How To Get A Urine Stain Out Of Carpet
To get a urine stain
out of carpet, act quickly. Blot with paper towels or a clean
white cotton cloth. If you can, suck it out with a shop-vac.
Then, whether the stain is new or old, cat urine, dog urine,
or pet urine of any kind, do the following:
Make a solution
of 1/4 teaspoon liquid dish washing detergent in one cup of warm
water. Don't use laundry detergent, automatic dish washing detergent,
or dish soap with lanolin or bleach in it. Spray or carefully
spread the solution over the area affected.
Extract the solution
using a shop-vac, plain white paper towels, or a white cotton
cloth. Rinse the area with warm water, extract, the apply the
detergent solution again. Repeat as long as there is improvement
in the pet stains.
Then apply a solution
of two tablespoons ammonia in a cup of water. Rinse, extract,
and repeat. Blot or use a shop-vac until most of the moisture
is out.
Lightly apply a
solution of one cup white vinegar in two cups of water. Rinse
and extract.
Dry the carpet completely
by putting a layer of white paper towels over the spot and weighing
them down with something that wont stain if it gets wet. Change
paper towels until the carpet is dry.
Urine Smell In Carpet
You can't always
get a urine stain out of carpet, and the smell will let you know
if this is the case. Urine varies according to the diet, age
and type of pet. Cat urine is one of the worst for leaving a
smell in your carpet. A pet store or your vet may be able to
sell you an enzyme treatment that chemically breaks down the
urine.
For more on enzyme
cleaners, see the page: Enzyme Cleaners For Cat
Urine Odor
A professional carpet
cleaner, with a truck mount hot water extraction unit, may be
able to clean deeper than you can. In some cases, you will need
to replace the carpet, the pad, and even seal the floorboards
to prevent the odor from coming back.
Carpet Damage From Pet Stains
Pet stains on carpet
have different effects not only according to the animal, but
also depending on the type of carpet. In beige carpet, for example,
blue dyes are attacked by pet urine, leaving behind red and yellow
dyes. The resulting stains can be red, yellow or orange.
Color can sometimes
be restored by treating the area with a solution of two tablespoons
ammonia in one cup of water. Rinse afterwards, and extract as
much moisture as you can. Even if this doesn't restore the color
entirely, it can help to remove the urine smell in the carpet.
In all cases, the
quicker you discover and remove it, the more likely you are to
get a urine stain out of carpet.
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