OK…I realize it’s Christmas Eve…and I really should be posting something about food or parties or family or…I don’t know…something FESTIVE! If that’s what you were expecting to read about today…my apologies. I’m just too excited about my new carpet cleaning discovery that I simply HAD to post this…TODAY. :-)
It started with this post about making your own homemade version of “Shout” laundry stain remover. A couple of people asked if they could use it on their carpet stains too. I didn’t know the answer to that because I’d never thought to try it…but was definitely going to give it a go.
That was before this comment was posted by Tammie:
Let me let you in on a little secret about me (ok it’s not really a secret…maybe a really badly-kept one!). I am a naturally CURIOUS, IMPATIENT, AND OBSESSIVE person (which would explain a lot about my choice of a career in TV news), and I simply can’t read something like that and not give it a try myself, immediately!
So….instead of finishing up the 101 things I still had to do before my Christmas Eve dinner party I was hosting in a matter of hours….I was sitting on the floor with my steam iron, a bottle of ammonia and water and several white towels!
(Don’t ask about the carpet color…it came with the house when we bought it. My best guess is that when the builders of the house originally put the wall-to-wall berber carpet in…they were a smidge short and just grabbed whatever was on sale in the remnant department of the carpeting store to finish up this basement bedroom.)
All I had to go on were the two lines written in that comment above….but honestly...that’s all you need to know. I filled an empty spray bottle with 1 part ammonia & 1 part HOT water, sprayed it LIBERALLY on the stain, laid the clean white towel on top of it and started ironing away! Within literally SECONDS…this is what the WHITE towel looked like.
I repeated the process maybe two more times….and the stain was GONE. A stain that has been there for I don’t even remember how long! Gone! G O N E!
My 16 year old son was helping me and he and I were AMAZED! We could hardly believe our eyes. It was so easy and quick and there wasn’t even any scrubbing involved. Who would have ever thought to use a steam iron and a towel to draw the stain up out of the carpet? Well, probably some of you…but not me! lol. Simply brilliant.
This smashing success spurred me on to tackle the MUCH bigger stain in the same room. Another stain I have NO idea how long it’s been there or even HOW it got there. And once again….success at getting out MOST of the stain. If I didn’t have a dinner party deadline pressing on me….I would have probably kept at it all night long….but I had to “call the game” after about an hour because I was running out of time to get everything done. But as you can see by THIS before and after…the miracle carpet cleaner was definitely doing the job!
Just look at the PILE of white towels I went through before I called it a night! That was a serious stain!
Since most of your stains will probably be more like the first stain I showed you. I am MORE than confident in saying……TRY IT!!! It truly is amazing stuff! Can’t wait to try it on more stains! :-)
Oh….I almost forgot……
And that’s today’s….
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Did this today! AWESOME!!! Warning, dont have your face to close to the steam or it will not feel so good in your eyes. DUH!!!! (Learn from my mistakes people LOL)
How hot should the iron be?????
Did this today! AWESOME!!! Warning, dont have your face to close to the steam or it will not feel so good in your eyes. DUH!!!! (Learn from my mistakes people LOL)
I tried for 3 months to get bright red dog barf stain out of the carpets in our year old house. I was so embarrassed, and tried everything from carpet cleaners, to resolve, to countless other home remedies. I tried this as a last hope, and it WORKED!!!!!! I can't tell you how happy that I am that someone pinned this idea on Pinterest. I'm sharing this with everybody! Thank you!!
I accidentally came upon your post…on Pinterest. And spent the entire morning walking around my house with white towels, an iron, and a spray bottle. I have taken up red dog vomit, I don't know how many juice stains, some sort of kid crust that hardened like plastic on the floor, and all sorts of other random stains too. I can't believe I have spent who knows how much on stain removers when this is better than ALL THE REST! Thanks so much!!!
xo-Chris
Look like it works great just one tip for people for pets Clean afterwars with vinegar to neutralize the amonia so you puppies wont think that this is a place to potty!! I will be tryn this one tho!!
@Penny I clean beach houses for a second side job and I have found that dryer sheets for soap scumb works awesome! just wet the door and use the dryer sheet rubbing in a circular motion, you may use more than one depending on the door size.. then just wash away. Viola! ;)
Rain x works great to keep shower doors clean after you have scrubbed them! Just use a squeegy every day and you are good to go! :)
My kids dropped a gallon of glue on my carpet. I have clean and clean and got it so it is just hard. Today a did a tiny part of it witht he iron to see if it helped and it did. Right now I am in the middle of remodeling my den so I will finish it at another time (in kid's play room). Thanks for all the great info!
