I spilled curry about a year ago on my carpet and its left some yellow stains. I tried my best to clean it when it happened and used various carpet stain removal solutions but the carpet is now permanently stained with yellow marks.
I've contacted a specialist stain treatment company and they say they can spot for about $350. I don't need it to be perfect, I need it to just look less obvious. Its a beige carpet. I am wondering if there is something I could try my self with dyeing or bleaching. Any suggestions ?
kitty179,
Feb 11, 5:14am
A lot depends on what the carpet is made from. Wool, nylon, a mixture? If you know that you could contact the manufacturers or a specialist shop that sells it, for advice. However I fear that you have well and truly set the stain now that you have tried different removal methods. Do you have any spare carpet? Maybe you could get the stained bit cut out and a new patch put in. Should be cheaper than the $350 quoted for the stain treatment which probably wouldn't work very well anyway.
budgel,
Feb 11, 10:31pm
Insurance will cover that sort of accident.
ed65,
Feb 11, 11:16pm
It's probably the turmeric in the curry that's left the yellow stain. Turmeric's also used as a fabric dye so would be one of the worst things you could spill on a carpet. Agree with kitty179 that the stain's probably well and truly set by now, and I doubt even professionals will be able to do much to remedy it. If you don't have leftover carpet to patch it with, do you have a cupboard or wardrobe floor that you could remove a piece from?
lakeview3,
Feb 12, 2:46am
Get a rug, or recarpet just that room?
dbest,
Feb 12, 3:25am
The problem is that this is a rental property and I am surely going to lose part of my bond because of this. Hence why I am willing to spend something to try and improve this but need to balance how much I spend vs the end result.
Not sure about the material of the carpet. I think its synthetic and not wool.
You might as well just lose part of your bond because you'd probably end up spending that much anyway but hopefully the landlord won't try to take your whole bond over it if so you might fight that in court.
shelleigh,
Feb 12, 6:56am
We had Jaes Carpet Cleaning staff clean our light coloured carpet then they used spot cleaner on a red spot on our carpet. They couldn't get it out. I rubbed Sard wonder soap on an old face cloth wrung out in cold water and got the spot out completely.
hazelnut2,
Feb 12, 8:12am
Do it youself, will probably cost you wayyyyy less than the $350. I've also had a stained carpet which a pro tried to clean. ha! got it out better myself after paying them.
Good luck!
dbest,
Feb 13, 6:19am
I will try the peroxide. After doing some more web searching that seems to be the way to go. Will be the last bet. If doesn't work I will just have to accept my loss. Hopefully I dont get bit too hard.
shanreagh,
Feb 13, 7:33pm
LL may have some leftover carpet and can have a piece cut out and replaced. I would favour 'coming clean', as it were, now with LL so they can get onto it.
bcohen,
Aug 18, 3:06am
I would at least try the Sard Wonder Soap. That stuff is amazing. Couldn’t hurt.
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