About a month and a half ago my roommate Meg was walking from the kitchen to the living room carrying an open nalgene bottle filled with iced tea. She was juggling a few things in her hands along with the nalgene and as she walked through the hallway that attaches our dining and living rooms the bottle slipped and iced tea went EVERYWHERE. It splashed up the sides of the walls and sank down into the carpet. She was able to get most of the stains off the walls (and the rest we figure we’ll repaint when we’re changing all our rooms back to white before we move out). The carpet on the other hand, has been a different story. One tiny tea bag in her large water bottle has done some work to the carpet. For a month and a half Meg has battled the huge stain that fills the hallway. With the amount of time Meg and the stain spend together, I swear they could have a relationship. She has tried everything to get it out. Soaps, detergents, carpet cleaners, and most recently hydrogen peroxide. Rags, towels, scrub brushes to no avail. But I must say, with every new attempt, the entertainment value seems to rise. We laugh as she sets up the fan propped up on a phone book to dry the spot and try again. Every time, while the carpet is still wet, we exclaim, “I think it really worked this time! It definitely looks lighter,”… only to have it dry as dark as ever. Sigh. Anyone have any new ideas to try?
Tried Oxy Clean?
Also a fav of mine is Hoover Brand Carpet Cleaner. Even without the machine, just put it on strain…dap with a white cloth, otherwise, it soaks down into the pad, then comes back up as it dries. Just dampen, sponge up, let dry, repeat.
Hope that helps.
Ooh, good tips, I will definitely give them a try. Thanks Maggie!