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"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message
news:e3thv1lisl83ehqlnf4qcf22fga51n62o7@4ax.com...
> On 19 Feb 2006 13:48:19 -0800, "Vikas" <jobs4vikas@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I had some tea spots (little brown spot of size 2 by 12 inches) on my
>>carpet (Tan Color) . I was trying to remove them with Carpet
>>Cleaner/Spot Remover but they wer still there. Today I tried to remove
>>them using Clorox Bleach (after diluting it with lot of water). But it
>>chaged the spot color from brown to some pale shade (like somebody had
>>spilled a mixture of orange juice and tea on it) . I'm not sure this
>>is due to usage of bleach this color has been permanatly changed or it
>>has reduced the tea stains to lighter shade. I'm not sure what to do
>>and worried if beach has permanatly changed the color. As bleach has
>>not changed the color to white I'm not sure that even spot dying will
>>work or not. I'm leaving on rent in this apartment and I'm moving out
>>of this on 25th Feb. I don't want to pay big amount to Community
>>Management Company for this. I surfed the net and there are so many
>>ideas but nobody close to my situation. Will apreciate if anybody
>>provide me some tips to remove those stains.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>
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> You have bleached the carpet and a chemical change occurred! Chlorine
> bleach should not be used on color fabrics of any kind. It's too late
> for Vikas,
can't vikas pour some more tea on the bleached spots to bring the colour
back? <g>
kylie
(only partly joking - _i'd_ try it!! those areas are buggered anyway ;-)
but here's the procedure to keep in mind for removing tea
> stains in carpeting. Blot the spot with a detergent solution (such as
> 1/4 c. Tide in 1 qt. warm water), then rinse w/ clear cool water. If
> stain remains, blot using vinegar. If the stain still remains, use
> OxyClean or a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide. Tea stains can be
> tough to remove as tea is often used as an effective stain for fabric
> and wood.
>
> Vikas: consider rearranging your furniture to hide the stain or
> replacing a section of carpet.
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Re: Tea Spots on Carpet - Mixed with Colorox Bleach
