Removing stubborn stains from clothes and fabric can be a pretty daunting task to do. Especially if the stains come from red wine, oil, or oil based products such as makeup.
Oil and wine stains are pretty notorious since they’re hardest to clean. We might feel devastated if we accidentally stain our beloved carpet with oil. However, there’s no reason for despair, and chances are you won’t have to stress your head figuring out how to hide these nasty spots away from the public eye.
Armed with years of hands-on experience, we decided to share with you two proven methods for cleaning the oil stains off your carpet seamlessly.
Method #1 for cleaning oil stains off the carpet
Step #1: Be fast!
The most important thing to remember if you want to remove oil stains from your carpet is that you have to act fast before the carpet soaks in all the oil.
The first thing you should do is to start treating the stain by picking up any oil solids that might be hanging onto the carpet’s fibre either by dull knife or spatula.
Step #2: Go to the pantry!
The next thing you want to do is to go to the pantry and see whether you have any of these ingredients:
- Cornstarch
- Baking soda
- Talcum powder
These ingredients will absorb the oil, helping you remove the stain from your carpet more efficiently. After you apply them to the stains, make sure to brush them with a soft-bristled brush to allow the ingredients to work on the surface. Leave it to sit for around fifteen minutes, and vacuum it later to remove the excess of the powder.
Bonus tip: if you don’t have any of these dry ingredients, you can try cleaning the oil stain off the carpet by mixing one tablespoon of dishwasher detergent in two cups of hot water, and then add one tablespoon of household ammonia. You should dip the sponge or cloth in this mix and then brush the stains until they’re removed. However, you should be careful to rinse the carpet once you’re finished cleaning to remove any soapy residue.
Step #3: Find a clean cloth!
After you finish vacuuming the spots, you’ll want to blot the stain with a clean cloth until the cloth stops taking the oil from the carpet.
Method #2 for removing the oil stains from your carpet.
As we said before, you can find many ways to clean oil stains from your carpet from the internet. However, these two methods are 100 per cent sure to work. The second method for cleaning the oil stains off your carpet resembles the first one, and it’s equally as effective. The main difference between them is the number of ingredients you have at your disposal which allow you to react promptly.
Step #1: Dab the stain with a high absorbance cloth.
If you choose to use this method for removing the oil stains from your carpet, the first thing you should do is to grab the high-absorbing cloth and dab it on your carpet until most of the oil is extracted from it.
Step #2: Grab baking soda!
After you pick most of the oil with the cloth, the next thing you want to do is to grab some baking soda and sprinkle it on the stain. You should let it sit for three to six hours, and much like in the first method, vacuum the remains of the powder. The trick behind this is the fact that baking soda acts as an absorbent for oil, and vacuuming means you’re vacuuming the oil as well.
Step #3: Make some bubbles!
There’s no place for worrying if there are still some traces of oil on your carpet after you completed all these steps. More persistent stains just require more effort.
This is where good old soap comes to the rescue. Mix soap and hot water in proportions 1:1, dip the clean cloth in it and then dab the carpet. Repeat this process until the stain is removed, and rinse it off with clean water.
Alternatively, if you have allergies that are triggered by cleaning, or you just don’t fancy cleaning your carpet yourself, you can call on the services of our carpet cleaning company, we’ll be more than happy to assist you with your carpet cleaning needs.