilute the hydrogen peroxide. In fact diluted hydrogen peroxide will be much less effective. The stronger the hydrogen peroxide, the more effective it is at removing stains.
Do you need to soak the carpet with 6% HP? My coffee stain is not coming out with spray
Going to try this on a few spots from when my dog recently had diarrhea. We were able to clean and remove the smell , but unfortunately there are what looks like yellow highlighter remaining. Praying this works! I’ve tried everything.
Good luck! let us know how it goes.
Did it work?
Heya, household ammonia is proving difficult to find in New Zealand. Cloudy ammonia is common here but it has soap in it - do you know if that can be used instead please? Thanks so much!
This is a common comment I get from my followers is New Zealand and Australia. Cloudy ammonia will do the trick but I recommend rinsing it out of the carpet after using it. Rinsing can be done with a spray bottle filled with water and a small wet/dry vacuum.
Rinsing household ammonia is less important because it doesn’t have soap in it and it will evaporate.
Rinsing the soap is a good idea to prevent resoiling.
Does this work for old red stains from raspberry juice/fizz or syrup (can’t remember exactly what the liquid was except that it was a mixer for a cocktail)?
It might work. I can’t say for sure, as I am not familiar with this particular mix.
Does this work on a bleach or bathroom product?
Does it matter what light I use? Amazon sent me a larger 365nm 100w light instead of the link you sent - (I got the one in your link also) is this larger light okay to use also?
I tried to order an additional with your link but I wasn’t successful. Can you check your link?
So I have purple and red dye that was used in smoke bombs for the 4th of July in my basement carpet (kids ran through the smoke and ran back into the house) will this work with that too?
Did you try to remove it with a spotter first? As a first step, I always try to remove the contaminant from the carpet using this method: th-cam.com/video/zGn2TKIWeRo/w-d-xo.html
Then if that doesn't work, I'll try a stain removal method like the hydrogen peroxide method in this video.
Hydrogen peroxide works well on organic stains. It does not work so well on synthetic dyes. I would assume that the smoke bombs contain synthetic dyes.
Hi, your video is great and very informative!
I did try this method on a large yellow carpet stain (ironically caused by another carpet cleaner spray, vanish preen 🙄). The yellow stain is still there unfortunately. Do you have any recommendations on how to remove this? Thank you 🙏🏻
What was the stain that you were trying to clean up with vanish preen?
@@TheStainGuide thanks for the prompt reply! The stain was a baby vomit stain (mostly water and wheatbix, sorry for the tmi lol) 😬
No worries haha, the more information, the better. Any turmeric in the babies diet?
Many carpet spot cleaners have a high pH, which can actually cause the stain to change color. I’m wondering if that might have happened in this situation.
@@TheStainGuide lol it was a while ago so she might eaten something that has tumeric in it at the time. The stain is definitely a lot less yellow. I'm trying another lot of peroxide on it and hopefully it'll get a little more out 🤞🤞
cant wait to try it ive tried too clean a stain 4 times with other cleaners does the ammonia smell
Yes, the ammonia smells. It is not a pleasant odor but the smell goes away quickly as the ammonia evaporates.
Can we get an update please? What happened?? Did you try it yet?
Do you have a specific recipe or ratio of hydrogen peroxide to ammonia that is a good place to start with?
After exploring your website a bit, it looks like you suggest a 10:1 peroxide to ammonia ratio if im not mistaken
I had a basement water leak that left some orange water stains on the carpet in the area. Will this method be effective for removing those stains?
I am not sure if it will work because I don't know what pigments are causing the stain. This method will break down most organic pigments. If carpet cleaning did not remove the stain, I would use this method next.
I have some really old cola stains that have really darkened the carpet. I haven't tried this but any recommendations that would work effectively?
Hi highly recommend this video for cola stains: th-cam.com/video/20_I7VpAYKQ/w-d-xo.html. Start with part one, then give part two a try if it doesn't come out. Good luck :)
How about mulch stain ?
