Tomato Soup a la Medium Shag

[The Ranger]

Spawn, my youngest daughter-unit, was dining on her current favorite food,
tomato soup, in a room that is forbidden to have food in it. Predictably,
this combination netted a spilled soup in the medium cut shag. Her attempts
to clean up the spill did little else than to rub it deeper into the carpet.
I have a foam pad under the carpet that I know is holding a portion. I've
treated it with warm water and mild soap, damp-mopped it, towel dried it,
and the stain remains. Other ideas would most certainly be welcomed!

The Ranger
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[Phisherman]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:18:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
<cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Spawn, my youngest daughter-unit, was dining on her current favorite food,
>tomato soup, in a room that is forbidden to have food in it. Predictably,
>this combination netted a spilled soup in the medium cut shag. Her attempts
>to clean up the spill did little else than to rub it deeper into the carpet.
>I have a foam pad under the carpet that I know is holding a portion. I've
>treated it with warm water and mild soap, damp-mopped it, towel dried it,
>and the stain remains. Other ideas would most certainly be welcomed!
>
>The Ranger

Try an oxygen product such as OxiClean. There's a new product by
Woolite that is an oxygen spray that may work well, although I have
not tried this one yet. Test the product on an inconspicuous area
first! If you don't have a carpet shampoo machine, a wet/dry shop
vac works well to extract the rinse. Keep off the area until it
completely dries.

[Nan]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:18:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
<cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Spawn, my youngest daughter-unit, was dining on her current favorite food,
>tomato soup, in a room that is forbidden to have food in it. Predictably,
>this combination netted a spilled soup in the medium cut shag. Her attempts
>to clean up the spill did little else than to rub it deeper into the carpet.
>I have a foam pad under the carpet that I know is holding a portion. I've
>treated it with warm water and mild soap, damp-mopped it, towel dried it,
>and the stain remains. Other ideas would most certainly be welcomed!
>
>The Ranger

I'd probably try Oxiclean. There's a new version in a spray bottle
that is much more convenient than that stuff that needs mixing.

Nan

[jamie]

Phisherman <nobody@noone.com> wrote:
>
>>Spawn, my youngest daughter-unit, was dining on her current favorite food,
>>tomato soup, in a room that is forbidden to have food in it. Predictably,
>>this combination netted a spilled soup in the medium cut shag. Her attempts
>>to clean up the spill did little else than to rub it deeper into the carpet.

[snipped]

> Try an oxygen product such as OxiClean. There's a new product by
> Woolite that is an oxygen spray that may work well, although I have
> not tried this one yet. Test the product on an inconspicuous area
> first! If you don't have a carpet shampoo machine, a wet/dry shop
> vac works well to extract the rinse. Keep off the area until it
> completely dries.

I second the OxiClean. Tomato-based stains is one that it is particularly
good at removing. However, it works much better when mixed with hot water
and squirted from a squeeze bottle, rather than put in a spray bottle.
The spray comes out too cooled, and doesn't work very well (I don't know
about the commercial spray).

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[DrClean]

"Nan" <nlb63@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:n546705utg58u4j673njef73v57uhuv9p5@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:18:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
> <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Spawn, my youngest daughter-unit, was dining on her current favorite
food,
> >tomato soup, in a room that is forbidden to have food in it. Predictably,
> >this combination netted a spilled soup in the medium cut shag. Her
attempts
> >to clean up the spill did little else than to rub it deeper into the
carpet.
> >I have a foam pad under the carpet that I know is holding a portion. I've
> >treated it with warm water and mild soap, damp-mopped it, towel dried it,
> >and the stain remains. Other ideas would most certainly be welcomed!
> >
> >The Ranger
>
> I'd probably try Oxiclean. There's a new version in a spray bottle
> that is much more convenient than that stuff that needs mixing.
>
> Nan
>

Hi Ranger,

Try this combination, it should work.

1.. Glycerin (20% solution)

2.. Acetic Acid (35% solution 1:2 acid to water)

3.. Hydrogen Peroxide


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