Pepto Bismol Stain On Carpet

By

annie68

I wonder if someone has a solution to getting dried on Pepto out of my couch? I had a bottle lying on the footrest of my Lazyboy couch & didn't realize the lid was not on tight! The couch has a pattern & is light colored, but the stain is not, so, noticable when the footrest is down! I tried to get it out when I discovered it, but couldn't! I'm not so sure these solutions would be ok to use on a couch! Has anyone tried it on furniture? Thanks

By

kmichelle

We spilled pepto on our light colored carpet. We blotted it with warm water and only lifted part of the stain. We had tried Spot Shot before, which we love, but ended up setting in the stain. We tried the lemon juice and salt mixture & it came right up! Woohoo! Thank you, vanlyn1!

By

vanlyn1

I have light colored carpet and could not remove pepto bismol with hydrogen peroxide or spot shot, so I poured some table salt on the stain and then added a little lemon juice to make a solution. I let it sit for about 15 minutes and the stain is gone! I would not try this on darker carpets, but it was wonderful on my light carpet! I thought if hydrogen peroxide was ok, then why not salt and lemon juice which I have used for rust stains in white clothing. I just thought I would post this for anyone else that googles this problem. Hope this helps!

By TammyJo (Guest Post)

My husband's grandmother spilled a whole bottle of Pepto Bismol on our light cream colored carpet. We got out what we could at the time but it still left a nasty stain. It is now 3 weeks later and I just found a product called Spot Shot. IT WORKED! You can't even see a hint of pink. It took 2 applications but it all came out. I got Spot Shot at a hardware store in Boulder called McGuckins. Great stuff!

By Ann (Guest Post)

Alas, we are also afflicted with a similar stain. Pepto dries like pink concrete! Sorry. Will be watching for some effective ideas.

By (Guest Post)

I've used a carpet spray called Capture to get out kool aid my granddaughters spilled on our beige carpet. Get the aresol can it seems to work better or at leat at my house. It might take more than one spray but so far its the only thing I've found that removes red stuff. Their stuff for carpet cleaners works great too BTW.