Today's Tip ~ Sunday, December 5, 2010 (house, homemade, places, commercial)

[PJSaturn]

Hello, C-D family! Happy Sunday
to all of you! Scroll on down, kids, for Today's Tip.....


Carpet Stains?

[These tips about cleaning up stains from your carpet are from the CRI (Carpet and Rug Institute).]

Don’t have a CRI-approved carpet cleaner handy? Try one of these homemade remedies:

• Use plain water. Surprisingly, water often works better than untested carpet cleaners do.
• Use a detergent solution. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of a clear (nonbleach, nonlanolin) dishwashing liquid with one cup of warm water. Never use laundry detergent; it may contain bleach or simply be too harsh.
• Use a white vinegar solution. Mix one cup white (not red wine or cider) vinegar with 1 cup of water. White vinegar (5 percent acetic acid) is sometimes effective on tannins (weak vegetable dyes found in tea and coffee), and it leaves no residue. However, be careful because acids can set some other dye stains.

[taigagirl]

This is an awesome tip, Pam. I've used the vinegar and detergent trick. Much better than commercial cleaners (which reek), inexpensive and usually does the trick. The only thing that works better is to ditch carpet for wood floors..which works even better. Great tip. Thank you.

[tijlover]

My oh my, I've learned so much this week!

Now I know how to remove the blood stains from my clothes, using hydrogen peroxide, and now I know how to remove the blood stains from the carpet!

[SATX56]

Next: How to dig a very deep hole without a backhoe!!

[rainroosty]

Hey, these tips worked on my tile floors too! Thanks, P-k!

[Bella52]

I use the white vinegar and water in my steamer for my tile but didn't know I could use it on carpet Thanks for the tip Pam

[GloryB]

Originally Posted by tijlover

My oh my, I've learned so much this week!

Now I know how to remove the blood stains from my clothes, using hydrogen peroxide, and now I know how to remove the blood stains from the carpet!

Yes....with Pam's help....we will turn into the mob.

[Cunucu Beach]

Thanks, Pam. There are some dark spots in various places on the carpet in my "new" house. Will try these methods to remove the stains first. I think they are probably oil-based stains so the dish detergent might work.

[Caligula1]

Originally Posted by satx56

Next: How to dig a very deep hole without a backhoe!!

Easy.. Get the person you are about to bury to do it...

[Sunscape]

Good tips Pam!! I really have a stain in my rug that I need to remove. I will try one of these .