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Old Sep 3rd 2011, 8:17 pm
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We've discovered a couple of stains in the carpet behind the dining table - thanks to one of our little dogs... didn't notice it for a day or 2...

Trued "Tech" stain remover, and also the Rug Doctor machine - not good enough...

Any other suggestions - anything equivalent to Vanish Carpet Foam in the UK?

Cheers

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Old Sep 3rd 2011, 9:00 pm
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Resolve.

It's pretty good, especially against animal accidents...blood and wine.
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Old Sep 3rd 2011, 9:07 pm
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Dh uses 409 and a scrubby brush with good results.
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Rug Doctor machines are useless....but the new rug doctor http://buy.rugdoctor.com/cleaning-pr...rmula-kit.html is GREAT you can use it in any other brand name machine or just put direct onto the carpet and scrub, I bought mine in Wal-Mart
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Nature's Miracle Pet Stain & Odor Remover
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Any foam carpet cleaner - Think my last one was Target's own.
Spray it on stain and surrounding area, leave for 30 minutes.
Give stain a damned good scrubbing with a wet scrubbing brush.
Dab up excess wetness with Bounty.
Leave to dry overnight and then vacuum throughly.
Give stain another rub over with a damp cloth dipped in diluted disinfectant.

My little dog was quite poorly through the night a couple of times last year and this method worked wonders on my cream carpets.
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Distilled white vinegar and warm water. If it's a bad stain, make it damp, throw on some salt and rub. Vacuum the salt up and then rub it with the vinegar/water mix. Never had a pet stain that didn't come out with that and the only time I used salt was a dropped cup of black coffee on a cream carpet.
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Distilled white vinegar and warm water. If it's a bad stain, make it damp, throw on some salt and rub. Vacuum the salt up and then rub it with the vinegar/water mix. Never had a pet stain that didn't come out with that and the only time I used salt was a dropped cup of black coffee on a cream carpet.
yeah...but that doesn't work on baby shit
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Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider
Hi

We've discovered a couple of stains in the carpet behind the dining table - thanks to one of our little dogs... didn't notice it for a day or 2...

Trued "Tech" stain remover, and also the Rug Doctor machine - not good enough...

Any other suggestions - anything equivalent to Vanish Carpet Foam in the UK?

Cheers

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yeah...but that doesn't work on baby shit


Yes it does, and cat shit too!
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Old Sep 4th 2011, 3:32 am
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Yes it does, and cat shit too!
It didn't with ours

I was scrubbing it out for a couple of weeks after trying everything
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My Mate hired an Eastern European cleaner. She took 15 hours to Hoover the house.

Turns out shes a Slovak.


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yeah...but that doesn't work on baby shit
It's worth remembering for those toddler potty training days that failed. Ordinary washing powder, both bio and non bio, wouldnt get rid of the smell from urine soaked clothes. But chuck a cup of plain white vinegar in the washing machine and hey presto, no more smell! Also helps with smelly sneakers.
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Just dim the lights a bit.
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Just dim the lights a bit.


I my self I use. Folex. It works really well. Even on the toughest stains. I like it a lot. I think that you can find it at Home Depot or Lowes. Like I said it works really well for me. Thats what I use any way.
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