Although rust may seem impossible to remove at first, it really isn’t all so bad. But first I’d like to ask you a quick question that for some may sound odd? Are you sure it’s rust? As a carpet cleaning professional, I go into many homes under the impression that I am cleaning a rust stain only to find out that it really is a wood shellac bleed from a piece of furniture that use to be there. Most of the readers are confident in their stain identification ability, but be aware that the two stains may look similar.

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Rust stain removal is accomplished by using very acidic ingredients. When I clean rust my rust removal chemical states it’s a 3 pH (very acidic). Using household ingredients, this is how you do it.

• Start with a lemon. Squeeze out a liberal amount of lemon juice onto the rust stain and agitate with a metal spoon. The citrus acid in the lemon will help remove the rust stain. Let it sit for 1 hour, blot with a white towel, rinse, and dry. How much of a transfer did you get? Did you get all of it? No…try this.

• Take some cream of tarter and mix it with a little water to form a paste. A quick note about cream of tarter is that it also can be used to clean brass and copper cookware. Spread on the paste onto the rust stain, agitate using a metal spoon, and again let sit for one hour. Blot, rinse, and dry.

• If all else fails go with vinegar. It smells terrible but I’ll show you how to use it to remove that rust stain on your carpet and how to get rid of the smell afterward. As usual pour or spray the vinegar onto the rust stain, agitate using a metal spoon and let sit for one hour. Blot, rinse and dry. To get rid of the vinegar smell afterward, just throw some baking soda onto it. Baking soda is an alkaline; and vinegar, being acidic, will neutralize along with its odor.

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Carpet Stain Removal Tips

When approached with the challenge of carpet stain removal there are a few tips that can make the process both a lot easier and more effective. The idea is to be aggressive with the spot or stain while, at the same time, being as gentle on your carpet as possible. Here are a few carpet stain removal tips that will make your next carpet spot and stain removal a success. Please always remember to always try your cleaners on a inconspicuous area first prior to trying these techniques on visible areas.

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1. Blot, do not scrub. Immediately upon spilling something onto your carpet take a dry white terry cloth and blot up as much of the spill as possible. In many cases this alone will remove almost all of the spill before it has a chance of becoming a difficult stain.

2. Determine the best course for action. Ask yourself if you should use acidic or alkaline based cleaners. A simple rule of thumb is, if it came from an animal (fat, blood, urine, etc.) use alkaline cleaners and if it came from a plant (wine, coffee, tomato sauce) use an acidic cleaner.

3a. Assuming an animal - Take a tablespoon of clear dishwashing detergent or ammonia and mix it with a cup of cold water. Spray your cleaner onto the area and gently agitate (not scrub) the area using a spoon. The spoon will more likely not fray your carpet. It will also allow for a deeper agitation. Allow a dwell time of 5 minutes. Then flush the area with cold water and blot dry. Repeat until complete.

3b. Assuming a plant - Take 50/50 white vinegar to cold water and do the same process as 3a.

4a. The above cleaning methods will remove your carpet spots almost every time. If despite your best efforts, or if the spot has been present too long and has time to sit, you have a stain. A stain is different than a spot in that it has actually change the pigment of your carpet and has made a permanent home for itself. Not to worry, here are two very effective bleaching methods that will get out even the most difficult carpet stains. Spray a liberal amount of household peroxide onto the carpet stain and place a white terry cloth on top of it. Take a steam iron and place it on top of the terry cloth and wait 30 seconds (20 seconds for olefin). Rinse, blot with dry terry cloth, wait until your carpet cools, and repeat. This process works wonderfully for red dye stains like kool aid stains on carpet.

These carpet stain removal tips are as effective as any professional carpet cleaners best chemical arsenal. Please use caution when using these tips and always consult with a professional if you are unsure. You may contact a professional NYC carpet cleaning service at (718) 606-0549. My name is Robert and I’m happy to help in any way.

Kool Aid Stains on Carpet

Kool Aid stains on carpet can be very difficult to remove with traditional cleaning procedures. Soap and water does not work because those Kool Aid stains have dyed your carpet. Not to worry though. This short, simple process with undoubtedly remove those troublesome Kool Aid stains on carpet.

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Firstly, understand that the challenge lies, not in the spot but the stains. Kool Aid is nothing more that sugar and water (easy right!). But those artificial dye stains that remain can on be remove using only bleaching methods. DO NOT use Clorox bleach. Household bleach contains sodium hydrochloride and will definitely destroy nylon and wool carpet. I want you to focus your attention on an oxidizer that easily convert itself to water - peroxide. Kool Aid stains on carpet, although a hassle, can and will be history with this easy, do it yourself trick.

• First spray or pour a liberal amount of peroxide on those Kool Aid stains. (Do not attempt this with wool carpet.)
  Using a white terry cloth, fold it over twice and place it on the Kool Aid stains.
• Next place a hot steam iron on top of your terry cloth and wait 30 seconds. (If you have an olefin carpet, wait only 20 seconds. Olefin carpet has much less resistance to heat than nylon carpet.)
• Rinse, blot up excess water, wait until your carpet cools, and repeat until the Kool Aid Stains on your carpet are history.

Kool Aid stains on carpet are one of many troublesome stains that a carpet cleaning professional is trained and insured to remove. If you are ever unsure of any carpet stains please seek advisement from your local carpet cleaning company for assistance. Steam Pro Carpet Cleaners is one such NYC Carpet Cleaning company.