How about mud ?
Fortunately I don't have stains on my carpet as yet. But having a pet that tends to vomit a lot, I will keep this video to refer back to when needed.
Can I use the non-liquid version of developer or does it have to be the liquid kind,
You should use the clear liquid type. Clear liquid developer is made of hydrogen peroxide and water. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down into water and oxygen gas, meaning it leaves zero residue behind in your carpet.
Looks great! Does this work on orange soda?
Unfortunately the orange soda probably has synthetic dyes which cannot be oxidized with hydrogen peroxide. This method works great when the stain is caused by a natural dye (fruit, vegetables, urine, blood, coffee, wine, etc.). This method does not work well for synthetic dyes (food coloring, soda stains, Kool-Aid, etc.).
@@TheStainGuide thank you! Will you be doing a video with how to remove stains caused by synthetic dyes? I am seeing things like ammonia with heat transfer but don't know how effective that is!
I don't think I will make a video on synthetic dye removal. The proper way to remove these stains is with reducing agents. It requires special products and equipment. I think it is best to leave these stains to professional cleaners. The method that I think you are talking about (using an iron and ammonia) can remove these stains, but it can also remove the color from your carpet. I want to be careful not to recommend anything that could easily damage someone's carpet.
@@TheStainGuide thank you!!
Hi. Does this work on old, red Hawaiian Punch stains????? Pls let me know asap. Thx! 😊
If it does work, it will likely be a slow process to remove a red dye stain. I have a new video coming out soon that will probably work better for a set in red dye stain. I can circle back and give you a link when I publish the video.
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Can the fumes from the applied ammonia liquid damage the household interior such as discoloring white furniture or walls etc? I'm asking because the smell is unpleasant.
No, the ammonia fumes will not cause damage to household items. It does have a strong odor, but the smell goes away quickly because the ammonia evaporates.
@@TheStainGuide thank you so much for the info and the advice in the video! Cheers!
Only thing I have at home with ammonia is Windex. Is it safe to follow up with Windex instead of pure ammonia?
Household ammonia has a high pH, which helps speed up the rate at which hydrogen peroxide breaks down into water and oxygen. I am not sure what the pH of Windex is, so I can't say if it will accelerate the hydrogen peroxide decomposition or not. As the hydrogen peroxide breaks down it reacts with the dye molecules causing them to become invisible. Hydrogen peroxide will still break down without the ammonia, it will just take more time. I would recommend using hydrogen peroxide on its own, instead on using hydrogen peroxide with Windex. Just note that this may take a long time. To give you an idea of how much time this can take, I once soaked a coffee stain with 6% hydrogen peroxide (no ammonia) and left it for 48 hours. After 48 hours, the stain was still just slightly visible, so I added new hydrogen peroxide and let it sit for another 48 hours. After a total of 96 hours, the stain was finally gone.
6% hydrogen peroxide works much better than 3%. And 6% hydrogen peroxide with ammonia works better than 6% alone. Good luck!
@@TheStainGuide thanks for the info!!
Does this work on old red stains😅
Can you use cloudy ammonia instead of the clear ammonia?
Cloudy ammonia will work. The only problem is that the cloudy ammonia will have to be rinsed out of the carpet after using. I would use a wet/dry vac after to do a rinse with water.
Yellow ammonia ok on white carpet? Great vid btw👍
Yes, yellow ammonia is okay to use. It will not result in staining of the carpet.
@@TheStainGuide cool....thx man!
Do you think this would work on a red stain from an m&m? My daughter squished one into the carpet 🙈
Lol
Would thus maybe work for a lip water tint?
I’ve never tried it on lip water tint so I can’t say if it will work or not
Quick google search says I shouldn't mix those two?
I don't think that is quite right. I can see an article stating that you should not mix certain household cleaning agents in general - maybe this is good advice as there are certainly some that you should not mix. For example, you should never mix chlorine bleach and ammonia. Mixing chlorine bleach and ammonia will create chloramine gas, which is toxic and dangerous. Household ammonia and hydrogen peroxide do not react to produce harmful gasses.
