Thrifty way to get tar out of your carpet
I have tried everything to get tar out of my carpet.
- WD 40
- Carpet vleaner
- Lighter fluid
- Avon Skin so soft (my boss used it to get something out of her carpet)
Nothing got it out. Now, not only does my carpet have tar stains but my berber is now roughed up. So when I saw the commercial for the Woolite Oxy Pod, I thought I should at least try it. Low and behold, it got the stain out. So now all I have to do is use my carpet cleaner as an all around cleaner to hopefully level out the rough edges to make it look even. I am so glad tha tthe stains are out. Granted, you can still see that there was something there, but at least the bulk of the stain is out. I don’t think anything else will be able to get it out. I am very happy with the outcome. I didn’t think anything would even touch it since I had tried everything the internet had to offer and then some.
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4 opinions for Thrifty way to get tar out of your carpet
Karen
Aug 27, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Thanks for the tip. I hate carpet. I wish we could afford hardwood.
Emma B.
Aug 28, 2007 at 6:39 am
This is great if you used followed by a carpet extraction device. Like the ones they rent at grocery stores.
What you are doing by using this is putting soap on the carpet and leaving it there without extracting it…will attract dirt and make your carpet worse.
FYI from a professional!
Leslie
Aug 28, 2007 at 7:04 am
I used the Oxy Pod to get rust stains out of the beautiful carpet that was in the house that we bought last fall. The previous owner had a hospital bed in the living room and there were horrible rust stains left behind where the legs were on the carpet. I also use it for pet stains. I love that oxy pod and think it is worth every cent!
kellys
Aug 28, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Thanks, Emma and Leslie. I will definitely clean the carpet this week as well. I am just gald the sitely stains are out!
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