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Black Sticky Mark Left On Carpet?How do I remove the black sticky rubber from the bottom of the desktop computer that melted on my carpet. Best solutions as how to remove from carpet without hurting the carpet with a bigger stain. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all your help.

 

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Removing Sticky Tape Residue on Carpets?How do you remove sticky tape residue from carpets?

 

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Cleaning a Wool Carpet?Can you use sudsy ammonia to clean a wool carpet?

 

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Removing Mildew from Patio Carpet?I have outdoor carpet glued to my cement patio. In the spring, it was pressure washed to remove the mildew and stains from the winter. Now areas of it are getting brown. I'm assuming it is mildew again. Any suggestions for removing and preventing it from happening?

 

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Getting Rid of Mold and Mildew on Carpet?Can you use ammonia to get rid of mold and mildew on carpet?

 

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Removing Deck Stain from Carpet?How do I remove redwood deck stain from white wool carpet?

 

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Cleaning Cat Poop Out of Carpet?What shampoo solutions are best for removing cat poop from carpet?

 

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Removing Spilled Paint from Car Carpeting?I bought a gallon of paint on Thursday at Walmart and I don't live but maybe a block and a half away. My daughter picked me up and I put the paint on her floorboard. Well we got to the house sure enough the paint had tipped over ND it was all over a 2018 vehicle that she just got. I went to the store to let them know ask to speak to manager and a higher manager.

 

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Removing Dry Dog Poop on Carpet?I need advice on how to remove dried dog poo (Beagle) and pee stains due to my being in hospital for 3 days.

 

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Removing a Spray Paint Stain from Carpet?How do I get a carpet stain out from spray paint?

 

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Removing a Musty Smell from a Carpet?I have a bedroom in a holiday house which is not used very regularly. The carpet has been damp a couple of times and when the house has been closed for a while it smells very musty. Is there anything I can do?

 

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Removing Urine Smell from Carpet and Padding?How do I eliminate human urine odor from carpet and pad?

 

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Cleaning a Dog Pee Stain on Carpet?I am trying to remove a dog pee stain on a Berber carpet. I tried vinegar/baking soda, carpet cleaner, etc. I cannot get the yellow stain out. Suggestions?

 

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Carpet Cleaning With Spray Foam?I have a very dirty carpet that I have spilled coffee and hot chocolate on. The problem is I shake a lot, hence dirty carpet. I have a carpet cleaner and I have a steam machine for cleaning bathroom, etc. But I'm handicapped. All that to say could I use a spray foam first then clean with the machine?

 

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Area Rug Anti-slip Backing Stuck to Carpet?I have 2 big throw rugs in two areas of the living room. Some time ago those backing strips to hold them in place were added on. Now they are completely glued onto the carpet. What can I do?

 

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Removing Candle Wax from Carpet?How do I get candle wax out of the carpet?

 

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Removing Dawn Dish Detergent Residue from Carpet?I used Dawn to remove a stain from my carpet and now I can't get the Dawn color or suds out? Can you suggest anything?

 

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Removing Candle Wax from Carpet?During a power outage I spilled wax on the carpet. Any suggestions to remove it?

 

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Removing Cat Pee Stain on Carpet?I live in a condo with off white carpet. My cat peed on the carpet. I'm cleaning the spots with an enzyme cleaner, but a faint yellow stain remains. Also does the cleaner bubbling up (like peroxide) mean it is removing the stain? Do I keep cleaning and re-cleaning the area until it no longer bubbles?

 

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Removing a Red Kool Aid Stain from Carpet?How can I get a red Kool Aid stain out of my carpet without using an iron (because I don't own one)?

 

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Removing Dog Poop Stains on Carpet?How do I get rid of dog mess stains on a carpet?

 

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Cleaning Blood Off a Rug?I hope someone can help. My dog tore off one of his claws last night and bled all over the house on the carpets. I tried a Resolve type cleaner and it hasn't helped at all. He also got some blood on my sofa and cleaning it made it worse. I live in senior housing and the rugs are only a year old.

 

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Removing Urine Odor from Carpet?How do I get human urine odor out of my carpet?

 

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Old English Furniture Scratch Cover Stain on Carpet?I got Old English furniture scratch cover for dark woods on the carpet. How do I get it out?

 

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Cleaning Area Rugs?What do I use to clean the rug with?

 

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Removing Furniture Polish Stains from Oriental Rug?How do I remove dark brown furniture polish I spilled on my Oriental rug?

