Did you receive a present again?Maybe you found a surprise when you rearranged the furniture.Regardless of when the deed was done, you can restore your carpet or floor to its former glory.A little elbow grease and some cleaning know-how is all you need.You can learn how to remove stains and use home remedies to maintain your home.
Step 1: Take the mess.
To quickly absorb fresh puddles, use wet towels or paper towels.Run the towels under water and wring them out so they don't get wet.Put something heavy on top of the stain, like cans of food, a pair of shoes, or a book.The weight presses the towels down into the carpet to absorb the urine.Leave it on for a while.To avoid staining the book, put a layer of plastic wrap or aluminum foil on top of the wet towels.If you want to cover the urine spot, fold a bath towel twice.Stand on the towel and walk in place.If you see urine on the towel under your shoes, you can cover it with an unsoiled section of the folded towel.It is necessary to repeat to get the liquid up.Use unfolded towels when urine comes up from the carpet.If the spot has been wet for more than 10 minutes, it will be soaked into the carpet pad.The towel should be 50% wider than the visible stain to use more damp towels and a heavier weight.
Step 2: Put water in the spot.
Cold water should be poured over the spot after you've lifted the towel.Slowly move toward the center, pouring just outside the perimeter of the stain.The urine will not be spread into a larger circle by the water.Allow the water to work through the stain.
Step 3: The area should be sprayed with the enzyme cleaner.
Non-toxic and effective, enzymatic cleaners work by breaking down stains into their basic elements, eliminating the compounds that create smells and stains.An enzymatic cleaner is the best way to break down the proteins left over from the urine, removing the smell as well as the impulse for the pet to urinate in the same spot again.If you want to make your own enzymatic cleaner, you can use clean water, brown sugar, and orange peels.For several hours, most enzymatic cleaners need to be kept on a wet area.Be sure to read the instructions on the label if you use a different process.Make sure the cleaner you use is wool-safe.
Step 4: You can absorb the cleaner by applying another towel.
After soaking the spot, follow the same procedure as with the first absorbing, and put a fresh towel over the enzymatic cleaner to thoroughly cleanse the area.Put a heavy object over the towel and leave it alone.
Step 5: Allow the towel to sit for a while.
The smell should be gone when you pull it up in the morning.
Step 6: The towels should be washed or thrown away.
It's important to keep your pet away from marks on the towels you used to absorb the urine.The towel should be thrown out to help your pet avoid temptation.If you use paper towels in your poultices, be sure to seal them in a garbage bag and get rid of them as soon as possible, so that your pet doesn't try urinating on them, or dig them out of the garbage.If you don't want to discard cloth towels completely, put them into the washer immediately and run with hot water to clean them.It's a good idea to wash the towels twice.
Step 7: Old stains can be found.
You might have an idea of where the stains came from.If you think there might be old stains in the area, use a sweeping motion to move farther away from the smelly location.The pet urine that you're looking for should be yellow or greenish.Look in the following areas: Bookshelves Furniture Cloth decorations Inside vents, objects that appear to have holes, and clothing that your cat could squeeze into.
Step 8: Use ultraviolet light to explore more thoroughly.
You can buy a portable UV or fluorescent black light if you want to be thorough.If you want to cover more ground, you should look for a long bulb.Most hardware stores have cheap bulbs with the housing included.Although pet stores sell the lights, they're usually smaller and more expensive.Depending on how long you have to wait to live with the odor, they can be purchased online at a reasonable cost.
Step 9: Search at night or in complete darkness.
It is difficult to see pet urine when it is old, so maximize your search efforts by taking advantage of darkness.Either wait for night or make the room dark.
Step 10: You should mark each spot.
Don't get ahead of yourself and forget where all the stains are if you're on the stain- finding warpath.Keep a roll of painter tape on you while you look around, and mark any spots that need to be cleaned with a small strip of blue tape.You can find your stains easily if you go back with your cleaning materials.
Step 11: If you want to start, try an enzymatic cleaner.
Wet the area with cool distilled water, pouring a small amount around the perimeter of the stain, moving towards the center.Allow the enzymatic cleaner to sit overnight on the wet spot.You should use a wool-safe cleaner if your carpet is wool.
Step 12: Lay the paper or cloth towels over the spot.
Put a heavy object on top of the wet towels.You can assess if you need to take more extreme measures when you remove it in the morning.
Step 13: Old stains can be steam cleaned.
A rented cleaner can produce steam that's hot enough to clean the carpet, after which the water can be vacuumed up again.If the spot is large or stained, you can hire a professional cleaner.
Step 14: Try not to use detergent first.
Try to use as little detergent as possible if you find that you're not pulling up the stain, and ask the representatives at the rental center what they recommend.It's like a wool sweater shrinks if you wash it in hot water.If you don't want the stain to damage the carpet, consider hiring a pro.
Step 15: If necessary, use oxidation.
One way to oxidize an old stain is to use a steam cleaner.Oxygen products can be used to remove odors, and you can make your own solution at home.Combine 1 quart of distilled water with 1 liter of bleach.If you want to make sure you don't damage the color of the carpet, do a patch test on it.Allow the solution to soak into the carpet for at least 10 minutes.Pull up the solution with a shop vac or towel.You might need to clean the carpet several times.The carpet should be dry between treatments.It's a good idea to use oxidizers on wool or silk carpets.It is only appropriate for synthetic fibers.
Step 16: The vacuum method can be tried.
Put some cold water on the stain and vacuum it up.It is necessary to repeat at least twice to remove the discoloration.Don't allow the water to sit, suck it up immediately.Don't add soap to the water for tough stains.Dirt can be attracted by the left over carpet.
Step 17: The baking soda and vinegar method is used.
Sprinkle baking soda on top of the stain to coat it.After covering the stain with a towel, wash the area with cold water.The mixture should absorb the stain and cleanse the area cheaply.
Step 18: The hydrogen peroxide and dish soap method can be used.
Start by dusting the stain with a thin coat of baking soda, then mix up about a cup of hydrogen peroxide and dish soap in a spray bottle.To combine, mix gently.saturate the baking soda and the stain.Use an old toothbrush or your fingers to massage the mixture gently into the carpet, then let it sit until it dries.You can clean the mess with cool water.It's important that you spot test the mixture in an out-of-the-way area of the carpet to make sure it won't stain the carpets.
Step 19: Don't use ammonia.
Ammonia should not be used to clean pet stains.It will leave a sticky mess in the carpet and cause damage to the fibers.ammonia contains the same uric acids and salts that are present in urine, making it tempting for your pet to remark on the area.Do not use ammonia on pet stains.
Step 20: The padding needs to be replaced.
Replacing the padding will help with stubborn stains that may have soaked through the carpet.If you want to find padding of equal thickness, you have to pull up the carpet and cut a sample.Remove the stained padding and replace it with a piece of the new padding.