Awesome Cleaning Tip!!

I've been meaning to post this for quite some time....

I'm not aware of how many of you may know this or not...  
But there is a GREAT cheap fix to those STUBBORN carpet stains!!!  


Ready for it?!

Here's what you'll need:

Baking soda (Dollar General you can get 2 boxes for $1)

White distilled Vinegar (Dollar General $2.50 a gallon)

Small scrub brush/toothbrush

Spray Bottle (Dollar General $1)

Small bowl

Spatula or other likely item

Rag

First.  Grab your small bowl and make a paste with the vinegar 
and baking soda.  There's no exact measurement.... but just enough 
to make  it a paste.  Now I should warn you....  The mixture will bubble 
and  fizz like crazy, so only do small parts at a time!

After satisfied with your paste.... grab your other items and head 
to that stubborn stain!!  Here's my stain.

See that lovely black streak?!  It's terrible!!  We're about to fix it!!

I happen to have a tiny spatula... which works great for this kind 

of cleaning, however... using your fingers is completely safe!!

Spread the "paste" onto the stain.  Make sure you're covering the 

entire stain.  Let it set for a minute or so... it doesn't have to be timed 

or anything.

Alrighty... If your stain is like mine, you'll already start to see a bit 

of difference. Here's where the hardest part of the stain removal comes 

into play. The elbow grease!!  Start scrubbing in the paste.

You'll notice it clumping and such, just smear it out again 

and keep scrubbing!!

When you've scrubbed the entire stain.  Let it set a minute again...

Grab your spray bottle and fiill it with 50% vinegar and 50% hot water.

This next step is going to start making your house smell like a big 

pickle...  but hey! at least the stain will be gone!!

Spray the vinegar on the area that you've just scrubbed.

Scrub some more!!

Looks great! Don't you think?!  If you're not planning on cleaning 

your carpet with a carpet cleaner right after.... I know how annoying 

those  wet spots can be. So grab your rag and blot at the spot, put 

plenty pressure on it to get the vinegar soaked up.

You will love the outcome of this sooooo much, I guarantee you'll be 

cleaning so many spots .. you'll think it's fun!! ha ha!!

VOILA!!!  Look at that stain now!!

Vanished!!

After removing stains... I generally grab my carpet cleaner and rather

than using the chemical 'detergent', I use the same water/vinegar 

mixture as in the spray bottle.  Yes... it smells like some big time pickle 

action in the house... but it does go away!!  And besides... you'll have a 

beautiful  (stain free) carpet to look at afterwards!!!

**Side note... the baking soda also helps to take odor out of the carpet... 

such as puppy oopsies and the kiddo yucks**

You're welcome!!!
Thanks for reading!!  I'd love to see results if you'd like to send them!

I'll even share them here!!

Just email them to me!!

Until next time