My computer wasn't on yet, so I turned it on. While I was waiting for it to load I grabbed my nail polish remover and poured the entire bottle on the spot and started scrubbing. I needed more so I called Shirlaine who brought some over. This is a picture Ruth took while I was talking to Shirlaine.
The internet was up and Shirlaine left, so I looked up what other people had done. Someone suggested vinegar. I tried that, and it did nothing. Someone else...actually quite a few people...suggested Windex. Tried that-nothing happened. I called Judy McCurdy (our realtor who is also in our ward) and she said she'd bring over some carpet cleaner that works wonders. She didn't get to our house for about an hour, so before then I read that someone had used OxyClean. The previous owner of our house had left a huge box of the stuff so I ran to the basement and grabbed the box. I mixed a quarter cup of it with a cup of hot water, mixed it up, and poured it all over the stain.
Relief! It was finally working, the stain was really going away and I had to look for it to be able to continue the cleaning. Judy got to our house and her cleaning product did the final trick and took the last tint of pink out of the carpet.
When Brad got home and I told him the story he walked around the living room looking for the stain. He even lifted up one of the chairs to see if it was under there!
4 comments:
I remember spilling dark, dark red on our tan carpet when I was a sr in high school. haha Not sure what my mom used, but I'll keep in mind that OxyClean works wonders! Glad Ruth is ok!
Don't you remember the movie "My Greek Wedding" or something like that, Windex only works on pimples. Anyway I am glad Ruthie and your carpet are ok.
Don't you love "mamatrama"!? It's better than the movies. Love you and glad everything worked out.
I feel your pain. Acetone nail polish remover and plain old tooth paste did the trick. (Weird, I know.)
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