How do you remove wood stain from carpet?

Answer 1

I'm a painting contractor and have had problems with employees getting overspray on window vinyl. What has worked for us is acetone or a product called goof off. But first try it in a spot not so obvious.

Good Luck, Steve

Answer 2

Here are some suggestions:

Pure Acetone

You have to use pure acetone like the kind you buy from a hardware store. Use a clean white cloth and continue to blot the area till you do not see the color of the wood stain anymore.

WD-40

Just sprayed WD-40 on fresh stain drops and it came right out. Blotted with a white paper towel. I didn't have acetone or thinner but I had WD-40 (knock off at that) and it REALLY worked. Had like a 1/4 can of stain on the floor. Blotted what we could and used the WD-40 and it came up with blotting easily.

Resolve Dual Power spot carpet cleaner with oxi stain

Answer 3

The only way to get it out is by sanding it down.

Using a stripping agent such as Stripeeze will take off some of the stain when it removes the finish so that the stripped piece looks much lighter afterward.

Depending on how dark you plan on coloring the piece after you have removed the old finish and lightened the stain, it might not matter whether or not you have removed all of the stain.

If you were to darken a piece from a honey colored stain, such as a maple or oak, to a darker stain like cherry, the darker cherry ought to cover the lightened, stripped maple stain residue to the point where it doesn't really matter what color it originally was.

Answer 4

The only luck you will have on this one is if your carpet is white. Mustard takes the color out of carpets. You will have to have a professional come in, get the spot out and dye that spot the same color as your carpet. I recently had a brand new carpet put down and had several people over for a buffet. After everyone left I was horrified to see a large spot by my loveseat of mustard! I cleaned it up the best I could, but it was still yellow (on a light dove gray rug.) I had to call in a pro and he did the above and you can't even see it now.

Answer 5

Goof Off... couldn't believe it. I tried Acetone, Mineral Spirits, you name it... this worked.

Answer 6

Try rubbing it with a rag dipped in Goof Off, it may not get it off quickly, but it won't hurt the floor either. Please post me a message on my board here as to how it worked.

Answer 7

Put a fan in the room for 2-3 days.