Professional hair stylists mix hydrogen peroxide and ammonia to achieve permanent hair color change.
I also see another article (based on a quick google search), it states that ammonia and hydrogen peroxide can cause an explosion. However, this would only happen with extremely high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide/ammonia. Household products like household ammonia and hair developer have very low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia - in fact, these products are typically 90% + water.
Thank you for your interest in safety. I appreciate your comment.
I have a few developers since I’m a hairstylist but they’re all white. Will it still work?
@cultivatingchris9387 White meaning a cream developer? I wouldn't use a cream developer for this. It will probably remove most stains, but then you'll have to worry about getting the cream developer out of the carpet.
If you use clear developer, it is simply made with hydrogen peroxide and water. It's a clear liquid and it breaks down into water and oxygen. It will leave zero residue.
How does this compare to Proxi Spray & Walk Away?
Spray and walk away stain removal products are probably very similar to the reaction that I am showing in this video. With spray and walk away you'll at minimum have an oxidizing agent, and sometimes you'll have an oxidizing agent mixed with an alkalizing agent, which is what I am doing in this video.
It works very well even with 3%. My question is, will it work even better with 12%? Or is it too strong and will damage the fiber?
That’s great that it is working for you with a lower concentration. I find that there are many stains that are very difficult to remove with lower concentration hydrogen peroxides. Each stain is a little different, some easy to remove, and some much more difficult.
12% will remove the stains faster, but I don’t recommend using it because it is much stronger and I find it is not necessary. I don’t like to recommend using chemicals that are stronger than necessary.
@TheStainGuide if i decide to use 12% with ammonia, will it not damage then? Because i clean carpets in hotels and there are coffee stains, but I want to speed up the process so therefore I thought about the 12%
Where can I buy the 6%version of hydrogen peroxide? All I can find locally is 3%.
Never mind, I just found the place we you share amazon links
I’m seeing videos saying ammonia alone can breakdown red synthetic due stains.
Also a steamer supposedly will speed the process up.
That's really interesting. Thanks for letting me know.
Will this work on brown wicking?
Dont know if our 30 year old carpet has jute backing, or if im dealing with soil that 3 dogs keep tracking in.
I wouldn't use this method to resolve a wicking problem. Here is what I would do:
1) check to make sure you are in fact having a wicking problem. This can be done by cleaning the carpet or doing spot removal on the affected areas. If immediately after cleaning, the carpet looks clean, but then the stain reappears as the carpet is drying, then you can confirm that you have a wicking problem. A lot of the time stains will reappear as the carpet dries because we didn't remove all of the original contaminant. This happens a lot with beverages like coffee, soda...
2) check to make sure that the problem isn't being caused by having too much spotter/soap residue in the carpet. Sometimes we get a spot in our carpet and we clean it with a spotter, then weeks/months later a brown spot will reappear in the carpet. This brown spot is actually caused because we did not rinse the spotter out of the carpet after cleaning. Soaps attract soils, and if you have soap residue in your carpet, then you essentially have a dirt magnet.
To check both of items 1 and 2, I will refer you to this video on how to remove spots from carpet: th-cam.com/video/zGn2TKIWeRo/w-d-xo.html
If neither of the first two steps help, then you could give this video a try and attempt to treat it as a permanent stain. Good luck!
@@TheStainGuide we dont have any splilled stains. The bissel carpet cleaner leaves the carpet like brand new immediately. 2hrs later the wicking clouds are back. If i do one pass or 20, the water in the bissle looks like choclste milk. If i put fans on it, the area closest to the fan turns the most brown from drying it out and the wicking following. Ecapsulstion didnt help, the peroxide/anmmonia doesnt seem to help, dry carpet powders dont work, but water really makes it break down and suck up with the bissel, but then while drying, the water then makes the wicking worse. I cant come up with a solution to spray on and wipe up the brown wicking stains onto a cotton towel.
