You don't have to learn to live with that awful rust stain on your carpet. Especially if the stain is new, you can tackle it with products you probably have in your kitchen.
Instructions
1. Try to scrape off as much of the rust as you can with a dull utility knife blade.
2. Saturate the entire stain with lemon juice (fresh-squeezed or bottled) sprayed from a spray bottle.
3. Allow the juice to remain for at least 5 minutes, but no longer than 10 minutes.
4. Blot the stain with a white paper towel. Do not rub the stain in.
5. Use liquid dishwashing detergent on the stain if the lemon juice doesn't do the trick. Thoroughly mix about 1/4 tsp. detergent with 1 quart of water.
6. Apply the detergent mixture to a clean, damp, white towel and gently blot the solution into the stained area until the stain is removed.
7. Spray water onto the area with a spray bottle and blot until the detergent solution and water are gone.
8. Allow the carpet to dry thoroughly before vacuuming.
Tips Warnings
It's important to use a clean, white towel when blotting the stained area; you don't want dyes from a colored towel to bleed into the carpet.
If the stain has been present for some time and does not come up, contact a professional carpet cleaner.
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