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Original poster

Anyone who can solve this will be sent chocolate in the post

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theresonlyme · 28/01/2009 13:41

DS2 is mad about cooking.

Has split a mixture of water and dried herbs (possibly with milk in) on the carpet. DH has used the carpet cleaner on it several times and is hasn't worked. It just looks like a wet patch on the carpet, ie is darker than the carpet colour, but it needs to go.

Doesn't go with the red wine stains after DH knocked his glass over last week.

Help.

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IAteMakkaPakka · 28/01/2009 13:43

Biological washing powder/bicarbonate of soda?

Amapoleon · 28/01/2009 13:44

Wet wipes.

PestoMonster · 28/01/2009 13:45

vanish soap?

WEESLEEKITLauriefairycake · 28/01/2009 13:48

which carpet cleaner?

I use that yellow 1001 troubleshooter-ultra stuff - pretty good for spot stains. I've got red wine out with it too. Dampen it with the carpet cleaner and then put salt over it, then hoover when dry, then repeat if any red wine remains.

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theresonlyme · 28/01/2009 13:52

Thanks everyone.

I will set DH to trying out all the tips when he is home.

We use the carpet cleaner from Homebase. Is is the one they rec to use with the Rug Doctor.

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pamplemousse · 28/01/2009 13:58

Please don't use wet wipes though as they bleached my sofa when I wiped some greasy splodge off it!
I would dampen it slightly and then put a load of bicarb on it and leave it til its dry then hoover it off...

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theresonlyme · 28/01/2009 13:59

How long could I leave it for? I will be out in an hour for 3+hours.

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DorisIsAPinkDragon · 28/01/2009 13:59

Persil non bio powder in some warm water and (lots) of elbow grease

2cats2many · 28/01/2009 14:03

Oxykic stain remover. Its the only thing that works. See here. Waitrose sell it.

Can't wait for my chocolates. Yum!

DaphneMoon · 28/01/2009 14:12

I agree with above post, I use 1001 and I have not come across anything it will not shift, including red wine. It is absolutely brilliant. It removed black shoe polish from a cream carpet immediately. I'm never without some in the cupboard.

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theresonlyme · 29/01/2009 08:15

I haven't forgotten any of you! DH was late home last night and I think it will be the weekedn before we try any of these ideas.

Chocolate will come!

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pickthatupNOW · 29/01/2009 10:23

Insurance claim if you have the cover for it.

charlotteolivia · 29/01/2009 10:26

DON'T whatever you do rub the carpet. Press down and dab. but definately do NOT rub. as you will just rub it into the fibres rather than absorbing it into towel.

source: uncle has a chem-dry franchise....!

GentleOtter · 29/01/2009 10:35

sprinkle the stain with borax and leave it for half an hour before wiping it up with a cloth. It should lighten the stain. Repeat a couple of times if need be.

hereidrawtheline · 29/01/2009 10:39

has no one asked yet what kind of chocolate?????? I mean that's the reason we all clicked on the post isnt it???

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theresonlyme · 29/01/2009 10:42

Does it matter that this is an oldish stain and we have used the carpet cleaner on it several times already?

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GentleOtter · 29/01/2009 11:43

It should not matter theresonlyme. I have nuked my ancient bile-green 70's shagpile periodically which had stains so old that it looked like there was some sort of abstract pattern on it - it still comes up well.

vole3 · 30/01/2009 07:01

where do you get borax from as I need it for a washing problem?

scienceteacher · 30/01/2009 07:18

I buy borax (not for washing though) from a little old glory-hole type ironmonger.

Robert Dyas should sell it too.

Watusi · 30/01/2009 07:31

It sounds like it has turned into a mouldy/mildew stain. I have one in the bedroom from when we were moving in and a yogurt got knocked over and forgotten about

It's just a darker cream than the rest of the carpet.

Watching with interest to see if anything works!!

stuffitllama · 30/01/2009 07:42

whatever you do -- get the milk off it

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theresonlyme · 01/02/2009 15:09

And the winner is.............

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Original poster
theresonlyme · 01/02/2009 15:10

not DaphneMoon.

Just put on second application of the 1001 stuff and hasn't made a difference.

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pamplemousse · 06/02/2009 20:11

Is it off yet? DO I get my chocolate?

wethree · 06/02/2009 22:01

hi, i have dropped a whole bottle of red wine on a cream carpet and also (on separate occassion) dropped a 2 litre tin of cream emulsion on a cream carpet.

the way i got both out was: i hired an industrial carpet cleaner from HSS - you can hire something similar from all sorts of places. my local sainsbury's has a drycleaning counter that hire out such machines. however, the really crucial thing is what carpet cleaner solution you use. there is a definite difference and i tried 3: bissels, sainsbury's and HSS. the best one BY FAR was the HSS cleaning solution. you have to go to an HSS hire store to buy it.

if you're interested and you don't live anywhere near an HSS, could send you a bit in the post!

it took a couple of goes with the carpet cleaner and the HSS solution but its done a pretty fab job.

you should probably test a small patch incase you have an issue with bleaching etc but i did not have a problem.

i really hope this helps!