When you have kids it is SUPER hard to keep your home clean 24/7. Drink spills happen all the time, food gets dropped by accident, and leggos are left in really inconvenient places when it’s dark. We get it. Parents need all the tips they can get that make their life easier and one of those topics that interest us is how to remove stains out of the carpet now! Because we can’t always call a professional when our toddler spills our drink when we turned our back for a minute. That is not feasible, because it may happen again the next day and after. So in this post, we will go over some ways to remove stains out of your carpet with ingredients from home!

RED JUICE

What You Need

1. White Dry Cloth

2. Cold Water

3. Dish Soap

4. Vinegar

5. Spoon

6. Container

What To Do

1. Blot stained area

2. Pour 2 cups of cold water

3. Add 1 tablespoon of soap and1 tablespoon of white vinegar

4. Mix with spoon

5. Pour the solution on the stain

6. Blot repeatedly until the stain is gone

COFFEE

What You Need

1. White Dry Cloth

2. Dish Soap

3. Cold Water

4. Spoon

5. Container

 What To Do

1. Blot stained area

2. Pour 1 cup of cold water

3. Container

4. Add 3 drops of soap

5. Mix with spoon

6. Blot repeatedly

7. Grab a new cloth and extract the liquids

RED WINE

Fresh Red Wine Stains

What You Need

1. Salt

2. Vacuum

What To Do

1. Pour a generous amount of salt on top of the stain and let it absorb the wine

2. Vacuum once salt absorbs the wine

Dry Red Wine Stains

What You Need

1. White Dry Cloth

2. Cold Water

3. Container

4. Spoon

5. Baking Soda 

What To Do

1. Pour ½ cup of cold water and ½ cup of white vinegar in one container

2. Pour another ½ cup of cold water and ½ cup of white vinegar in a second container (for later)

3. Add baking soda until you create a paste on container one

4. Mix with spoon

5. Apply the paste on top of the stain

6. Blot repeatedly

7. Let paste soak in for a couple of minutes

8. Remove paste using upward strokes

9. Pour white vinegar and cold water from the second container on the stain and clean up with the same cloth until you clear up baking soda paste (you will know it is clear when the carpet stops making a fizzing sound)

SLIME

Fresh Slime Stains

What You Need

1. Ice Cubes

2. Spoon

3. Vacuum

What To Do

1. Apply ice for 10-15 minutes to freeze the slime

2. Scrape it out of the carpet with a spoon 

3. Vacuum up dried pieces

Hard Slime Stains

What You Need

1. Brush

2. White Vinegar

3. Cold Water

4. Spoon

5. Container

6. Vacuum

What To Do:

1. Pour ⅔ of white vinegar and ⅓ of water into the container

2. Mix with spoon

3. Brush carpet with the solution until the slime softens

4. Vacuum dried slime pieces

REMEMBER

You don’t have to call a professional every time your child spills something. Decrease the chances of getting a permanent stain by acting fast and using what you already have at home to clean the stain immediately. But do schedule a professional Carpet Cleaning with Protector once a year to extend the life of your carpets. That is what most carpet manufacturers recommend anyway. When it is time for a DEEP CARPET CLEANING, call Hernandez Carpet Cleaning at 336-292-0331 or schedule online now at hernandezcarpetcleaning.com

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SOURCES:

https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/clean-and-organize/ways-to-clean-slime-from-carpet-and-clothes

https://www.mollymaid.com/practically-spotless/2017/december/party-foul-how-to-remove-red-wine-from-carpet/

https://www.countryliving.com/home-maintenance/cleaning/a31118687/how-to-remove-carpet-coffee-stains/

https://spotremoval.coit.com/how-to-get-fruit-juice-stains-out-of-carpet

https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-get-red-wine-out-of-carpet/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901a54760b7

https://creativehomemaking.com/cleaning/carpet/dried-slime-carpet/