how to remove a dried in stain created by wood stain? Its been there for 2 days and I am stumped.?

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I spilled a gallon of pecan colored wood stain in my beige carpet and its dried in now. I dont know what chemical would remove it. I can’t replace the carpet I am renting an apartment.

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  1. WoodHokie4 says:
    January 22, 2011 at 6:52 am

    I would try Lacquer Thinner. You can get that at your local hardware store. If you can get it, Methyl-Ethyl-Keytone would be even better! You can try some aggressive carpet cleaner afterwards, but you’re going to need a solvent to get the stain broken up.

    Here’s what M.E.K looks like at the store
    http://www.castlewholesalers.com/KLEAN-STRIP-QME-71-M-E-K-Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone-Qt-.html

  2. Scott K says:
    January 22, 2011 at 6:52 am

    You can try paint remover followed by an immediate shampooing, but at this point, I doubt it’s going to come out. If it doesn’t work, go to the closet, cut out a replacement square and swap the patches so that the stain ends up in the closet.

  3. donfletcheryh says:
    January 22, 2011 at 6:52 am

    Wood stain is water repellant, and locks into fibre very securely. Were it not so, it would be somewhat useless for its intended purpose.

    Your solution might be to complete the stain job so that it is all one colour before you stain it to a more acceptable colour.

  4. not 2 B fooled says:
    January 22, 2011 at 6:52 am

    Contact the company that makes the wood stain product and ask them if they know of a removal technique :}

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