How to fix a bleach stain in carpet?

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So I spilled red juice on my carpet last night and thought it would be a good idea to clean it up using bleach and clear soda. Needless to say the bleach kind of messed up the carpet. Is there any way to pull out any of the bleach or to make the stain a little less noticeable? PLEASE HELP!! I really don’t want to loose the security deposit….

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  1. clayton says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    As a pro carpet cleaner, I work with a lot of land lords and property management company’s, what you describe is a common problem with uninformed tenants. We call in a carpet laying specialist to remove the bleach damaged piece of carpet and fill in the now vacant spot with a piece of carpet removed from a closet. A new piece of similar carpet from a remnant is then placed in the closet. This method is far less expensive then replacing the entire carpet. It does take a pro to do this to make the repaired carpet less conspicuous. You can locate a carpet laying pro by contacting any store that sells carpeting. Remember to keep bleach and laundry detergent in the laundry room from now on. Trying to clean a spot on a carpet, if Nylon, with a laundry detergent, will also damage the carpet dyes. Good Luck.

  2. Temperance says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    Bleach stains are permanent…sorry!

  3. Judy says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    My neighbor did that. She bought a box of 94 Crayola crayons and experiment with them until she found a color that matched. She then colored in the spot on the carpet. You have to redo every now and then but it worked.
    Next time you spill something on the carpet, try using table salt. Just pour it on, let it absorb
    the wet spot and most of the color will come up. Do not wipe it up just vacuum it up, while it’s wet.
    If the stain is still there do it again. I had to do mine about 3 times but it is hardly noticeable now. My carpet is light tan and the spot was berry red. The spot now is a very, very, pale pink and gets lighter every time I clean it.
    There is also a cleaner call Krud be gone and Goo gone that may work.

  4. Victor says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    shoe dye
    mix and match the color
    than stain carpet

  5. Sword Lily says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    If you have tan/beige carpet you might be able to color it with tea. Brew some weak tea and using a clean rag dab it on the spot. Otherwise I would get some fabric dye and try matching it.

  6. shirley 25 says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    Nothing will take away the bleach stain all you can hope for is a way to try to colour the area with a similar colour

  7. saaanen says:
    February 13, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    Too late. It’s gone.

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