Would paper towels work just as well?
:( I tried this but my stain from can ravolli is still in the carpet It is lighter, yet still very noticable:( I ironed and sprayed for like 3 hours even… have any more ideas?
I love this and can't wait to try it on my carpet. We are moving in less than 2 months and had pretty much accepted that we were going to lose our security deposit. I'm really excited now that maybe we won't now. I just have one question, but it requires a little detail first. I had a hairbrush that has the gel type handle, it's almost like a clear silly putty substance I think. Hopefully some of you know what type brush I am talking about because I have no idea what it is called. Anyway my dog decided to use it as a chew toy and of course he was on the carpet with it (couldn't have made it easy on me by going in any other room in the house without carpet, the living room and dining room are it for carpet) Any suggestions as to how I can get this out of the carpet? I pulled as much as I could off but it had already started to settle into the carpet by the time I got home and found it.
stupid question…do you have to use white towels?
Im definately going to try the carpet thing tomorrow though. Ive had stains since i moved in this house..about 5 years, im anxious to see if it works!! So glad i found this!!! What about stains on furniture? I have a 4 & 2 yr old & cant manage to keep the couches clean..!!
Im definately going to try the carpet thing tomorrow Ive had stains since i moved in this house..about 5 years, im anxious to see if it works!! So glad i found this!!! What about stains on furniture? I have a 4 & 2 yr old & cant manage to keep the couches clean..!!
I found this on Pinterest last night and tried it today. Very impressive! I blogged about it and linked back to you. :)
http://annettefunnyjello.com/i-got-set-in-grape-soda-out-of-my-carpet-im-not-lying/
Jill,
This is truly AMAZING!! I've lived in my house for six years and got stains out. The house is actually 12-15 years old so there's no telling how old some of these stains were. THANK YOU!!!!
I must be doing it wrong because it didnt wrk for me
How did you not die from the fumes????? Some one should have warned me.
I tried this today, and it took the red gooey (don't know what) stain out of the cream-colored carpet completely in just a few seconds! When I bought a Shark floor steam cleaner earlier this year it came with a miniature one the size of an iron, so I used that, and it worked wonders on the stains. At first I thought I might have accidentally bleached the carpet, but then I realized that I had just uncovered seriously clean carpet and the whole rest of the room was dirty.
Have you noticed any of the stains reappearing? I have used a carpet shampooer on our carpet several times. When I'm finished shampooing it I see no stains. After several days the stains reappear.
Sheryl….I thought it was common knowledge that ammonia is VERY STRONG SMELLING! Strange thing is…it doesn't bother me in the slightest. My kids, on the other hand, made a HUGE fuss! Be sure and crack a door or a window. One the bright side…the smell will completely go away.
A little bit of everything…I have had that same thing happen with carpet shampooers. So far I haven't seen that happen with this method.
I’m actually shampooing as I type :). A friend told me when they got their carpet the guy told them to not use the soap, just hot water. Ever since I applied this method it seems to last longer. He told her the shampoo actually attracts dirt so that’s why you see the stains so fast. For kicks I put vinegar where the solution goes this time and added tee tree essence to the water. Like the essence (don’t use if pregnant or nursing) but not sure if vinegar does anything. I have 5 kids so the carpet gets plenty of exercise!!! Going to try this stain remover before I do the living room!
The carpet in our house is only 2 years old but was completely ruined by kids and a puppy. This method removed ALL the stains (even the puppys urine!!) I am so happy to have came across this.. I don't like working with ammonia but it was worth it to get rid of the stains in a matter of seconds. Thank you so much!
Fantastic tip. Thank you for posting. Works great for even established pet stains. But referring to Angie's comment, diluted ammonia + pet ammonia aerosolized is GROSS!
my dog chewed up a tube of red shoe polish onto my beige carpet…anyone else have a shoe polish experience? which method might work (crossing fingers…i live in an apt and would like my deposit back)
I am looking forward to using this on my old stains from my pets. Thanks for all the tips.
This took out some red dog vomit out of white carpet that has been there for almost 4 years! I have tried everything on that spot, and this is the only thing that has worked! Thank you so much! If it wasn't for my husband's sensitive nose, I would be going over the rest of the apartment's mysterious spots. Oh well, he has to go to work eventually! :)
Thanks so much for the tips! :)
haha…my kids whine and complain when I use ammonia too. :-) Luckily I've found it dissipates very quickly and there is NO lingering smell.
