Okay, so i spilled sweet and sour sauce all over my living room carpet today. I grabbed a bottle of Zout and started spraying it all over the spot, grabbed some paper towel, rubbed the carpet and dabbed the liquid up. then i sprayed febreze and vaccuumed it. YET THERE IS A REALLY NOTICABLE WHITE SPOT!!! almost like i overcleaned the carpet. the carpet around it is quite dirty, and now there is that one clean spot! what did i do wrong? will this go away? also is it going to smell bad? how do i prevent it from smelling bad?
Pour water over the stain before it dries. Have some heavy duty absorbent towels on hand step on them with shoes. This will dilute the stain and make it come to the surface. I have 3 boys, and they are always getting stains on my carpeting. This almost always works. If this doesn't work, you will need to try Tech Stain Remover, this is sold in grocery and hardware stores and is the best stain remove that I have tried so far. You put it on the stain for 3 minutes and blot it out with a wet cloth. Removes stains 99% of the time. Good Luck! I hope this helps you.
Don't use any carpet cleaners. Go old fashioned and use a little bit of club soda and let it soak for up to five minutes. Then take a towel and scrub with force. My great grandma and grandpa always used this. It works on virtually anything
Uh oh now you've done it.... you made a clean spot. Go rent a commercial rinse and vac and go over the rest of the carpet. When you get it close to the same color... stop. Then RINSE the whole carpet with clear water. (you want to remove any soap.. which attracts dirt) Then set up some fans and let the room dry without being molested by traffic.
Is the zout you used for carpet? I ask, because I have never seen zout carpet cleaner, only zout stain remover for clothes. Carpet cleaners will state to try it on an inconspicuous spot to make sure it won't remove the color from you carpet. You may want to rent a steam cleaner at a local store, they work really well, and then your spot probably won't be noticeable at all. It shouldn't smell after you steam clean it either, it will make the whole room smell fresh and clean. Good luck.
