Removing Rug Dye From Carpet

Blot or gently stroke the carpet pile.

Removing rug dye from carpet.

In a bowl or bucket mix 2 cups 0 47 l of warm water with 1 teaspoon 4 9 ml of dish soap and 1 tablespoon 15 ml of ammonia. An optional step is to clean the area with a carpet shampoo. This guide is about removing rug dye from the carpet. Dip a clean white cloth in the solution and dab it repeatedly on the spot.

Continue dipping your cloth into the solution and pressing it back onto the spot watching the dye come up from the carpet onto the cloth. Rug dye can sometimes bleed from the rug onto the carpet. Watch for loss of color. You d be surprised how many stains can be removed with just water and elbow grease so with most stains start by blotting up the worst of the stain with nothing but a clean cloth.

Blot first go for water second. Rinse the carpet by applying warm water without soaking the carpet. Vacuum or blot up the excess. Blot it onto the area.

These can be removed by gently rubbing the pile with the edge of a hard and flat surface such as a dull knife. Next blot the area dry with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. Get your cloth damp then press it on the dye spot. Apply ammonia mix to the stained area without soaking the carpet.

After 30 minutes vacuum with the carpet with a standard vacuum cleaner. Rinse by blotting the area with a clean cloth moistened with clean water. Place the folded cloth on the. Now give the rug a healthy sprinkle of baking soda.

The wax fat or oil should come up off the carpet and stick to the paper towel. Lift then press again. Once the stain is gone blot away as much moisture from the carpet as you can using a clean white cloth. Place a paper towel over the carpet and iron on warm setting.

If you have solid materials on top of the carpet use a large spoon to gently scrape the material into a pile that you can then remove with a cloth. Blot the stain with a dry cloth or paper towel. Apply vinegar mix to the stained area without soaking the carpet. Dye stains are difficult to treat.

Rub light carpet stains with a mixture of 2 tablespoons salt dissolved in 1 2 cup white vinegar. If cleaning with dish soap vinegar and rubbing alcohol does not work to remove hair dye from your carpet make an ammonia based cleaning solution.