How to Remove Stains: Tips for Getting Rid of 5 Common and Stubborn Stains

How to Remove Lipstick from Carpet

• Lipstick of any color can set in quickly when it's dropped on carpet, so you want to make sure you work just as quickly to get rid of it and restore the carpeting to the look you want.
• In order to get rid of a lipstick stain, the first thing you want to do is scrape up excess residue. You then want to blot the material with a non-flammable dry cleaning fluid soaked into a white towel.
• It's important to use a towel rather than pouring the solution right onto the stain because you want to protect the latex flue that holds the backings together.
• Next, you want to blot with a solution of two tablespoons of household ammonia per cup of water and then blot that with lukewarm water on a white towel.
• In order to dry it, make sure you apple a white paper towel to the area and weigh that down with a flat, heavy object. Let that sit for a day before you lift it.

How to Remove Bleach from Carpet

• With bleach, you want to blot the stain dry with a white absorbent towel. You then want to neutralize the bleach with an antichlor, which is a substance that removes excess chlorine.
• Next, make a pint of hot water that contains two ounces of Rit Dye's Color Remover or White Wash and pour that solution onto the affected area. Blot it with lukewarm water on a white towel and a solution of a quarter cup of liquid hand washing detergent per cup of lukewarm water.
• After that, stain removal of bleach should involve blotting with lukewarm water and a white towel.

How to Remove Ink from Carpet

• When you need to get rid of permanent ink, start by blotting the stain with an acetone based nail polish remover. Then, blot the stain with a non-flammable dry cleaning fluid on a white towel.
• The fluid will destroy the backings of latex glue on the carpeting, so don't pour it directly. After that, mix a quarter cup of hand dish washing detergent per cup of lukewarm water and use that on a white towel to blot the stain.

How to Remove Beer Stains from Carpet

• If the affected area is small, then blot it dry with a white absorbent towel. If the stain is a large one, then apply white paper towels and weigh them down with a flat, heavy object for a day.
• After that, continue stain removal by blotting the stain with mix of a quarter cup of hand dish washing detergent per cup of lukewarm water before blotting the water with a white towel.
• Blot that solution with two tablespoons of household ammonia per cup of water, followed by one cup of white vinegar per two cups of water.
• Blot again with lukewarm water and a white towel followed by paper towels and another flat, heavy object over the course of a day.

How to Remove Wax from Carpet

• If this happens on nylon carpet, then stain removal should involve applying a white towel and heating an iron to medium before setting it onto the towel for thirty seconds. It's important to be very careful, as the carpet can be damaged if you are not cautious.
• If you can't use that technique, then use an acetone based nail polish remover to blot the stain and follow that up with a non-flammable dry cleaning fluid.
• Blot that solution with a quarter cup of hand dish washing detergent per cup of lukewarm water before blotting with one cup of white vinegar per two cups of water. Blot that dry with a white towel in order to lift the stain.

Getting Rid of Stains for Good

• These five methods of stain removal will help restore your carpeting to a state that you're sure to appreciate as long as you follow them step by step.
• When you do need to remove stubborn stains from your carpet, make sure you use the right solutions so that you can get rid of unsightly blemishes without damaging your carpet.