Removing Kool-Aid Stains from Carpet

T-shirt and Iron for Kool-aid Stains on Carpet

I spilled Hawaiian punch on my carpet and it dried a big red stain into my carpet. I tried resolve and spot shot and neither got them out by themselves. I found this website. Although it seems I couldn't find the original post. Here's how i got it out:

1. Put dish soap and water on the stain and let it set for about a minute.

2. take a white t shirt and put it over the stain. Use the very edges so that you can repeat this step by using all the surface area of the t-shirt.

3. take hot iron and run it over the t-shirt that is over the stain. you will start to notice the stain transferring onto the t-shirt. In my case, at the end of this procedure, my t -shirt was almost completely red and it also took out a lot of dirt that one might not notice.

Repeat these steps until it is all gone. It's like magic!

By John

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How do I get Kool-aid stains out of my carpet?

By Stacey from Strathmore, Alberta

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By rabbit10mom 09/16/2010

The best way I know is to use your steam iron. Wet a white towel and wring it nearly dry. Turn your iron on the highest steam setting. Place the wet towel over the rug stain, then hold the iron a little above the towel and steam away. You may need to do this several times to get the entire stain out. You should be able to see the stain move from the rug into the wet cloth.

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How do I get a red Kool-Aid stain out of my carpet?

By LaRena713 from Galesburg, MI

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By mom-from-missouri 10/04/2011

I use oxyclean with good results, and a scrub brush.

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How do I remove a red Kool-Aid stain from carpet?

Maury-RN from Hixson, TN

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By Merewells 02/17/2011

Wow! Iron/ white towel really works. I however used my stain remover to wet the carpet, not dawn. I also did not wet the towel. It got wet enough from the steam.

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How do I get Kool-Aid stains out of carpet?

By Patti from Pearson, GA

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By Robyn Fed 09/18/2011

1/4 tsp. mild liquid dishwashing detergent with 1 cup of lukewarm water.

Blot the solution onto the stain. Work from the edges of the stain toward the center of the stain to ensure that you are not spreading it. Gently agitate rather than rub the stain and reapply solution as necessary. Keep blotting with a white cloth. If that does not work then use:
1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water.

Keep blotting the area with a white cloth until the stain no longer transfers onto the white cloth, not rubbing but pressing.

If this is not helping, then make up an ammonia solution, remember never to use any kind of bleach with ammonia, not even on a spot that had bleach on it. You could hurt yourself by the fumes.

Mix 1 Tbsp. of ammonia with 1 cup of water if the stain is still visible. Sometimes ammonia will lighten the carpet a touch.
There is more information at this site from ehow.com:
http://www.ehow.com/how_7253488_remove-kool_aid-stains-carpet.html

Blessings, Robyn

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