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Stain Removals

1. For fresh stains use plain baking soda, pour it dry on to the fresh spill but do not soak the baking soda. Let it foam and bubble, let it sit for a few minutes, then sponge up thoroughly.
2. For older stains, combine two tablespoons detergent, three tablespoons vinegar and one quart warm water. Work into carpet pile and blot dry. Repeat if needed.
3. Using shaving cream, let it foam on the carpet, wipe clean with sponge and rinse with damp cloth

After any of these methods, cover the spot with a clean paper towel and place a heavy item, like a floor lamp, on top of it. Once the towel becomes damp, replace it and repeat till dry

Rust
Do not use chlorine bleach, it sets the rust. You have two options, as far as we have found -- The first is Oxalic acid, rather toxic and the other is a product called Whink, which contains hydrofluoric acid, whichis extremely poisonous, so we would try to avoid using it, but you may findit to be your only option.
We have heard that a pumice stick will work, we use pumice stones on hard water and rust stains in the toilet bowl, and it works great, so maybe try using pumice on your carpet, it can't hurt. It would probably only workon a carpet with an extremely short nap. Let us know if it works for you.

Lipstick
Scrape and blot excess, apply mild detergent on damp cloth. Blot don't rub. Apply ammonia on damp towel, blot, don't rub, apply white vinegar on damp towel, blot, (don't rub!), rinse with water, put paper towel with weight on top to absorb the stain, repeat blotting and not rubbing till dry.

Blood stains on carpet
Use a paste of corn starch and water. Apply the paste and wait a few minutes and rinse with cold water.

Pet stains and carpet -- removing pet stain from carpet
(Removal of excrement, vomit and urine)
After scraping off solids, use 1/2 tsp. of mild detergent per pint ofwater and blot, then use 1/2 tsp. of ammonia per cup of water and blot,follow with a solution of equal parts vinegar and water, blot again andrinse area. The ammoniarepels the pet. They won't want to resoilthe area.