Removing tough dirt stains from a carpet
For this, you will need a carpet stain remover; some shaving cream; some rubbing alcohol; some laundry detergent; some soft cloths; some water, a bucket, and a scrub brush.
1. First, fill the bucket with some warm water.
2. Add a little of the laundry detergent in the water and stir it until suds appear.
3. Dip a cloth in the soapy water and blot with it on the stain.
4. When the area is moistened, leave it for some minutes. The detergent needs to soak in the dirt and loosen it.
5. Take the scrub brush and scrub the stain area. Don’t scrub too hard, however, or you will harm the fibres.
6. Blot with the cloth dampened in the soapy water again. The stain should start to move onto the cloth.
7. Blot until all of the stain is gone.
8. If this doesn’t remove the stain, you can use a stain remover.
9. If you don’t have carpet remover, you can use rubbing alcohol or shaving cream.
10. When the stain is gone, take a clean cloth, dip it in some water, and blot the area to rinse it.
11. Continue blotting until all of the cleaning products are gone. Make sure that there’s none left, as they will only aid new stains to develop.
12. Pres with a dry cloth on the wet area to absorb the liquids.
13. Leave it to air dry.
Removing rubber stains from a carpet
For this, you will need some mineral oil and turpentine, a few soft cloths, some water, a soap or some carpet shampoo, and a pair of rubber gloves.
1. Put some mineral oil on a cloth and apply on a hidden area of your carpet. Leave it for 24 hours and see if there isn’t any damage to the area.
2. If all went well, proceed by moistening the cloth in mineral oil once again an applying it to the stained area.
3. Scrub the stain with the scrub brush.
4. When the rubber is removed, there will probably be a dark stain.
5. Do the same as in step 1, this time with turpentine.
6. Moisten a cloth with turpentine and blot on the stain.
7. Continue blotting until all of the stain is gone.
8. Make sure to remove all of the chemicals that you’ve used.
9. You can use a carpet cleaner, but if you don’t have one, just blot with warm, soapy water.
10. Blot again, this time with a dry cloth.
11. Leave the area to air dry and then vacuum.