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12-01-2009, 06:07 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Union Bay
Posts: 92
M.O.C. #8385
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Coffee Spill-Help!
Hi-
Spilled a cup of coffee on our rug---cleaned it up as best we could right away and used 'Folex' which seemed to help but can still see discoloration. Would appreciate any good ideas for doing a complete removal of stain--short of replacing the entire carpet of course!!
Thanks in advance.
Barry
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12-01-2009, 08:04 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: _
Posts: 5,238
M.O.C. #6337
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Friend of mine was just dealing with this issue on a light colored carpet. She used Peroxide (not the hair stuff, the other)
She said it worked pretty good. I would strongly suggest if you want to try it, rinse out well. Peroxide can if left too long actually "rot" away fabric.
I personally love Spot Shot, found at Wal*Mart. I have NOT used it on coffee stains, but it has taken out pet messes, tar, and other un-identified messes.
Good luck!
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12-01-2009, 11:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tonawanda
Posts: 551
M.O.C. #3662
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Try dawn dish soap and a shop vac,my wife got hair color out of a bathroom rug with this.
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12-01-2009, 11:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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Try the foaming aerosol carpet cleaner works for me in the car
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12-01-2009, 12:18 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,107
M.O.C. #8045
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I use an old rainbow vac and lots of hot water. I dump the water on the carpet than suck it out until the water comes out clean. The rainbow vac is the one that uses water instead of a filter. It seems to have more suction than a shop vac or even a carpet cleaner. That's my story and I am sticking to it.
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12-01-2009, 01:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 992
M.O.C. #7128
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Put a rug over it.
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12-01-2009, 02:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Midlothian
Posts: 956
M.O.C. #40
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Had a bottle of Taco Bell Taco Sauce fall out of the cabinet and break on the carpet. Tried several things to remove to no avail.
Had the carpets professionally steam cleaned and they got the spot out after being there 18 months.
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12-01-2009, 02:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
M.O.C. #6333
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by ole dude
Put a rug over it.
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Good answer Butch!!!!!!
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12-01-2009, 03:12 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Kelowna
Posts: 1,475
M.O.C. #6237
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We have used Oxy Clean and it has removed stains that carpet cleaning companies could not get out.
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12-01-2009, 10:38 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Waterford
Posts: 3,693
M.O.C. #7500
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Pet stain products such as Resolve also work well for spills and stains.
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12-02-2009, 12:48 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: meridian
Posts: 73
M.O.C. #8171
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I agree with OxyClean. The stuff is amazing.
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12-02-2009, 01:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Waterford
Posts: 3,693
M.O.C. #7500
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by kroencke
I agree with OxyClean. The stuff is amazing.
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Yeah, it helped Billy Mays with Coke stains.
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12-02-2009, 02:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lake George
Posts: 1,078
M.O.C. #3847
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Getting water into the carpet and sucking it back out works especially if you can do it right away. We have used a squirt bottle of warm water saturating it, then followed up with a shop vac. Or rent a steam cleaner, it works well. Try not to use a lot of soap when cleaning carpet as the residue can remain in carpet causing it to look dirty. If a stain gets in and you can't get it out with just water, then I would say to use a carpet stain remover and follow directions on container. Also, blot, don't rub.
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12-02-2009, 06:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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We have found that Awesome (cheap dollar store stuff) diluted about 10/1 and a small bristle brush (a little larger than a tooth brush) does an amazing job on spots of all kinds. Spritz it on and brush, then daub it up immediately. Spritz on some water and daub it again and you are done.
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12-02-2009, 09:45 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nekoosa
Posts: 412
M.O.C. #5793
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Just a note:
Regular coffee is the easiest to remove, using the above entries.
However, most people don't know that decaffeinated coffee is sometimes impossible to remove.
Why? Because when they decaffeinate the coffee bean, it loses it's color during the process. The bean turns a light gray. Soooo...they add color dye to the bean to make it look like regular coffee..dark brown. This dye has the same formula of the dye they use for dying carpet!!
20 years of carpet & furniture cleaning experience.
Yes, I drink regular coffee!!
Roy & Kay
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12-15-2009, 03:36 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: San Jose
Posts: 394
M.O.C. #2277
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Windex, straight from the bottle.
Works on wine too!
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12-15-2009, 05:32 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Windsor
Posts: 462
M.O.C. #8057
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That reminds me of My Big Fat Greek Wedding!!! LOL : )
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12-16-2009, 03:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,361
M.O.C. #6433
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I am in the Oxy Clean group. Our dog threw up while we were gone for a while. Bad looking stuff. It had been soaking for a while by the time we got back. Tried all kinds of cleaners we had including some pet spot remover we had. None took it all out. Tried our steam vac with pet carpet cleaner, still no success. Bought some Oxy Clean and it took it right up.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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12-16-2009, 12:18 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Zelienople
Posts: 383
M.O.C. #7882
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Spot Shot made by the same company as WD40. You can find it at Walmart. Takes even tar out.
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12-28-2009, 07:07 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Fulltiming
Posts: 347
M.O.C. #5508
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I have used Awsome on everything except coffee spills - haven't had that issue yet but it does work on pet stuff and other issues. I do like the idea of just putting a throuw rup over it. Also, didn't know about the de-caf coffee color, another reason to keep drinking the leaded kind.
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