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Milk Spill in Car = VERY SMELLY!!!
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on April 11, 2009
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About 2 weeks ago, we spilt almost a half gallon of milk in our mini van. We cleaned it up as much as we could immediately. The next day, we removed all of the seat...
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- Same thing happened to me (only 3 days after I'd had the whole van detailed.) Since I didn't want to go back and have everything shampooed again, I poured 2 boxes of ...
- Try putting a pie pan of charcoal in the van overnight and letting it absorb the odor. .charcoal really works on bad odors.
- If you had a professional clean it and it is not clean, go back to them. I assume you paid them and you paid for it to be like before, and it's not. He should have s...
HELP!! How to Get Urine Out of My Sofa!!!!
Asked by M.J. from Boston
on July 2, 2008
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Yesterday during a nap on my microfiber sofa, my 3 year old daughter had an accident in her sleep. She has been fully potty trained for a year now, so this was totally...
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- Have you just tried some dishwashing soap? Then rubbing lemon juice on it. People were using that for kitty urine, I am not sure if it would work the same for human ...
- Natures miracle works wonders, it can be found at any pet supply store
- Hi - there is a product sold in pet stores designed for cat urine but I wonder if it would work. Our adult male cat started "marking" our lovely upholstered sofa afte...
Microsuede/Microfiber Couch
Asked by C.A. from Springfield
on March 17, 2008
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We are looking to replace our couch and love seat. They are both Durahide (fake leather) and have literally fallen apart in the 3yrs that we have had them. This is v...
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- We recently purchased a microsuede couch from Ashley furniture for $600. We have 3 boys, 2 cats and a very furry Golden Retriever. So, far so good with the couch. A...
- we have had ours for about 5 years now and it still looks new. I have 2 children 4 and 1 and between the 2 of them i think EVERYTHING has been on the couch. to be hone...
- Hi, C.. We purchased a microfiber couch from NFM in February. As of right now I am happy with it. We also had a scotch guard put on and we have a company will come and...
Small Children and Buying a New Sofa- Advice
Asked by I.R. from Austin
on July 1, 2009
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Hi moms.
I would like to ask you for some advice about buying a new sofa.
I have a 29 months old and one on the way so my question is: What is your experience with ...
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- Hi I., I would recommend the leather rather than microfiber for your new family sofa. We have two children and the leather has by far, held up much better tha...
- My only advice is to buy one with attached cushions. All six of the cushions come off our sofa...and if I have to reassemble the sofa one more time I might scream and ...
- My daughter and son in law bought a used sofa, which was well made. They still have it 10 yrs later. It has stripes cotton ticking, like denim. It is not the pretti...
My Toddler and the Sofa!
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on August 13, 2008
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My little man is thirteen months old and a great little walker. Well lately he has been working on his climbing skills and today he learned to get on our sofa. I was...
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- We have always taught our son, now 2 1/2, "Bobo's on the couch." He adapted very quick without any problems. I have also learned that being detailed in telling him t...
- Hello J., I am a SAHM of a 22 mo old. Your concerns have just shifted from infant care to toddler care. This is a phase that your son is going through. I was the...
- Hi, J. Sounds like you have a climber on your hands. The problem is the couch is not the proper place for climbing. So my suggestion would be to find a proper climb...
Red Jello Stain on White Linen Upholstery, Yikes!
Asked by B.O. from Portland
on October 13, 2009
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How does one get red jello out of white upholstery? I have found out that red jello stain is not organic, as an all day soak with Nature's Miracle only spread the stai...
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- Hi B., My advice would be to try Oxyclean. I have sprayed it on a whole glass of wine on my very light carpeting, using warm water. It first became very dark, almos...
- You have lots of great advice. Did you check the website to see if there is advice on stain removal? Many CPG companies now offer that kind of advice on their websit...
- You can remove the upholstery from most dining room chairs. Turn the seat over, remove the screws holding the seat to the frame. Once the seat is off, remove the cov...
Urine Stain (And AWFUL Smell) on Couch
Asked by D.C. from Chicago
on August 28, 2008
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Hi there~
My daughter (who is potty-training) decided to use our couch as the toilet! ARG.
Not that my couches are the greatest but we don't have the $$ right now to...
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- Try Nature's Miracle...it is a pet product so I am guessing if it is strong enough for pets then it would work on human stains too. Good luck
- Nature's Miracle really does work. We've used it on cat and dog urine. You have to really wet/soak the spot and some even suggest then covering the spot with plastic...
- Pour vodka on it. That's what the canadians at the stratford theatre festival use on their amazing dryclean-only costumes that sweaty actors wear under the lights nig...
Coffee Stain on New Carpet!!
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on July 28, 2008
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Help! On Saturday, my husband spilled a cup of coffee all over our new, light grey carpet. I tried treating it with Bissell's stain remover, but it didn't work and n...
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- About 4 years ago my son-in-law spilled a can of wood stain on off white carpeting. I took a steam cleaner with normal solution for that model and added oxy-clean in l...
- Try a carpet cleaner called Kids and Pets. It is great for getting stains out. Squirt some onto the stain then take a white towel or paper towel and dab the stain. ...
- I was able to get a coffee stain out of berber carpet without a problem with Oxyclean. Ok, there was one little problem...it got the stain out so well that the rest o...
INK Stain Removal?
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on February 9, 2007
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Can you please tell me what I can use to remove a ink stain from my husbands shirt? It has been washed but never dried. It did air dry but has not been through the dry...
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- I use cheap hairspray. Spray directy on the spot rub with white cloth then repeat. It takes awhile but works for me. Good luck.
- Try Didi 7. It is the only thing that has ever worked on ink stains in material for me.
- I have used the cheap aqua net aerosol hairspray to get ink (even sharpie) out of clothes..
Getting Red Juice Stain Out of Beige Carpet
Asked by C.L. from Sacramento
on January 30, 2009
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I know there have been requests for this before, but I just can't find them.
We had a spill of juice/kool-aid (some red beverage), and now we have a big red stain in ...
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- spot shot or oxy clean (they have a spray now)
- I use hot spot or is it shot....that stuff takes any stain out...but if you don't want those chemicals hanging around...then maybe steam clean afterwards with a baking...
- Hi there, Sol-u-Mel from Melaleuca!!!! Super Stain Fighter Use Sol-U-Mel full strength on stubborn stains, including: • Permanent marker • Tree sap • P...
