Ok so my sister came into town and took my car out with my niece and
nephew and well they both had slurpees (YES CHERRY!!) well I guess my
niece had a fit and threw the slurpee all over my new car. Well my
sister cleaned most of it up but the red stains still remain on the
floor!!!

I tried Prestone carpet remover, tide, regular shampoo, that crappy
scunci steamer (which dont get on how badly that thing sucks), warm
water, but nothing is getting to it. I went out and bought a new carpet
cleaner, but I think its morely for home carpets and the brushes don't
reach too good on the hard to get areas.

Now can anyone tell me what else to do!! Please don't tell me I am out
of luck

Thank you

On 22 Jul 2006 23:41:22 -0700, "Hank" <chasofmoon@yahoo.com> wrote:



Mix OxiClean with very hot water--careful it will quickly foam up.
Immediately use this solution with a nylon brush. Repeat if required.

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:11:44 GMT, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:


"Hot water"? Hmm. Isn't that foam oxygen being driven out by the heat?
If so, isn't that the same oxygen needed to oxidize the stain. In
treating this stain, what would be the role of the heat?

Attention: O.P. Red dye #X is a pain in the neck for carpet cleaners.
Fortunately there are several professional products designed
specifically to unlock the bond red dyes form. Your local auto detailers
might even sell a bit to you. Custodial supply houses typically have
such products. Of course, this is just in cases the OxyClean doesn't
work.

:-) Cherry--yum yum!
________________________
Experience is something you don't get--until just after you need it.

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:29:06 -0400, Michael A. Ball
<Guardian@wireco.net> wrote:

Exactly, that's why immediate use is recommended. The heated water is
needed to dissolve the OxiClean, release the oxygen, and react with
the stain. Cold water won't work as well because it will hold the
oxygen. My second idea is to use a color-safe bleach such as Clorox
II. With either method there is a risk of removing the carpet dye.
Sunlight is good at bleaching out color, especially red.

Phisherman wrote:

Using oxiclean and chlorine bleach in the same water will produce lots
of oxygen bubbles, but those bubbles won't bleach. Hot water seems to
release the peroxide in the oxiclean, and the peroxide bleaches. A warm
iron can heat carpet to help oxiclean work faster.

Rubbing alcohol can help remove red food coloring, at least when the
spill is fresh.

"Hank" <chasofmoon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153636882.669657.123950@75g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...


Try Simple Green, full strength.

"Hank" <chasofmoon@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1153636882.669657.123950@
75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:


(goop)

--
Debbie Keith
2002 Daytona
"Buell rhymes with Stool"

"Tracey" <pepita@redherring.com> wrote in news:MPLxg.138055$H71.35042
@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com:


i did some research and found that everyone recommends this stuff....

http://www.baneclene.com/catalog/redrelief.html

red dye is particularly NASTY and using any of the DIY suggestions (Goop
included)... you run the risk of damaging the dye just enough to set it
for life.

you need something SERIOUS for a serious stain.

i also suggest... that you never left your sister drive your car again.

actually, make her drive it to a PRO and have her pay for it?

why... would you give a fit-prone kid a frozen disaster. they ARE
tasty.. i mean, i GET that.


i'd go red relief or pro.

get some Goop, though.






--
Debbie Keith
2002 Daytona
"Buell rhymes with Stool"

i am a professional carpet cleaner.... this link for red relief is good
stuff, but there is a better one out there.

red relief is a two part mixture, but the shelf life is not very good imo.


this other one (Red Vanish) is ready to use and has a long shelf life. i've
been using it for years and i have to tell you, it's absolutely the best!
http://store.ccsop.com/catalog/inde...55250c6d959fa0c

the thing to remember with red kool-aid stains, is NOT to put any cleaner on
it!!!! once you start adding cleaners / chemicals, it becomes all the more
difficult to remove... leave it alone and use Red Relief and 9 times out of
10 you will be able to completely get it out.

there is one other method to use if you don't want to go through all the
trouble of buying an over the counter product like Red Vanish.

what i'm about to tell you is a carpet cleaners secret and it works on :

pee stains (especially pee stains)
red wine stains (almost immediately)


ok, yer on your own... but it works almost always for me ...

go to your local beauty supply store and buy 30% peroxide.... then go to the
grocery store and buy "Clear" non-sud ammonia... mix the two 50/50 and then
spray the stained area... once you spray it, place plastic over it so that
the chemical doesn't evaporate... let it stay this way until the stain is
gone.. sometimes it will be immediate, sometimes it will take 5-6 hours...
either way, let it dwell.

CAUTION!!!! do not allow the mixture to make contact on your skin!!!!!! it
will itch like a bad dog... IF you do get it on you though, it's no big
deal... simple wash your hands..

i also do not advise using a steam iron with this method (though some
cleaner do), as i've seen it dis-color the carpet.

DO NOT spray this mixture on wool or natural fabrics.

ok, believe it or not, i just gave you a HUGE secret of the industry...

have a good day.