When I first moved into my apartment it reeked like cat urine and the carpets where filthy. I shampooed the carpets using a water and laundry detergent but the carpet still looks bad. I have read about using vinegar and I tried it on one spot but I dont know that I used the right amount because it didnt seem to work. Does anyone have a recipe that will work on very, very, very dirty carpet????
It is hard to get rid of cat or dog urine. 2 choices,get it steamed cleaned don't buy any extras if you do,it could run you a large bill. check junk mail for specials,the deals that they have are worth it. it should run you about 40 to 90 bucks on 3 to 5 rooms. If you are on budget rent a carpet cleaner at fry's they are cheap,just make sure you don't over do it with carpet cleaner(soap). on spots treat it with carpet cleaner direct in heavily soiled areas,scrub the area with what ever you choose(I usually rub it with my shoe's in a back and forward motion on the treated area's) when finished with soap applications. Run the carpet machine on hot water with NO soap ,run the machine with hot water only to get all of the soap residue especially in treated areas. Bad side if you leave soap residue the carpet will get worse in a few month's. A carpet that has has been stained with dark colors like oils,gum, ash burn's,coffee,juises (etc), will have small chances of the carpet fiber's to return to it's original color, so don't think it's going to look like new again. After you finish if there is still a bad smell, chances are that the dog/cat urine got deep in the carpet padding and will need more cleaning's to get rid of smell. you will have to wait for carpet to completely dry and re clean, depending on how much urine there is left behind you will have to repeat the process to get results.The vineger trick that they told you about is used right after a spill has accured to help pick up the spill. requires 50/50 water and vineger best used with spray bottle.
if the carpet is so gross you should have got new carpet. tell the manager.
If you are renting, complain to the landlord. There is an orange oil based deodorant that may help. Me - I would replace the carpet if I owned the place. Poor you - disgusting! How come you didn't see it before moving in??
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You need to get the carpet professionally cleaned. Your cleaning added soap to the carpeting. Your portable did not extract the soap out. Imagine putting laundry detergent on your shirt and not rinsing it. Walk on it for a few days and see how dirty it gets. Have the Professional use DE FOAMER. Call 1800 chem dry Once the carpets are clean do not use Spotters with soap in it. Home depot carries Chem Dry Stain Extinguisher Do not use vinegar unless you know what the stain is and what you are doing. It is an acid. If you have an acidic stain and use vinegar you increase the pH. We use vinegar to help correct pH problems when a carpet discolors from previous cleaners. We also use litimus paper to check for ph.
