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HELP- I ruined my area rug- I think

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Budjeg11
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HELP- I ruined my area rug- I think

So i found a stain (dried coffee I think) on my light grey area rug and in my panic and haste i tried cleaning it by scrubbing it with diluted dish soap rather than blotting the stain with a proper cleaner. So now i have this large round ring on the carpet that is almost white and worse still the pile is all matted- so there is a big white round blotch in the middle of my carpet.. Good times! =)

Does anyone have any ideas how i can fix this or is it a lost cause??

Message edited 2/10/2020 11:23:45 AM.

Posted 2/10/20 11:20 AM
 
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Bonsai
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HELP- I ruined my area rug- I think

I recently cleaned a wool rug with diluted hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle. Worked really well. Google it.

Posted 2/10/20 12:45 PM
 

lmcmcl
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HELP- I ruined my area rug- I think

Could the white area be extra soap (suds)? I think I would work that ring otwards with a clean wet rag (white tee shirt) Also perhaps after it dries thoroughly a good vacuuming with a shop vac (powerful vac) will help with the matting

Posted 2/10/20 2:34 PM
 

Budjeg11
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Re: HELP- I ruined my area rug- I think

Posted by lmcmcl

Could the white area be extra soap (suds)? I think I would work that ring otwards with a clean wet rag (white tee shirt) Also perhaps after it dries thoroughly a good vacuuming with a shop vac (powerful vac) will help with the matting



Thank you! I think it might be the soap suds! but im afraid it will get worse if i spread it out more.. I should try the shop vac though--thanks!

Posted 2/10/20 3:12 PM
 

PhyllisNJoe
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Re: HELP- I ruined my area rug- I think

Posted by lmcmcl

Could the white area be extra soap (suds)? I think I would work that ring otwards with a clean wet rag (white tee shirt) Also perhaps after it dries thoroughly a good vacuuming with a shop vac (powerful vac) will help with the matting



I agree with this. If you used regular dishwashing soap, there shouldn’t be anything in there that bleached it. It’s probably dried soap

Posted 2/10/20 4:47 PM
 
 

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