 

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Cleaning Dog Urine Stains on Outdoor Carpet?To use the homemade remedy with peroxide, etc. for cleaning dog urine stains, will it work to use a pressure washer on outdoor carpet on porch?

 

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Cleaning an Area Rug?I have a 8 ft X 10 ft area rug with rubber backing. How do I clean it and how long does it take for the backing to dry? I use it on a hard wood floor.

 

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Removing Pet Urine Stains and Odor from Carpet?Can anyone recommend the most effective way to deal with dog urine in carpeting? Certainly to begin the cleaning process asap is best, but not always possible - particularly if you are a landlord. Despite my best efforts, I cannot conquer the stains and the smell.

 

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Removing Bleach Smell from Carpet?How do I get the smell of bleach out a carpet?

 

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Beet Stains on Wool Carpet?Anyone know a solution to beet stains on a cream colored wool carpet?

 

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Removing Coconut Oil from Carpet?I mixed baking soda powder with ground-up salt and rubbed it into my carpet with a broom. How can I remove it? Since then I sprayed on coconut oil, which is a solid unless it's a hot day.

 

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Cleaning Cat Urine Out of Carpet?How do I use ammonia to get cat urine out of a carpet?

 

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Getting Rid of Carpet Odor?I recently just moved into a house and the carpets were really bad. I have shampooed them twice and they're fine until I vacuum, then the smell comes back.

 

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Removing Dog Urine from Carpet?My carpet seems to be saturated in dog urine from 2 small Dachshunds. We didn't know it was done until it dried and was too late. I have a steam cleaner and have tried everything.

 

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Removing Red Inkpad Ink from Carpet?My grand-daughter was cleaning the stamp every time she used it on a damp paper towel. However the paper towel bled through onto my carpet. Any ideas on how to I remove the stain?

 

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Removing a Laundry Detergent Stain on Carpet?I went to move furniture and noticed a big blue spot of the carpet. It is laundry detergent and I'm not sure how long it has been there. What are your suggestions to get it removed?

 

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Removing Animal Urine Stains on Carpet?I have a brand new carpet that my dog has peed on. I tried treating the stain with white vinegar, but unusually used it neat. The stain is now bright orange. Any ideas?

 

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Getting Dog Urine Out of Carpet?How do you get dog urine out of carpet?

 

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Duct Tape Residue on Carpet?How do you get duct tape residue off of carpet?

 

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Treating Urine Smell in Carpet?We are renting a house with carpet in the bathroom. It is the bathroom most frequently used by my children, including a 6 year old boy. Needless to say, the bathroom is beginning to smell like a subway station! I have wiped down the toilet and the walls and steam cleaned the carpet, but it still stinks.

 

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Removing Asphalt Stains on Carpet?I have an asphalt driveway and very light carpet. I have awful trails on the carpet and it is a little sticky. I have had it professionally cleaned several times, but the spot returns almost as soon as it is dried. What can I use to clean it?

 

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Removing Tape Residue from Carpet?We have duck tape stuck on berber carpet. We cannot get it up.

 

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Removing Vinegar Smell from Carpet?I used white vinegar to remove stains and pet urine from the carpet, it worked, but now an awful vinegar smell is left. It has been 4 days now and the smell is almost stronger. I tried washing it, but that didn't help. It still has a strong vinegar odor. I am getting ready to replace carpet.

 

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Removing Old Blood Stain from Carpet?My son was killed in my car. The Sheriff's Department gave me my car back, but I can see the blood of my son on my carpet. It has been 2 years.

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Carpet and Chair?My daughter got her hair dyed dark red and there is some that has gotten on the carpet and a wooden chair. Can you tell me what to use to remove the stain if it's possible? Many thanks.

 

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Fabric is Stuck to the Carpet?My daughter used an iron on transfer and did it on the carpet. The t-shirt has now stuck onto her floor. After pulling it up there is a patch that ripped off, and is still stuck on the floor. How do I get the T-shirt patch off the carpet?

 

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Cleaning Carpet Stains?I found a tip on your site re getting out stains from my light carpet. I have tried the apple cider vinegar + baking soda, but I'm finding it has made the carpet worse than it was. There are now big stains on the carpet. I am now on my 3rd application to see if it will lift the stain.

 

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Removing Tape from Carpet?How do I remove tape from carpet?

 

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Carpet Smells Musty?My carpet is 1 year old. It has not gotten wet, however, it suddenly smells musty. It is very prominent under furniture that lays flat against the carpet. It is throughout the house. Could it be the actual carpet?