Okay, thanks for the additional info. So as I understand, this is a problem that exists all over your carpet, not just in a few small spots?
It sounds like you have a high pH problem that is caused by an accumulation of carpet shampoo residue that has built up in the carpet. What happens is the high pH soap residue will oxidize which will result in browning of the carpet. So the carpet is clean, you just have a bunch of oxidized soap residue that has caused the carpet to brown. Much like when you cut an apple in half, it turns brown, the same thing is happening in your carpet.
The solution is to neutralize the carpet pH. A professional carpet cleaner would do an acid rinse to correct the problem. Normally carpet cleaners use a high pH pre-spray and then do a low pH rinse. To correct the problem a carpet cleaner needs to just do an low ph rinse, and skip the pre-spray.
Before you do anything else, you should confirm that this problem is in fact caused by a high pH issue.
Here is what I would do:
Do a quick test in a small area on your carpet - maybe 2 ft by 2 ft. using a spray bottle with vinegar, spray the area with vinegar (vinegar has a low pH). allow the vinegar to dwell for 15 minutes. Then do 1 rinse using your carpet cleaning machine (with water only, no soap). After, use a towel to speed dry the area. get as much moisture out of the carpet as possible using a dry white towel. See it this fixes the problem in the small test area. The vinegar smell will go away as the carpet dries.
@@TheStainGuide i sprayed the Vinegar, and waited 15 minutes and rinsed with Bissle carpet cleaner,and dryed with towels. Put fan in place,..and in one hour the carpet turned brown again big time.
It really sounds like a pH problem to me - soap residue is oxidizing as the carpet dries which is causing browning. The faster the carpet dries, the faster the oxidation occurs. It is possible that it could be something else - I'm not sure what though...
It does not sound like a wicking problem from a natural carpet backing. Wicking tends to be worse in areas that dry slower. One way carpet cleaners prevent wicking is by speed drying the carpet so it doesn't make sense that the most browning occurs in the areas that are drying the fastest.
I would consider hiring a professional carpet cleaner who can do a pH test on the carpet and follow that up with a pH adjustment with professional grade products/equipment.
Hi I used this except the carpet has lost its colour and instead turned white where the stain was! (Looks like a bleach stain) I’m confused what went wrong as I used the right volume developer?
@user-bn1eb3fy7h There are a few possible explanations but I need a bit of information first. Can you answer a few questions for me and I'll try to help you:
-Can you email me photos of the products that you used? My email is: stainguide@gmail.com.
-Can you email me a photo of the lightened area?
-Did you test the products in an inconspicuous area before using them -in your carpet? if so, did the products have the same impact on the tested area?
-Did you do this outdoors, or in direct sunlight?
-Did you do spot removal before trying to remove the stain?
-what type of stain were you trying to remove?
-What colour is your carpet?
-Do you know if your carpet is made out of a natural or synthetic material?
How do you get a thick stain out? All of these are discolorations. I’ve got a small hardened brown spot to remove. Pouring vinegar and leaving it 30 minutes didn’t loosen it up.
@shelterdogs do you happen to know what kind of stain it is?
If it is an organic substance I would recommend an enzyme cleaning product like bio Kleen bac out.
If you know what the substance is, let me know and I’ll try to offer a bit more help 😃
@@TheStainGuide I honestly don't know. It's from a previous tenant. I don't know how to describe it other than it's just discoloration, but a brownish substance. Probably organic, as you said. Thank you. I'll look into the Bio Kleen.
will this work for lily pollen stains?
I have never tried it, but I would say there is a really good chance. It works on most organic pigments.
Would this work on lily pollen.
I have never tired it on a lily pollen stain. This method does work on most organic stains though.
Think this would work for yellow mustard?