Why is it that everyone's dog vomit is red?? lol! Just curious….
Thank you, thank you, I hate having carpets and most of all I hate those stains!!! But i just tried your method and it worked!!! Bye bye stains!!!! Thanks again, Nadia
Thanks for the tip. I tried it on a stain that I think must be some sort of grease. It's black. It didn't work at all, but I was kind of timid about putting the iron on the carpet for too long. Do you think I just didn't iron it for long enough?
I’ve heard chalk takes grease stains out of clothing. You just rub it on before the wash and the chalk soaks up the grease. Maybe you could try this on your carpet before you use the iron trick.
I have used Lestoil on all grease based stains for years. A little goes a long way and it smells like gasoline but it always works! Apply Lestoil directly to stain and work in with fingernails or small bristle brush can use a little water too. Blot up as stain releases. Repeat til it’s gone. Works on clothes too! Even the ones that have been washed and dried!
I want to say Thank YOU for all of your posts of such useful information. Now I can't wait to iron my floor and I'm not even an ironing kind of girl lol. Here is another tip for spot remover on upholstery fabric that my husbands grandma always used she would mix in a little bowl like a tablespoon of powdered Tide and a little ammonia to make a paste and an old toothbrush to dip in the paste to scrub just the stain and a little bucket of hot water and a rag wrung out to wipe it off I tell you it worked. But like they say test a small unseen part of the fabric first like under the skirt to make sure it doesn't hurt the fabric. I have used this tip for years and it always got the stain out without hurting the upholstery fabric it worked on carpet too.
Thanks again Jill for all the great ideas!!!
Lori
Make a paste with baking soda and vinegar. Let it sit on the stain for a while. It should wipe right up. This works on sinks and countertops too. Actually it works on almost anything. It's a miracle cleaner.
I tried this and it worked wonders on an old stain from a water leak. It didn't do as good on a few old coffee stains. My dog seams to have a tracking device in her tail that homes in on any cup of coffee within a 20 foot reach. Anyway, a neighbor told me to add an equal part of club soda to this mixture and it worked great
For your hardwood floors there is a product at Lowes called Bona floor refresher. It might take 2-3 coats but your floors will look like new!!
Dear Pumpkin for Pets… I also use pumpkin for my dogs. One has anal gland issues and the pumpkin is a great source of fiber which has now allieviated her discomfort. The other has allergies and so it is a great way to sneak in the pills inside a Tbsp of pumpkin. JUST BE SURE IT'S PURE PUMPKIN and NOT PIE FILLING!!
My vet suggested pure pumpkin for my cockapoo who has chronic anal gland issues too. She seems to like the pumpkin (I put 2 TBSP) in her dinner every night…she weighs 30 lbs. She still licks and licks and licks…and does the butty scoot. I express her anal glands in between grooming and vet visits. What size is your dog? Does it lick all the time too? It makes me nuts!
Jodi
Real Housewife of Temecula
email me @ jodisuewilson@aol.com with subject: PUMPKIN FOR PETS :) Thanks
Brilliant! With three kids–8, 4, & 1–we've got some stains!! Can't wait to try this!! Thanks.
Best stain/odor remover I've used for years:
1 cup hydrogen peroxide
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 squirt liquid hand soap
Mix well and pour over or spray area until saturated.
Air dry.
Don't try to store this mixture in a sealed container. Mix up and use the amount needed each time.
I paid $8.00 about 7 years ago to get that info, and it works wonders for urine odors in carpets, mattress and I even have done this on clothes in the washer!! So y’all, write this solution down and save yourself some money!
What about wool carpet? I have off-white, wool carpet with potty training stains. Do you know if the heat and ammonia will further ruin the carpet? Thanks!!
I have an expensive rug handmade wool. The merchant said I could clean with dish soap. UH no that doesn't work even a little. I have kids so of course there are stains. It is several different colors in lines so difficult to see stains until they have been walked on a lot and leave huge dark stains. I don't want to try ammonia on this just in case it might ruin or discolor. Anyone know how I can clean this, the merchant didn't think chemicals would be a good idea so the rug will last longer.
If you didn't want to try the ammonia…vinegar might be another option to try.
