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Play-Doh Stuck in the Carpet
Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of shag carpets. Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up. ...
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- Try diaper wipes or wet ones
- Hi C., I feel your pain!!! Whatever you do, don't get it wet, it will make things so much worse. Hopefully, you got all that you could out of the carpet at the ti...
- This might sound crazy, but it works. Try using mayonaise...it has to be real mayonaise too. Take it in your hand, and rub the mayo on the playdoh on the carpet and ...
Help-Bleach Spot on New Carpet! Any Ideas?
We have neutral colored, mini-shag carpet and I accidently sprayed cleaner w/ bleach on it. The spot is in the middle of the..."
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- Dear A., A good carpet mechanic can cut a patch from a corner or under a couch and swap the squares. Done right you will never know. To find that talent ask aroun...
- A., your not going to like this, but there's nothing to do about bleach on carpet. We just sold our carpet cleaning company, and MANY people wanted me to "do somethin...
- Hi A., I would also suggest cutting the area out and replacing it with the same carpet from either a left over piece, or from a corner in the closet. I'd check with...
How to Clean Syrup up from Rug?
I recently spilled syrup on my rug, it's not a shag rug, its a short haired rug. Any ideas on what I can use to get it up. I did try my new carpet cleaner ...
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- S., I use Clorox Oxy Magic. It comes in a spray. It's amazing. We use it for everything. I have 2 dogs and a baby. Any mess that they have made, it has gotten ri...
- I have found that Woolite Oxy cleaner works great. You can get it in a spray, but it also comes in nice little hand scrubber that you squeeze some of the liquid on th...
- I use a microfiber cloth with water.
Help with Getting Stains Out of Carpet
It was cheap shag carpet so the Windex didn't work so well, but I've tried it on my apt-quality carpet & it's worked before. The carpet cleaner told me: ...
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- I haven't tried it, but I hear windex gets stains out of carpet...but if you use too much then your carpet gets blue on it. What color is your carpet? I'd use a ho...
- I have heard very good response about a 2-step product carried at Carpet Exchange. It has taken out grease that wouldn't come out. It was used by a housekeeping comp...
- Sounds funny, but salt may do the trick on the raspberry stains. You just sprinkle salt liberally on the area, and scrub with a damp sponge. It works on quite a few ty...
Curby or Dyson
I have asthma and deep shag carpet with two indoor dogs. Until I got my Dyson, my carpets would get matted in high traffic areas. After the first use of the ...
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- I had a year of terriable allergies. I finally broke down and bought a Dyson and I haven't used any of my 3 allergery medicines since. Kirby or Rainbow might have do...
- My mother in law has a Kirby. It is extremelly HEAVY. A good vacuum but she said she wouldn't get one again because it is so heavy to push. I can't say one bad thin...
- I have had a Kirby for about 10 years. It works great and has bags that are sealed tight to prevent dust from getting out. I have really bad allergies also, so this ...
Can't Get the Stain Out
There was a fragment of a plum embedded into my white shag carpet. While trying to scrub it out, it made a big pink stain. I have read lots of remedies on ...
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- I have the perfect stain remover! Solumel is a great stain remover, all purpose cleaner and it gets odors out and it is safe around your children! E-mail me at ____@__...
- I really do know how to get it out, but when you find out let me know also. I have a red strawberry soda spill on my carpet and it won't come out. I tried Oxy-clean an...
- My mom swears by 409. I've never tried it myself, but she was just telling me this weekend how it will get stains out of clothing, even crayone melted in the dryer, a...
Silly Putty
This was in a shag style carpet with a ton of silly putty. Tip #3: I just used Goof Off 2, (water based). Results were literally instant. ...
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- Try WD40....just be sure to clean spot afterward. This also works great for gum in hair or anywhere else.
- Hi V., Solumel or Melaleuca (high grade tea tree oil) oil will get it out. Let it sit on the putty for a few minutes because the oil is penetrating and it will star...
- Have you tried ice or peanut butter? That my work.
Getting Pet Urine Out of Hardwood Floor
The house had been sitting vacant for 2 years before we moved in and the floors were covered in thick RED SHAG carpet. (straight out of the 70's) When we ...
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- Sounds like you need to have your floors sanded and polyurethaned. If you have 5 coats of poloyurethane on the floor, the pet stains will just wipe up easily. There m...
- S. - you may want to go to a pet or dog blog. I think you will get some good advice there. Try searching for dog urine removal. Good Luck
- We had the same problem except the stains were from a previous owners pet. I mixed a paste of water and Oxyclean and brushed it thickly over the stains. I let it dry...
Shop Vaccuum
We have tile and berber-like (no shag/ pile) carpet. I want a vaccuum with a powerful sucker but doesn't need the brushes really - they just flip the dirt ...
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- We just bought a dyson -the purple animal hair version and have berber carpet in our house and just love it. We also have two dogs and the dyson is amazing!
- Bought a Dyson and love it. Well worth the money. You can check them out in Sears. Try one.
- I LOVE my Dyson! I got the purple one that picks up animal hair. It works wonders. The scary thing is that now I can see all the dirt, hair, etc. because it has a c...
Sticky Goo
Smells like citrus gone bad but works wonders on just about anything (have even used it to get silly putty out of shag carpet). I read the other suggestions ...
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- I think you should try Ronsonal or Zippo lighter fluid, I use it all the time the sticky comes right off!!! You can find it at almost any convienient store and walmar...
- Goo Gone is the best - works every time!
- I suggest trying De-Solv-It. It's a citrus based cleaner that works well on sticky stuff. Good luck!