 

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Getting Cat Spray Out of Carpets?How can I get old cat spray out of my rug? It's a big rug for the middle of the floor.

 

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Cleaning Cat Vomit Off Carpet?How do I remove stains on my carpet from my cats vomiting all the time? Also, how do I prevent them from constantly doing this?

 

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Cleaning Carpet With Ammonia?I have a dark carpet and want to use ammonia to clean it. Wll this discolor my carpet?

 

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Removing Milk Odor from Carpet?What can I use to get the smell of dog milk out of my carpet? My dog had pups and leaked milk.

 

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Removing Red Kool-Aid From Carpet?How do I get red Kool-Aid out of carpet?

 

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Sand Left Yellow Stains on Carpet?How do you remove yellow sand stains from a grey carpet? I have bought a new property and the delivery men trod in some sand. The stains are noticeable on a mid grey carpet. I have so far waited for the stains to dry and have vacuumed them, but they are still there. Can anyone advise?

 

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Removing Rust Stain From Carpet?A professional cleaner steamed our carpet. The piano was set on some kind of papery shield, but the piano wasn't setting on the shield and there was a rust circle the size of a dime! It is on a light carpet.

 

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Removing Black Raspberry Water Stain on Carpet?I opened my bottle of black raspberry water on my mom's carpet and it stained. What do I use to get it out?

 

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Removing Dog Urine Odor from Carpet?Anybody have a good home remedy for spraying areas that have been cleaned of pet urine so dogs will not start to pee in the same areas again? I've heard of vinegar solutions. Does anything else work?

 

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Removing Tree Sap from Carpet?How do you remove tree sap from carpet?

 

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Removing Dog Urine Stain on Carpet?The stain is set in. I have tried vinegar and water.

 

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Throw Rug Left Stain on Carpet?I have ivory wall to wall carpet and have placed a red wool multi-colored throw rug from Turkey on it in a dimly lit hallway to brighten it up. Now, I have a fading pinkish stain under the throw rug.

 

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Removing Soot From Carpet?Our furnace blew soot through my entire house. My carpets look ruined. I was told not to clean my carpets due to the stain guard protectant. I am at a loss please help me out of this mess. Thank you.

 

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Removing Fabric Dye from Carpet?How do I remove the red sofa dye from brown carpet?

 

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Removing Dog Urine Odor from Carpet?I had an older dog with a weak bladder and a Shepherd puppy. I've tried the vinegar and water mixture. I even let it set for an hour before suctioning it up with carpet cleaner machine.

 

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Removing Paint Stain from Carpet?I spilled red mahogany paint stain on a light green carpet. It has spread everywhere. We tried mineral turpentine. Any hints?

 

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Removing Red Kool-Aid Stains from Carpet?My grandbaby spilled her red Kool-Aid like drink on my light colored carpet. I have tried carpet shampoo, dish soap, rubbing alcohol, and Greased Lightning on it. Nothing has worked. I am looking for suggestions on household remedies to get it up.

 

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Mustard Stain on Beige Carpet?I spilled mustard on my beige carpet. I have tried everything that I have read and every cleaning trick that I know (carpet shampoo, OxiClean, Dawn, vinegar, peroxide, etc.), but with turmeric being a natural dye, it just won't budge. Any ideas?

 

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Removing Furniture Polish Stain on Carpet?I got black furniture polish stain on my carpet. How can it be removed?

 

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Cleaning Red Ink Out of carpet?How do you get red ink out of a cream carpet?

 

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Cleaning Carpets With a Steam Mop?Will a steam mop clean lightly dirty carpets?

 

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Removing Ink Stain from Carpet?I got blue ink in my carpet. We put bleach and salt on the spot. Will the bleach take the color out of the carpet?

 

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Doggie Vomit on Carpeting?I need a sure-fire way to get this icky up-chuck stain off my newly-cleaned carpeting. I've blotted up the liquid, etc. Now I'm left with an icky stain.

 

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Old Vomit Stain Removal on Carpet?My daughter has a vomit stain on her carpet from the 2nd week in December. She has tried everything everyone has suggested. It doesn't smell, but the stain will not go away. She needs to get the stain out so she isn't charged for the stain when she moves out.

 

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Oil Stains on Carpet?I tipped a bottle of scented oils on my carpet and all down the stairs. How can I remove it? I have tried hot water and soaking it up in a cloth, but nothing works.

 

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Thrown Up Cat Food Left Red Stain on Carpet?We have four cats and when they throw up it stains the carpet red, instantly. Please can someone help me get rid of these stains? I have no iron. Thanks.