God Bless you, Tammy and this blog by way of Pinterest. Recently there was an unfortunate incident involving my 4 yr old and a Death by Chocolate cake. The battle was fought from the fridge/kitchen….. thru the livng room, stairs and ended in the hall outside my room. I was at a loss on how to successfully remove the evidence without smearing or making it a bigger mess. I am happy to report that the 2 major crime scenes are no longer…… I just need to tackle the 10+ carpeted stairs to call it a complete success. I had nightmares of hours of scrubbing and various products I might have to buy. Aside from this really only taking 15-20 min and no scrubbing, I spent less than $2 for the Ammonia.
Oh Adsherf. You will look back one day and laugh and miss those days with your 4 year old. I hope you took pictures! I always took pictures of all my kids disasters and video taped their meltdowns. Now we all laugh til we cry watching. I wish I could have seen the battle, I bet it was hysterical :)
Oh wow Adsherf! That IS an unfortunate incident! Good thing it didn't result in Death of 4 Year Old! lol. I am so happy to hear the crime scene is back to normal. KIDS!!!!!! ;-)
About the carpet cleaners – I shampoo my carpets with the regular cleaning solution and super HOT water. After rinsing and sucking as much water out of my carpets as I can I mix about 2 Cups of vinegar in my water tank with HOT water. Go over all the carpet previously shampooed and the vinegar solution keeps the shampoo from attracting dirt. Works great! Now to try the above tip on some difficult stains.
I have worked for a pro carpet cleaning company now for four years I would say this is probly a bad idea even though the stain is gone a few things can happen 1 it can bleach your carpet 2 it is not good to to be around thoes fumes and 3 it can acctulay do damage to the integrity of the carpet itself the best thing to do if you need to get stains of of your carpet is go to the home dopot and get a can of Chem Dry spot remover it is a certified green product safe for the carpet and will not leave any dirt atracting resedue in the carpet it is a carbonarted solution and works amazing ! if you have more than a few spots its time to call and have them cleaned. also say you need to get out candle wax take a damp white cloth place over the wax set an iron on high over the damp cloth for a moment this will draw the wax up out of the carpet into the cloth.
I had this experience with red wax on my cream carpet. I found some advise that said to use brown paper bags and an iron to get it out. It worked miraculously and didn’t ruin towels in the process.
Anyone have any ideas for removing nail polish? I bought this stuff called lift off, which was guaranteed to remove it and it didn't work
goof-off works wonders. My 2yr old grandson emptied a bottle of red nail polish and I didn’t find it for over a week. I used goofoff and it took it out completely.
I'm so glad I ran across this suggestion a few days ago! I came home this afternoon to discover our cat had thrown up on our cream colored bedroom carpet. I used carpet cleaner on it and it was still stained. I bought some ammonia tonight and tried your suggestion and it worked!
I found this wonderful ironing technique a couple years ago when my son left his sippy cup turned over in room leaking lime green koolaid all over the carpet, probably almost the size of a dinner plate . Though the one I found just said to use hot water with a few drops off dawn in it . It was amazing ! It worked so well I walked around doing other spots.now I tell every mom I meet about it ,lol – Jessica
Could you use lemon ammonia or does it have to be white?
Lemon ammonia would be fine. :-)
Vacuum and then sprinkle baking soda on the entire area. Wait 5 minutes to let it soak up the smell, vacuum again. It should clear up any smells its releasing. Works great with getting stains out of things like your shower or even your teeth too :)
Thank you so much. It worked wonders. I thought I would have to replace my carpet. I guess it's good for a few more years.
Anony…Feb 26…I bet this would definitely work on your pillow top bed. I would think it would definitely be worth a try! :-)
Thanks Inspire me heather! :-)
Welcome Kathleen!
This is so awesome! I tried it and mentioned it on my blog (linked back to you). Thanks for sharing!!!
Barbara @ Chase-thestar.blogspot.com
Glad I found this! I have a Red Fanta stain I'm still trying to work out of peach carpet!
As for the shower/soap scum, I found a site that recommended using fabric softner. I think it was about 1/4 cup to 3/4 cup. Mix up, spray on and wipe off. I did this to my shower and I was suprised at how well it works! You may need to go over it a couple of times depending on how much soap scum there is.
I use ammonia for in the laundry. We have a toddler going through potty training and using just about 2 TBSP in the laundry helps to remove any odors. In order to get rid of any pet urine smells, I spritz the area with a mixture of vinegar and water. These two products are definitely my favorite to utilize rather than trying to find new store bought solutions that may or may not work.
I have used ammonia in my laundry as well. It keeps the whites brighter without bleaching.
