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carpet cleaning for one stain?
uh yeah i spilled a bottle of red nail polish on my beige carpet... and i went to this site:
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and i tried EVERYTHING. i tried...
1.) nail polish remover
2.) windex
3.) shaving cream
and the nail polish remover is the only thing that got most of it out. the stain is still totally visible. i tried the windex alone and it did nothing...
now, if anyone has any other suggestions besides calling a carpet cleaner in order to get the stain COMPLETELY out without spending tons of money, let me know. but until then... i want to call a carpet cleaner (actually i'm 15f but my parents agreed to call one). naturally, i googled "carpet cleaners new jersey" and all these search results came up. but what about cleaning a SINGLE stain? would a carpet cleaner do that? or would they have to clean my entire carpet because the one spot would be whiter than the rest of my carpet?
feel free to make any further suggestions about the nail polish stain besides a carpet cleaner. i'm really embarrassed about it and i really wish i hadn't accidentally tipped it over. i know everyone makes mistakes but i'm supposed to have a friend over tomorrow and it's no big deal but it's a long stream about two and a half feet long and as much as four inches wide in some parts (the bottle kept rolling). i'm really upset so if anyone can make any further suggestions? the stain is like, three days old now
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When i have a stain i spray detangler and hairspray on it and then scrub while its still wet and whala
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yeah i wood definetley rent a carpet cleaner for a day it only costs about 20 dollars a day and then i wood buy some stain remover from basicly any local store will have it and its relatively cheap or u could get a cool rug and cover it up
-loce chelsea
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Ok, so this may not be what you are looking for...
You don't have to hire a carpet cleaner.
You can rent a Rug Doctor for about $20 per day. Clean all you want, or as little as you want in a day. They are easy to run steam cleaners, and the instructions are on the machine.
Unless you have carpet shampoo, you'll have to buy some of that. But you can use it for many, many future carpet cleanings.
Helpful hint- If you DO rent a Rug Doctor, get yourself a bottle of Shout, and spray the stain with that first. Let it set for 15-30 minutes, then clean the carpet.
Now, I'm not sure where you'd rent one where you live. I live in a small town, and in our area they can be rented at the grocery store or the lumber yard.
ygs-30/f
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Well if you are good with a razor blade utility knife, [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
you can actually cut the bad piece out and then match it up to say, a piece of carpet in the closet that no one sees. Lay the cut piece over the good carpet and then cut out the patch. It works better if you cut a square and follow the natural flow of the fibers. Apply some glue to the back, put in place and press firmly. If you do it right, you'll never notice it. Ok, you'll know it's there but your guest wont.
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I just found this great video. (real player required)
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