Paint on your carpet, a wine stain that's yet to set? For most stains, there are solutions, and happily, these six happen to use products you are likely to already have at home.
June 30, 2015
Paint on your carpet, a wine stain that's yet to set? For most stains, there are solutions, and happily, these six happen to use products you are likely to already have at home.
Peanut butter as a carpet cleaner? It's a nutty idea, but nutty in a good way. Peanut butter helps remove chewing gum from a carpet.
Some gum will remain in the carpet, which is where the peanut butter comes in — its natural oils help the carpet fibres detach from the gum.
Don't waste time crying over paint on your carpet. Instead, spring into action before it sets:
If you're lucky, what might have been an unwelcome — and permanent — decorating touch will be gone.
Yet another great use for mild baby wipes, which already have so many more uses than they were intended for, is as a simple carpet stain cleaner. Blot up a spill with a damp (but not soaking wet) baby wipe. This will lift out the stain before it sets.
To clean a stain that hasn't yet set, squirt non-gel shaving cream directly onto the stain and wipe clean with a damp rag or sponge.
Every waitress and bartender knows how reliable club soda is as a stain remover. To use it on a stained carpet, pour it onto the stain, leave it for three minutes, then dab it up with a paper towel or sponge.
To clean tougher stains, mix 250 millilitres (one cup) of household ammonia in two litres (0.5 gallon) of warm water, sponge it onto the stain, then dab it until the stain disappears.
You'll be the hero of the day when you rescue your carpet — or that of a friend's — from unwanted stains with these easy, handmade remedies made from ingredients found in most home pantries.
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