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is there something else you could use besides ammonia? it has the same scent (to dogs) as urine so where ever i clean my new puppy goes potty :(
I haven’t had any problems with my dogs “re-marking” the spots where I cleaned with the ammonia. If you spray some 1 to 1 vinegar and water over the area you just cleaned it should help, maybe rub it in with your fingers if you want to be extra sure it gets in there. My dogs don’t even really go near those spots now that I have really cleaned them up. Hope this helps : )
Thank you, thank you, Thank you! After 4 boys 1 dog & two cats you can just imagine how many stains we get! I used this method and can’t stop cleaning! I’m sure my family will provide a few more for me tomorrow:) lol! Thank you Julie!
I am wondering if it works the same with Ammonia with lemon scent. It is yellow in color and I am afraid of it discoloring the carpet. Anyone know anything?
I found this through pinterest and tried it…amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing :) Would it be ok if I shared this on my blog at http://www.stylishsongbird.com ? It is a great trick to have with little kiddos and constant spills. Thanks for such a helpful post!
Sarah…I’m so glad it worked for you. Please feel free to share the love. :-) thanks for asking!
Need suggestions ! I have sandy mud ground into my off-white carpet. How do I get THAT out? Gotta love dogs +mud + very light carpet ;-/
WEll you made a beliver out of me and I will go home immediatly and try it!! We are putting out house on the market in a few days so this is just what my carpet needed!! Thanks Tammie!
Did not work for me. :-( My carpet is pretty shaggy and the stains (3) have been treated before with no success (both by professionals and by me). I was really hoping this would work, but it didn’t. I even scrubbed and let the iron warm the spots pretty hot. Nothing worked. I worked on the stains for one whole hour.
for the person who had black grease on her carpet: try using 409 on it. It worked to get grease fr0m a hospital bed out of my sweater. I had been trying “everything under the sun” for 2 years before a friend told me to use 409. It took 3 washings, but it finally came out.
I was REALLY hopeful but it didn’t work for me either :( I dropped hair color on my bedroom carpet a few weeks ago and have been tying endlessly to get it up..Came across this on Pinterest and immediately went and bought Ammonia. Tried for about 45 minutes and the stain still looks exactly the same. Oh well….
Hi, look, yesterday I dyed my hair and some of the mix went to my jeans, so I looked in google for some ideas to remove the stain, and found that if you use hair spray in the stain (soak it in) and rub a little, it dissapears!! I swear it does, then I just clean it with a baby towel (cause I couldn’t put it in the laundry at that moment) and the stain is gone… as your problem is in a carpet, I recommend you to do this, after you scrub the hair spray, (as many times as needed) then use some baby wipes or clorox wipes to clean the hair spray from the carpet.. IT WORKS!! (or it did on my jeans) hope it helps
Thanks…..I am open to trying anything at this point! Will any kind of hairspray do?
Ok, it’s not working. Just tried it exactly how it said to and it made the stains a little lighter, but not come out all the way. Also it turned my light cream carpet a purplish/white color (because of the bleach), so I am hesitant to use it all around the house. I don’t want little white spots randomly through the house.
The recipe is 1 part hot water & 1 part ammonia. There is no bleach involved. Bleach, while also being a common household chemical, is not interchangeable with ammonia for this spot cleaning recipe, and has not been recommended by the original blog or by any comments following the original post that I could find. Ammonia is not known to discolorate fabrics like bleach does (this is why the bleach changed the color of your carpet). Try the hot water/ammonia mixture (on a bleach-free spot!), either white or yellow (lemon) ammonia can be used. Open a window or door for ventilation until spot-treated area is dry and/or the ammonia smell has dissipated.. And please, don’t try the ammonia on the bleach-treated stain without completely removing the bleach first, combining ammonia and bleach can cause toxic fumes which can even be fatal if inhaled. Be safe, and good luck! :)
My daughter kn0cked over a HUGE glass of iced last night. Tried this today & it worked like a charm! Thanks!
I never leave comments on websites for things I have tried but I just had to for this one. It worked SO well! Last summer I redid my entire room and got off white carpet. Within just a few months I already started becoming careless and designated a spot to do my makeup every day. Over time I managed to knock over a few bottles of liquid foundation, have gotten drops of sunless tanner on the carpet, even eyeliner and lipstick streaks. It’s really started bothering me for weeks now how this one spot of the carpet looked absolutely awful and the rest room looked so nice. I then came across this and knew I had to try it. Within seconds all of those stuck in dried spots of makeup (I’m talking a LOT of makeup that’s been in there for months now) just came right up onto the towel. A lot of spots I had to go over several times but it was well worth it. The carpet literally looks brand new. I can’t believe this actually worked so well. I just feel bad for the towels :) Thanks so much!!
