Vampire blood on a white rugby shirt!!!

nickinoo

The only problem is they're on my mattress (I'm sure the ladies understand why). I did try & remove them with carpet & upholstry cleaner with no joy. Any ideas please?

Kippsy

I don't know, you'd have thought after all these years we could have evolved and found a neater option! (would certainly suit me! )

have you tried white vinegar and then just really sponging the stain?

cozzie

Sprinkle salt onto it whilst it's still wet if possible and rub in with a damp sponge. It isn't perfect, but my mum, (45 and very menopausal, 2 yrs in and still in denial) says thats it's the best solution that she has found so far.

Lillibet_2

If you can get hold of a Vax, Rug Doctor or similar Wet & Dry vacuum cleaner this will help if not remove it all together but you must allow the mattress to air & dry for a couple of days afterwards.


HTH

16011996

i find dampening, then pouring on bicarb and rubbing, tends to get blood out of clothes, don't know if it'll work on a matress. may be worth a try.

moggins

An old army trick us army wives used to use before march out was to make a paste of bleach and talcum powder and rub it gently into the surface of the mattress. The bleach removes the blood and the talcum absorbs the bleach so it doesn't just sink straight into the mattress. It works a treat.

nabowla

I'm glad someone else asked this question. I've got exactly the same problem!

Doesn't the bleach remove some of the matress colour as well? How much bleach to talcum powder do you use? The thought of using bleach at home makes me rather nervous :-)

moggins

You just use enough bleach to talcum to make a very thick paste, one that is spreadable rather than pourable if you know what I mean. As the talc dries it draws the bleach and the blood away from the mattress. As soon as the talc is reasonably dry then you hoover it off the mattress. You may end up with a slightly lighter patch but it's a lot better than a blood stain.

nickinoo

Thanks for all your replies, I just need to decide which to start with.

MonkeyGirl

Have you tried using cold water? When I have this problem on the sheets and things I use cold water first. It does get a lot of it out then I just use my normal washing stuff and chuck it in the machine obv if its a matress hand wash it, well the area at least.

nabowla

Let us know how you get on. I'm going to postpone tackling my matress until you've discovered which is the best method........