 

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Cleaning Carpets Without Chemicals?I have become a big fan of using vinegar and baking soda to spot clean my carpet. It works wonderfully. Can anyone tell me how I can use my carpet cleaner to do the whole room without chemicals?

 

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Scrubbing Bubbles on Carpet?Can you tell me which version of the product that you are using on your carpet as there are quite a few?

 

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Musty Smell from Travel Trailer Carpet?Our travel trailer has a musty smell and we want to get rid of it. It seems to be on the carpet. We don't want to replace the carpet.

 

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Baby Powder in Carpet?How to get baby powder out of carpet?

 

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Removing an Old Blood Stain from Carpet?How do I get rid of an old blood stain on carpet?

 

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Mustard Stain on Carpet?How do you get a mustard stain off of flat carpet?

 

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Removing Bleach Smell from Carpet?I just moved into an older house and had a friend shampoo the carpet in the main bedroom. The only problem is that he used carpet shampoo and bleach. Now it smells like bleach.

 

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Kool Aid Stain on Carpet?I have got several future brothers-in-law at my house and they love Kool Aid. I have several stains now and I am having trouble getting them out.

 

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Pollen Stain on Beige Carpet?How do you clean a beige carpet that has a yellow stain because the pollen has fallen from a bunch of lilies?

 

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Removing Dried Paint from Carpet?How do I get dried paint out of carpet?

 

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Tomato Sauce Stain in Carpet?How hard is it to get tomato sauce out of a carpet if you use 2 different kinds of carpet cleaners?

 

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Cleaning Coffee Stain Out of Carpet?How can you get a coffee stain out of carpet? I have tried several things including carpet cleaning to no avail.

 

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Carpet Mildew Removal?I have a 6 foot square oriental carpet. It got soaked in the last rain. It is starting to smell with first stage of mold appearing. I don't want to bleach the colors out. Will baking powder help? Will Lysol bleach it out ? What is safe and efficient?

 

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Red Juice Stains on Carpet?I have several red juice stains throughout the house on green carpet. I have tried everything. The stains are big and have been there for two weeks. Please help.

 

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Removing Pink Vodka Stain on Carpet?I dropped a pink vodka sidekick on the carpet last night. I need help on how to get it out?

 

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Removing Mechanical Grease from Carpet?I work in a machine shop, and we are trying to clean the carpets. The problem is that the carpets are stained with grease from people walking in and out of the offices. Any tips or tricks for removing grease stains? (and I mean huge grease stains!) Thanks so much.

 

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Removing Odor from Carpet?How do I get rid of bad carpet odor caused by a water leak?

 

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Removing Duct Tape Residue from Carpet?Duct tape was put on carpet to hold another rug flat. It left residue. How can I clean it off?

 

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Removing Dried Paint from Carpet?How do I get gray paint that is already dried off a white carpet? I was painting my room two days ago, and as usual I put a sheet underneath the bucket of paint.

 

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Mildew Smell in Carpet?I spilled a bucket of water and Pinesol on the carpet. We have deep cleaned the carpet and it is still wet and now smells like mildew. How do I get the mildew smell out?

 

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Black Tar Spot on New Carpet?The spot I have to clean looks like a small bit of tar tracked in on newly carpeted stairs. It is smaller than a dime. When I started to clean it, I spread it a little bit. Suggestions for what to use?

 

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Removing Food Grease on Automobile Carpet?I had a roast on the floorboard and the grease/drippings splashed out of the pan onto my carpet. I have tried foam carpet cleaner and Arm & Hammer powder carpet cleaner, but it still stinks to high heaven. I have even tried Dawn dishsoap and water. No luck. Any suggestions?

 

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Removing Cat Poop and Odor from Carpet?I would like to know how to get rid of the smell and residue of cat poop on carpet. Apparently our cat either had some on her paws or a little on her butt when she used the litter box and it all didn't come off in the box. She walked around the house and left some on the bedroom carpet.

 

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Blue Loo Stain on Carpet?I have spilt Blue Loo toilet bowl cleaner on a synthetic mocha coloured carpet. How can I remove the stain?

 

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Removing Old Dog Pee in Large Carpets?Does anybody know what I can use in a carpet cleaner (shampooer) to get old dog pee smell out of 3 very large carpets? When I got my first dog and I live in a upper and it was very hard for me to get out of the house to get him outside to pee.

 

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Getting Candle Wax Out of Carpet?How do I get wax out of carpet?

 

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