Quick dh just spilt choc paint on new wool carpet

[melsy]

And typically its right in the middle of my new bedroom. Ive used vanish oxi stuff twice and its still not budging , help b4 i murder him !!I'm SOOOO upset ait only went down likea week ago.

help

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dh gone off in a huff to find some stain devil emover thingy. Ive gone maddd at him.

this might help

chocolate paint?

Is it chocolate or paint?

Were you painting each other with chocolate?

Ring your insurance company - say you've made no attempt to clear it up apart from removing the excess - see what they recommend. They will probably send someone round to try and remove it.

Problem is is thats its a boucle style woven carpt , so if i use scrubbing brush it will break the loops up and damage it. Ive used vanish oxi 3 times now. Think its water based though , may try a little toothbrush & water.

Don't do too much cleaning because it invalidates your insurance if you've used chemical products etc. so best to make it look like you've not made much effort.

I new it may sound like that !!! Thanx for making me larf I feel sick. Its chocolate vinyl emulsion. He was just touching up some scuff marks from when the carpet as layed(OH THE IRONY).

What's he doing? Have you thrown him out into the garden? Why isn't he cleaning it up? Get him to ring the insurance people...

So your suggesting we make a claim? I didnt know they would come and clean it??

hes gone to the shops , I said I was ready to stick a knife in him !! that may be why hes gone out !!

Yes definitely. Ring up and find out what they recommend. They usually have a 24 hour line. And YOU DON'T PAY EXTRA IF YOU MAKE A CLAIM ON HOUSE INSURANCE! It's not like car insurance in that way. So try and see what they say.

He said he didnt know what to do and panicked, so I told him Id do it.

hehe

do they come out that quickly ?? wont they smell the vanish stuff ?

Give them a ring and see what they say! You coudl say you tried vanish - they might say that invalidates your claim (it does on mine) but it's worth a try?

thanx mornin paper, dh brought stain devil 8 home and just used it (even though its not for carpet!!!) , it has faded a little , but carpets got fluffy now ggggrrrrrrrrrr. Will let it dry and then hoover later.

DH spilt yellow emulsion paint on our bedroom carpet and tried to clean it up while I was out. (2/3 years ago). It was not saveable, and the carpet stank awful after a few days from the water that had gone on it to try and clean it. We had to make a claim, and the insurance company just allowed us to put in a new carpet.

Hope you get it sorted out Melsy and I'm sure it was just an accident! Your poor DH is probably feeling a bit sh** right now.