Tip: Carpet Stains – nail polish or glue

After a recent linkedin discussion on how to treat red wine stains on carpet we decided to post a series of tips to help you get rid of the toughest carpet stains.

Nail polish or glue:
You need the following equipment and products:
Fine-toothed metal nit comb, tissue, cotton balls, acetone, hairdryer, cloth, methylated spirits; or super glue removing liquids.

Wrap a fine-toothed metal nit comb in a tissue so the teeth come through the tissue. Don’t use a plastic comb as the acetone will melt it. Place the comb at a angle to the base of the carpet and wedge it underneath the stain. Dip a cotton ball in acetone and rub it over the top of the stain row by row, using a clean cotton ball for each row. Acetone can affect the carpet so make sure it doesn’t penetrate the base. Replace the tissue if it is wet. This is a slow process and may have to be repeated several times. If it is an epoxy resin stain, warm it first with a hairdryer. Then dip a cloth in boiling water, wring it and lay it over the stain until the cloth starts to cool. Then pinch and pull the cloth to remove as much of the resin as possible. Repeat this a few times before using acetone. To get rid of the smell of acetone, use methylated spirits and water. You can use acetone to remove superglue from carpet but it takes a long time. Try superglue removing liquids for a quicker result.

Source: Spotless by Shanon Lush and Jennifer Fleming