Archive for September, 2009

red lacquer stain in carpet?

I have a small basket that was stained a mahogany color. Somehow it must have gotten wet without me knowing it and over time the color bled out onto my beige carpet. Now I have a red stain that I do not know how to get out. Would you help me please.??

What can I use that will get out 1week old dog urine stains?

I just got a dog, he’s 5 and he is already house trained. However yesterday I found a urine stain, that is no older than a week old (since thats how long I have had him!). I have no idea what to use to get it out (I really need my deposit back!) along with [...]

Blood stain?

My friend accidently got blood on the leg of my new pants and I need to know how I can get it out. I have tried stain remover and then washing them. So they have already been through the wash. Is there anything else that I can try to get the stain out.

How do you get nail polish out of carpet?

My very naughty cat knocked over a small box of nail polish and one of the bottles broke. I now have several small nail polish stains in the carpet. I’m afraid that if I use nail polish remover it will ruin the carpet. I would appreciate any advice on this. Thanks! By the way, I [...]

Carpet stain?

My carpet has a very stubborn stain that i find impossible to remove! Any suggestions for stain removeable?The stain was caused by a hot pad under a houseplant which caused the hot pad to fade onto the carpet!

Rust stain on skin! Help!?

I was in the pool yesterday and when I woke up this morning I had orange rust colored stains on my fingers! My mom has it too and she was in the pool too. I think it maye have come from the ladder. I have scrubbed and scrubbed my hands but it won’t come off! [...]

Can I paint or stain my chipboard kitchen floor?

I though I’d try to stain it and then finish it with water-based floor polyurethane. Will this give it enough protection for a heavy-use area? Also, do I need to sand the chipboard? And if I try to stain it in sections (ie: making ‘diamond’ shapes to resemble tiles) will the stain seep under the [...]