Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Have you tried Hot Spot? If that doesn't work I would call the carpet people. good luck. Pat K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 The grandkids were over yesterday and spilled red koolaid on the area rug. We just found it and it has soaked through to the cream color carpet underneath. I have tried carpet cleaner that says it takes red wine stain out..not, an dhave scrubbled with dawn and and tide, didn't do a thing! The landlord will have a cow the size of Canada if we can get this out. It is dead center of the room. HELP!Becky Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. Carson Surgeon Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Try to re wet the stain with Club Soda. Liberally pour salt over the stain. The salt will draw out the Kool Aid and hopefully you can wipe up the stain. For about $39 at Walmart there is a mini bissel hand held spot Vac that has been a life saver for us. Em On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 2:10 pm, becky griggs wrote: > The grandkids were over yesterday and spilled red koolaid on the area > rug. We just found it and it has soaked through to the cream color > carpet underneath. I have tried carpet cleaner that says it takes red > wine stain out..not, an dhave scrubbled with dawn and and tide, didn't > do a thing! The landlord will have a cow the size of Canada if we can > get this out. It is dead center of the room. > > HELP! > > Becky > > Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR > > Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing > fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a > failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time > you go over one, then you're going to be a success. > > Carson > Surgeon > > -------------------- > > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1¢/min. - www.walknow.org/newyork/teamsophieschoice YM and AOL IM handle: LittleSmokes1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Have you tried Resolve? becky griggs wrote: > The grandkids were over yesterday and spilled red koolaid on the area > rug. We just found it and it has soaked through to the cream color > carpet underneath. I have tried carpet cleaner that says it takes red > wine stain out..not, an dhave scrubbled with dawn and and tide, didn't > do a thing! The landlord will have a cow the size of Canada if we can > get this out. It is dead center of the room. > HELP! > > > Becky > Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR > > Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as > containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going > to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you > each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. > Carson > Surgeon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1¢/min. > <http://us.rd./mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd./evt=39\ 666/*http://messenger.> > <http://us.rd./mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd./evt=39\ 666/*http://messenger.> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I don't know if this will work, but it's worth a try ... First suggestion: Spray a 50/50 mixture of ammonia & water onto the stain. Place hot steam iron on top of damp towel covering the stain and let it set for 30 seconds. Lift the iron and the towel. The stain will have transferred onto the towel. This even works on old, set in stains. Another Method: Start with Dawn dishwashing detergent - the original blue type. Add five or six drops to two cups of warm water. Dampen a white cotton cloth with this solution and lay it over the stain. Then place a clothes iron on top of it, set on " low " . Let this sit for fifteen minutes, and don't press down. The red stain will start to wick up into the cloth. You should see red on the cloth. Fold it to use a clean part or apply a new cloth, and repeat the process. It takes patience to get red stains out of carpet, but even year-old Kool Aid stains have been removed using this method. Repeat the process again and again until there is no more transfer of the red stain to the cloth. Rinse the spot with water, blot it up, and dry it quickly. Quick drying prevents any stain deeper down from wicking up to the surface. Another site suggested: Lysol Antibacterial kitchen cleaner on a fresh carpet stain will immediately get all the red out. (any color, really) Just spray and dab it with a clean towel. Would you email me & let me know which one works best? Thanks & good luck! Cresanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I don't know if this will help, as I have not personally tried it, but I've heard that vinegar is good for getting out nasty carpet stains. I would guess it's worth trying! --Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 I wonder if one of those little hand held steamers would work? I have one and it worked on old pet stains when my dd first moved into her house. Don't know about Kool-aid, though. Do you have any friends or nieghbors who have one that you could borrow? I don't know how much they cost to buy. Got mine 5 years ago at Marc's, so it didn't cost me very much there... Just a thought -Trish P.S I just read your posts and your life sounds as screwy as mine!!!! Sounds like your camping trip was a hoot!! --- In , becky griggs <sleeplessohio@...> wrote: > > The grandkids were over yesterday and spilled red koolaid on the area rug. We just found it and it has soaked through to the cream color carpet underneath. I have tried carpet cleaner that says it takes red wine stain out..not, an dhave scrubbled with dawn and and tide, didn't do a thing! The landlord will have a cow the size of Canada if we can get this out. It is dead center of the room. > HELP! > > > Becky > Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR > > Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. > Carson > Surgeon > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 A friend of mine got grape koolaid out of her carpet with Resolve carpet cleaner. Tonya RED KOOLAID STAIN HELP The grandkids were over yesterday and spilled red koolaid on the area rug. We just found it and it has soaked through to the cream color carpet underneath. I have tried carpet cleaner that says it takes red wine stain out..not, an dhave scrubbled with dawn and and tide, didn't do a thing! The landlord will have a cow the size of Canada if we can get this out. It is dead center of the room. HELP! Becky Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. Carson Surgeon Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 A friend of mine got grape koolaid out of her carpet with Resolve carpet cleaner. Tonya RED KOOLAID STAIN HELP The grandkids were over yesterday and spilled red koolaid on the area rug. We just found it and it has soaked through to the cream color carpet underneath. I have tried carpet cleaner that says it takes red wine stain out..not, an dhave scrubbled with dawn and and tide, didn't do a thing! The landlord will have a cow the size of Canada if we can get this out. It is dead center of the room. HELP! Becky Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. Carson Surgeon Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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