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Best Stain Remover / Carpet Cleaner... Ever!
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devils_spawn
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Like many, having a youngster and pets in the house, I've seen my fair share of stains on the carpet and other fabrics!
I've been messing around with all sorts of store bought stain treatments and various recipes I've found here and elsewhere on the web.
Today, I finally found the best treatment!
I used an empty 500ml spray gun and here are the ingredients:
Approx 470ml of water.
A teaspoon of stardrops (£1 for a bottle)
Two drops of washing liquid
The juice of one lemon
A tablespoon of white vinegar
I then sprayed a bad stain on my carpet, one that I thought I would never get rid of. I give it one good coat and then scrubbed with a hard brush, I then sprayed it again and left it for an hour. After an hour, I gave it another spray and good scrub - the stain was nowhere to be found! Plus no awful smells, just a nice citrus from the lemon juice.
Being lucky enough to own one, I decided to then try the same mix in my Bissel carpet cleaner. It has brought the carpet back to it's original colour with no stains to be found!
I then decided to try it on an oil/grease stain on an old pair of trousers. Sprayed them, rubbed it through, left for half an hour then put them in a normal wash. Again, they came out stain free!
Best recipe for stain remover...ever!
I've been messing around with all sorts of store bought stain treatments and various recipes I've found here and elsewhere on the web.
Today, I finally found the best treatment!
I used an empty 500ml spray gun and here are the ingredients:
Approx 470ml of water.
A teaspoon of stardrops (£1 for a bottle)
Two drops of washing liquid
The juice of one lemon
A tablespoon of white vinegar
I then sprayed a bad stain on my carpet, one that I thought I would never get rid of. I give it one good coat and then scrubbed with a hard brush, I then sprayed it again and left it for an hour. After an hour, I gave it another spray and good scrub - the stain was nowhere to be found! Plus no awful smells, just a nice citrus from the lemon juice.
Being lucky enough to own one, I decided to then try the same mix in my Bissel carpet cleaner. It has brought the carpet back to it's original colour with no stains to be found!
I then decided to try it on an oil/grease stain on an old pair of trousers. Sprayed them, rubbed it through, left for half an hour then put them in a normal wash. Again, they came out stain free!
Best recipe for stain remover...ever!
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