It's a blood stain. I tried Scotchgard Fabric and carpet cleaner which worked somewhat but it's still stained. What's the next step?
How do I clean this interior stain?
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After putting your cleaner on it did you try sucking it up with a shop vac?
Try a product called Tuff-Stuff. Comes in a spray can. Worked magic on years old grease stains.
After that, try the begin Clorox laundry product and Q-Tips.
After that, try the begin Clorox laundry product and Q-Tips.
Folex.
Steamer and extractor. If it's something nice, you might just take it to a detailer. Shouldn't be more than $50.
I've had really great results with hydrogen peroxide and hot water 1:1 on organic stains.
Yep. Works fast. Peroxide, then blot. Repeat until removed.
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Hydrogen peroxide will take that out no problem.
Tuff Stuff is my favorite as well and it won't leave rings.
If that's the case, then it's the peroxide that did the work.
Hot water will "set" blood stains, only cold water should be used, and is pretty effective when no other aids are at hand.
I wanted so bad to post the link to the car cleaning scene in Pulp Fiction, but after previewing it, it would probably violate 1000 forum rules and I would be kicked off for good...I am sure most know the one I am referencing.
Pulled the carpet from my Suburban, used a carpet and upholstery cleaner and carpet shampoo solution plus a solution of baking soda...red stuff came out for days from under rear driver side passenger seat. My wife was convinced someone died in this car before I bought it. We tried some hydrogen peroxide after the initial cleaning, but it did not touch the remaining stain.
Couldn't imagine what the neighbors were thinking.
Before
After carpet and upholstery cleaner...still nowhere close to perfect
Pulled the carpet from my Suburban, used a carpet and upholstery cleaner and carpet shampoo solution plus a solution of baking soda...red stuff came out for days from under rear driver side passenger seat. My wife was convinced someone died in this car before I bought it. We tried some hydrogen peroxide after the initial cleaning, but it did not touch the remaining stain.
Couldn't imagine what the neighbors were thinking.
Before
After carpet and upholstery cleaner...still nowhere close to perfect
You're actually right. It's because it's...peroxide. Just diluted. Hot water in this context is making the oxidizer more efficient.
Heat in the absence of an enzyme or oxidizer will set a stain. Which is why a general rule of thumb is to not machine wash a stain hot. Because most people use standard laundry detergent, and a modern washing machine applies constant heat with its internal heater.
To Fitz98: Looks like you scrubbed the contours out of that carpet (ha-ha).
Seriously: I had deep brown stains on a carpet years ago. As I diluted / sopped it up, the smell of Coca-Cola gagged me.
Seriously: I had deep brown stains on a carpet years ago. As I diluted / sopped it up, the smell of Coca-Cola gagged me.
Pressure washer, spray paint with duplicolor. You probably need 3-4 cans. See my truck restoration thread. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/its-time-for-a-new-to-me-truck.382852/post-6908109
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