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A Simple Trick to Lift that Carpet Stain
Absolutely nothing gets rid of red cordial or dye stains from carpets, even professional cleaning companies can only fade them slightly. I recently found a product called borax available from Coles or other supermarkets, or Bunnings, for approximately $4.
You add water and mix it into a thick paste and then spread it on the carpet and leave it over night (it’s not a time saver). In the morning add a little water to form a paste and continue this process until stain is gone. Time consuming, but effective.
My children spilt a whole drink bottle of red cordial on my cream coloured carpet and it took 5 days of leaving it on and rewetting but its completely gone. It is hard to keep children away and stop them stepping in it so I put a box crate over it to cover it and stop "accidental" rubbing off.
Contributed by Jodie
Editor's note: You will find borax in the cleaning aisle, alongside the drain cleaners if your supermarket stocks it. It is great for treating stubborn stains (that's why it's an ingredient in Cheapskates Washing Powder). It is also good for deterring cockroaches, moths and silverfish. A little borax on a jar lid and pushed under the fridge or behind furniture will put an end to a pest problem. Just keep it away from pets and children, because while borax is naturally occurring in the soil, ingested in large quantities it is toxic. Cath.
You add water and mix it into a thick paste and then spread it on the carpet and leave it over night (it’s not a time saver). In the morning add a little water to form a paste and continue this process until stain is gone. Time consuming, but effective.
My children spilt a whole drink bottle of red cordial on my cream coloured carpet and it took 5 days of leaving it on and rewetting but its completely gone. It is hard to keep children away and stop them stepping in it so I put a box crate over it to cover it and stop "accidental" rubbing off.
Contributed by Jodie
Editor's note: You will find borax in the cleaning aisle, alongside the drain cleaners if your supermarket stocks it. It is great for treating stubborn stains (that's why it's an ingredient in Cheapskates Washing Powder). It is also good for deterring cockroaches, moths and silverfish. A little borax on a jar lid and pushed under the fridge or behind furniture will put an end to a pest problem. Just keep it away from pets and children, because while borax is naturally occurring in the soil, ingested in large quantities it is toxic. Cath.