I need help getting a bleach stain out of my carpet.?

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i accidentally dropped some bleach on my carpet and it turned it orange.

is there anyway to get that out?
and restore the natural color?

thanks
:)
we’re renting the apartment so we desperatly need to get it out

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  1. JSR*558 says:
    January 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    The bleach didn’t stain your carpet … it removed color from your carpet.

    So, no … there’s nothing there to actually "remove" that will restore your carpet to its original color. However, if you didn’t get all the bleach out, your carpet may continue to fade.

    The only way you could get the color back would be to dye the carpet. That might or might not work … would depend what type of fiber your carpet is made of. In any case, it would be very difficult to match fabric dye to the exact color of your carpet, even if the carpet would "take" the dye (not all fabrics/fibers will accept fabric dye).

    There ARE professional services that specialize in restoring carpet … you might try contacting a carpet warehouse or carpet installer (?) … they, in turn, may be able to point you in the right direction.

  2. MWD (WAR EAGLE!)[Gmen] says:
    January 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    umm bleach takes the color out. so even if you took the bleach out you’ll still have a orange spot lol. umm idk if near a room entrance put a rug over it.

  3. P K S says:
    January 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    MWD is correct. If you can locate an expert, they may be able to dye your carpet to restore color. Or possibly, depending on the type of carpet, the bleached area can be cut out and replaced.

  4. ann1wp says:
    January 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    The only way to fix that is to have a professional come and re-dye the carpet. Bleach actually destroys the color and removes it, so redying or replacing is the only fix.

  5. Noel says:
    January 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    As has been pointed out, the color has been removed.
    Something really important here though… did you rinse the bleach spot well? You really need to rinse that spot even if it seems dry. You can soak it a few times with a damp rag: wet the rag, PRESS it into the spot for a few seconds, rinse the rag, do it again a few times, then get a dry rag and press the spot, move to a dry area of the rag, press again, repeat until the area is just barely damp and let it dry. As was previously stated, the bleached area will continue to bleach and will possibly spread.
    It’s important to PRESS the area, not rub it because rubbing will just spread the bleach around and make your spot bigger.
    You could try a little rit dye if you can find a color that is close, since you have a stain already, you don’t have much to lose.

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