What can be nastier than seeing your dog pee on your expensive rug? It can be the smell that stays even after getting rid of the urine stains. No matter how well your pet has been trained or how strictly you follow the dog pee routine, a single carelessness in the pee timing can lead to weeks of that foul smell on the rug. Simply blotting the spot is not enough for the dog peeing on the carpet, but riddance from that fetor is more critical when it comes to area rug cleaning.
You can use this method of area rug cleaning to get rid of the dog pee smell and other similar kinds of stains. The most effective area rug cleaning method for dog pee smell, Bloodstains, chocolate, wine, beer, fruit juice, milk, and other edibles is detailed below.
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How to Get Dog Pee Smell Out of Rug/Carpet?
A detailed and procedure wise solution is given below on dog urine out of carpet –
- As soon as the spill takes place, quickly use kitchen paper to absorb the liquid
- Dilute the spot after soaking with lukewarm water. For blood stains, use cold water.
- Again blot it with kitchen paper. Repeat the process depending upon the difficulty of the spot. Then allow it to dry for some time.
- After it has been dried, dip a white cloth in a solution of lukewarm water, a little washing-up liquid, and some ammonia and use it for cleaning the area rug.
- Rinse it with water if you have a washable area rug otherwise let it dry after dabbing with the solution.
Some other stains and spills that ruin the beauty of your rug can be eliminated by dealing with them immediately. Other than dog pee smell there are various other obstinate stains that can be hard to remove. Such as Asphalt, Coffee, Butter, Excrement, Vomit, Soot, Blood, Liqueur, Spirit, Chocolate, Lipstick, Candle Wax, Coca Cola, Fizzy Drinks, Chewing Gums, Fruit, Cooking Oil, Urine, Crayon, Milk, Wine, Ice Cream, Oil, Egg, Cream, Cordial, Beer, Juice, Shoe Cream and many more.
Whether it is the dog pee smell or dried blood, you can remove it all by following the area rug cleaning methods below. MAT Living (Luxury Rug brand in USA) has suggested these ways that will help in the stains treatment of some of the most stubborn spots.
Area Rug Cleaning – Crayon, Oil, Shoe Cream, and Butter
We have another stain treatment method that applies to Asphalt, Crayon, Oil, shoe cream, butter, and soot. Don’t worry while you have any of them spilled on your area rug, as we have the right approach for dealing with them.
- First of all, carefully scrape away the stain as much as possible. (Vacuum in case of soot).
- Then dab the stain with a white cloth dipped in a solvent such as perchloroethylene.
- Blot and then repeat the procedure for some time and get rid of it.
- Allow that portion to dry completely before placing furniture over the rug
Area Rug Cleaning – Candle Wax, Chewing Gum
Another area rug cleaning method is for the candle wax spill, or if you got stuck chewing gum on your area rug. Both these spots seem easy to clean, but once they stick to the rug, can turn out to be some of the most persistent ones. Hence it is essential to clean them as soon as spilled.
- Fill in a plastic bag with ice cubes and freeze the stains by dabbing on them.
- Then, with a blunt knife’s help, break up the material and scrape away giant pieces (avoid a sharp knife to prevent damage to the rug).
- Carefully drip a little perchloroethylene onto the surface. Wait for about a minute and then pick up the chewing gum or the candle wax remains.
- You can remove anything remaining with a white cloth dipped in a bit of perchloroethylene.
Above, we have mentioned some of the most effective area rug cleaning methods that can help you eliminate nine out of ten stains. It is worth noting that even those one out of ten spillages can be eliminated if treated immediately. Clean your area rug using the methods above before the spot dries and is absorbed by the rug fibers.