Thanks A for taking time to leave a comment! That is awesome! I was also amazed that the stains I worked on that were older than I could even recall all came out. And as for towels…I think I ended up using practically every towel in the house because the stuff just kept coming out! lol. But they all washed up just fine. :-) Thanks again for sharing!
do i have to use white towels?! i have a couple of beige towels i would prefer to use! i am trying this tomorrow so please reply soon!
thank you so much! xoxo
olivia….beige towels would work just fine too! :-) I would only worry if you were using DARK colored towels…since some of the color of the towels might transfer to the carpet. I think you are SAFE with beige though. Good luck!!
So I never comment on things like this, but I had to after today. I read this and made the solution and went to work on a kool-aid stain that is 3 years old… (I know its this old bc my cats knocked over the cup of kool-aid the day we moved in) Not expecting much I took HOT hot water (like almost boiling) put half water and half ammonia. Sprayed it on the stain really good and put a big white towel over it. Started to use my hot Iron (set on steam) and ironed away. I could NOT believe my eyes! The stain is GONE. 3 years that stain has been worked on and its GONE. It also worked on the dog stain and an orange soda stain. Thankyou SO much for posting this, it is my new favorite spot cleaner!
haha! You sound exactly like me. I figured this couldn’t possibly work on my ancient stain…but it did! Crazy awesome. :-)
you are amazing! thank you for the quick reply! I’m going to start my stain removal process soon, I’ll let you know! :)
Does it work on cat pee? One of my cata has idiopathic cystitis, meaning he has an aggravated bladder and sometimes pee’s on the carpet..
How hot//what setting do I put the iron on?? I have a whole mess of stains to remove from our rental :-/! Please help :))
Thanks!
I tried this last night on my carpet and it worked! However, when I thought the stain was going to stay, I swirled the white rag in a circular motion to help pull up the stain. Considering how dirty the carpet was, I am going to do this again just to pull up anything else I may have left. I did this late last night to early this morning. I would HIGHLY recommend putting on a mask or having windows open when spraying due to the smell of ammonia.
What setting//temperature did you put your iron on?
Can you use this on a white couch? :)
For years, I have used 1 part ammonia, 1part water and 1 part Dawn disgracing liquid as a stain removerfor my laundry… It works great. Put it in an old Dawn bottle and but it directly on the clothes or just squirt some in the whole load. I love your site!
Thank you, this worked great! Love ALL your tips…you rock.
I wasted nail polish on my bedroom carpet. I tried using polish remover in a couple of spots but it just made it worse, and on top of that it’s red! Is there a way to remove polish out of the carpet without replacing it or making it look worse than what it is?! HELP!
I was amazed on my indoor/outdoor carpet my daughter spilt red polish and had an older spill as well. Found a post that windex would take it up. Worked like a charm!
Jillee – I love you!!! I found this on Pinterest and ended up having to use it today. I posted about it and your blog and this terrific tip! I posted before, during and after photos!! Please come visit me!! Here’s my post:
http://inspiringcreativeness.blogspot.com/2012/04/carpet-cleaning-not-for-faint-of-heart.html
This worked wonderfully and I didn’t have to kill the dog!!! JK…. I love my Lucy!!!
Hugs ~~ Suz
I just tried this tonight and I was amazed at how great this worked! I was able to get rid of stains in our light cream-colored carpet and I don’t even know how long the stains have been there or what they were. Thanks for such a great idea!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I went to the Wally world and purchased the lemon ammonia and went to work and boy what a difference it made!! Wonder if you could use this solution in one of the carpet steamers?
Yes you can, I did, just made sure I rinsed with plain hot water afterward. ; )
Thanks Dedra for asking that and Michelle for answering. I have stains on my carpets but I would be up ALL night doing each stain. So now that I know we can put it in a carpet steamer I will be doing that!
Peroxide works awesome for food stains. Make sure you rinse afterwards.
Why didn’t it work for our carpet? I was so hoping that it would. We moved into a house with very light carpet. We have shampooed it several times, but within days it is a dirty as before. Any help out there?
FYI, don’t use on Berber carpet. I found out the hard way that the iron melts the fibers. Oops!