Getting detergent out of carpet? Need help ASAP!?

Question

I accidentally spilled like 1/4 a bottle of detergent on the carpet in my dorm! I managed to towel up some of it and I scraped some off the top, but there's still a stain and still some left in the carpet. Is there anything I can do to get the rest of it up?

mr.obvious · Accepted Answer

You may have to rent a carpet cleaner or get a shop vac and keep flooding  the area with water(1-2 cups of water) and vac it up. This will take time and it will make lots of suds but the more times you flood and vac the more will be removed.

Anonymous · Answer

try cutting the soap with a fabric softener,by this i mean, place or pour it over the stain,then by eliminating the soapy reaction you get when you try to clean it,you can try with a wet rag to pick up the most of it and let it dry. after it dries up try baking soda and water solution for the stain,good luck.

Bill · Answer

vinegar! Use a vinegar/water 50% mixture.  You can soak it up with towels, but a wet/dry vac would be better.

blanna_paris · Answer

rent a rug doctor.. don't use any soap, just hot water.

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Getting detergent out of carpet? Need help ASAP!?

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