Nope it doesn't work for mustard. Mustard gets it's yellow color from a spice called turmeric. Check out my video on how to remove turmeric stains: m.th-cam.com/video/vTMVyVGvgWs/w-d-xo.html
@@TheStainGuide oops, somehow missed that video! Will try -- thank you for the reply & advice!
Do you dilute the peroxide/ammonia?
No, I do not. I use straight 6% hydrogen peroxide. I use straight household ammonia. The ammonia will have a pretty strong odor, but the odor goes away quickly as it turns to a gas.
Thanks! I rent and have a huge curry stain on the carpet and have tried several things so this is my last resort 🤞🏻
@@kerryc8662 this actually won't work for curry stains because this oxidation reaction isn't strong enough to break down turmeric dyes (yellow dyes). I have another video for curry stains though. The curry stain video shows you how to remove a curry/turmeric stain using an advanced oxidation reaction. Good luck!
Does this work for curry powder stains?
Curry powder stains are usually caused by turmeric, resulting in a yellow stain. This method does not remove turmeric stains. But I have a video on curry stains that will probably work: th-cam.com/video/oKIDx7Gc6ZE/w-d-xo.html.
In my crap rental, just want the stain out (visual)
This sounds disgusting.. so be prepared:
I have an old vomit stain from around 9 years ago that wasn’t cleaned properly and it’s pretty big. About a year ago I scrubbed it with dish soap but that didn’t really work and was probably not the best idea. Do you think this method will work on it?
I would first try to remove the vomit with a spotter (sounds like you already tried this with dish soap). Using 6% hydrogen peroxide, as shown in this video, is what I would try next. No guarantees it will work, but it is worth a try. Sometimes vomit can be tricky because many different types of dyes can cause the stain. 6% hydrogen peroxide does not oxidize all organic stain molecules, just most of them. Good luck!
@@TheStainGuide okay, thank you~ and your video was very helpful!!
@@Angelika-ko2ru did you get the stain removed?
Will it work on tumeric stains?
This does not work on turmeric stains. Use this method for turmeric stains: th-cam.com/video/vTMVyVGvgWs/w-d-xo.html
I've read that ammonia isn't good for certain carpets and rugs... i.e. wool or synthetic. Should we test this first in some hidden area just in case there's a reaction? Looking at a few dark stains on burgundy carpet in church sanctuary and I don't want to take a chance on bleaching or messing up the area as the stains are in a prominent place.
This method (hydrogen peroxide and ammonia) is essentially a copy cat method for what is used in salons to bleach hair. Similar to how using hydrogen peroxide and ammonia to bleach hair is not great for your hair, it is also not great for natural fibers in carpet. It is highly unlikely that using this method once or twice on a wool carpet will result in any noticeable damage, however, if you used it over and over again in the same spot, it would likely cause some noticeable wear and tear on your carpet.
This method is actually great for synthetic carpets, as synthetic carpets are very resilient and cannot be easily damaged by this reaction.
And yes, I highly recommend testing every method in an inconspicuous area on your carpet before using in an openly visible area. This is always good practice.
@@TheStainGuide Thank you for the info (and the videos)! Better to be safe than sorry, then! 😉👍
Is this safe for pets
While the hydrogen peroxide is in the carpet, it is best to keep your pets away from the area. 3% or 6% hydrogen peroxide can cause slight skin irritation if you get it on your hands, or if your pets come in contact with it.
Hydrogen peroxide completely decomposes into oxygen and water, so once it dries it is perfectly safe. It leaves zero residue as the oxygen is released to the atmosphere and the water evaporates.
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Does this work on vomit stains?
There is a good chance that it will work on most vomit stains, but it really depends of the stain and what type of food was in the vomit. Typically the pigments from the contents of the vomit (food) will latch onto the carpet fibers resulting in a stain.
As an example, some pet owners give their pets turmeric supplements. If your pet throws up on the carpet after eating a turmeric supplement, it will leave a yellow stain. This is an example of a type of vomit stain that cannot be removed with this method.
