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Remove blackcurrant stains


how do I remove blackcurrant stains from a cream carpet? I've already tried vanish!

Question From: Bev - Oct 23rd 2004



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It may sound drastic but it worked for me!I used 1 part bleach,10 parts water and a quarter of a cup of washing powder.A friend of mine gave me this advice and I thought it was drastic and might ruin my carpet but it did not at all.I had to do it 3 times but it honestly does work.

Reply From: Simone Charlesworth - Jan 22nd 2005

Any sort of mild bleaching agent should do the trick for tough stains like this.

Reply From: Fred - Feb 9th 2006

Simone's solution didn't work for me. In fact, the dried-in Ribena stain on my cream, wool carpet partially went into solution and spread. After 4 attempts, the stain was more visible than when I started. I found Chemspec on the web and phoned them. Chemspec were very helpful and recommended Help-Mate 2 part spotting kit. The kit instructions say to wash the stain area when the solution has dried overnight but the MD recommended using the heat transfer method and I did that. Amazing....the stain vanished after just 1 application.

Reply From: Anthony John Maguire-Taylor - Jul 21st 2008

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