Generally speaking, I would use the method in this video as a first attempt to remove a vomit stain.
I read that the gas that is produced is actually quite harmful. How to ensure that it is safe with these percentages?
Ammonia gas can be harmful, especially highly concentrated laboratory versions. Household ammonia cleaner, will generally be only about 5% ammonia and 95% water. It will still have a strong odor for the first 20ish minutes after spraying, and it is best to leave the room, or open a window after spraying.
The odor does go away fairly quickly, as the ammonia will turn to a gas.
Also, don't mix household ammonia cleaner with bleach, as it will produce harmful/dangerous gas.
I only took the first step you instructed, and the carpet faded
The salon care link for the 6% hydrogen peroxide won’t work
Thanks for letting me know. I'll update soon.
@@TheStainGuide do you dilute the ammonia? It smells so strong!
@@jroark101 no, I do not dilute it. Ammonia does have a strong odor though. Ammonia evaporates into a gas, so the odor will not last long.
Hi,I’ve just got two stains on my carpet from Tomatoe puree and palm oil🥹can I use hydrogen peroxide in cream form please?
My dog had a couple of diarrhea accidents I'm hoping this works
It will work but I would start with a spot removal method first.
I would recommend using biokleen back out with a wet dry vacuum to try and remove as much of the contaminant as possible before using hydrogen peroxide.
-Jimmy
Ok thank you
@TheStainGuide I just got the biokleen in from Target and I must say it actually works I'm shocked
How about blue ink stains?
Hydrogen peroxide is typically not able to break down most blue ink stains. It really depends on the type of ink. I would say there is a 20% chance that hydrogen peroxide can break down blue ink.
What about paint stain?
This method will not work on paint stains.
A complete job would include replacing the pad underneath.
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If the stain continues to reappear after cleaning, it has most likely soaked into the pad and even subfloor depending on how saturated the spot was when the “spill” happened.
Will this work to remove activated charcoal stains on carpet? (Just don't ask me how they got there! 😡). Please post comments/answer(s) ASAP.
I would try this spot removal method first: How to Remove Spots & Stains From Carpet Just Like a Professional Carpet Cleaner
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I will. Thanks! @@TheStainGuide
Chocolate that has melted into the carpet?
I would try using a spot removal method for that.
If there is a chocolate substance in carpet, you want to remove that before using a hydrogen peroxide/stain removal method.
Someone needs to find a way to clean berber carpet.
Unfortunately I followed these steps on a pet stain on the carpet and it dyed the carpet orange, so be wary with this method.
Hi @daniellehanley6133, what kind of a pet stain was it? Vomit? I'd like to try and help you but I need a bit more information. Thanks
@@TheStainGuide it was vomit, yellow in colour. Tried the 20 volume peroxide then the ammonia, the stains are still there but one of them has now turned a bright orange
@@daniellehanley6133Okay thanks for the info. Does your pet take a turmeric supplement?
Vomit with turmeric contents can cause yellow curcumin stains in your carpet. Yellow curcumin pigments turn orange in a high pH environment, so when you added ammonia, the yellow stain probably instantly turned orange. Ammonia completely evaporates, so once the stain fully dries, the stain should return to yellow (as long as you are using pure ammonia).
But what you really what is to bring your carpet back to its original color, and to do this, you need to use an advanced oxidation reaction to break down the curcumin pigments. Unfortunately, the method that I explain in this video is not strong enough to break down curcumin pigments.
If you are dealing with a turmeric stain, give this video a try and it should totally eliminate the yellow or orange stains from your carpet: th-cam.com/video/vTMVyVGvgWs/w-d-xo.html
WHAT ABOUT OLD URINE STAIN FROM PETS
This method should work on pet urine stains
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The carpet in the video is a nylon carpet.
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Will this work on turmeric stain on carpet?
This method does not work very well for turmeric stains. I'd recommend giving this video a try: th-cam.com/video/vTMVyVGvgWs/w-d-xo.html