Carpet Stain Removal and Cleaning Instructions
Stain Removal ChartSpot or Stain | Removal Method |
Asphalt | 3,1 |
Beer | 1 |
Berries | 1 |
Blood | 1, Pro |
Butter | 1 |
Candy | 1 |
Carbon Black | 1 |
Catsup | 1 |
Chewing gum | 2 |
Chocolate | 1 |
Clay | 1 |
Coffee | 1 |
Cola Drinks | 1 |
Cooking Oil | 1 |
Cough Syrup | 1 |
Crayon | 1 |
Creme de Mente | 1 |
Dye | 1, Pro |
Earth (dirt) | 1 |
Egg | 1 |
Food Coloring | 1, Pro |
Foods (general) | 1 |
Foods (greasy) | 1 |
Fruit Juices | 1 |
Furn. polish (water) | 1 |
Furn. Polish (stain) | 3,1 |
Glue (school) | 1 |
Gravy | 1 |
Grease | 1 |
Hair Oil | 1 |
Hand Lotion | 1 |
Household Cement | 5 |
Ice Cream | 1 |
Ink | 1, Pro |
Ink (ballpoint) | 1 |
Ink (felt tip) | 1 |
Spot or Stain | Removal Method |
Ink (fountain pen) | 1 |
Lacquer | 3,1 |
Makeup (foundation) | 1 |
Mascara | 1 |
Mayonnaise | 1 |
Mecurochrome | 1 |
Merthiolate | 1 |
Milk | 1 |
Mixed Drinks | 1 |
Mud | 1 |
Nail polish | 5 |
Oil | 1 |
Orange Drink | 1 |
Paint (latex) | 3,1 |
Paint (oil base) | 3, Pro |
Rubber Cement | 3,1 |
Rust | 6,1 |
Salad Dressing | 1 |
Shellac | 4,1 |
Shoe Polish (liq.) | 1 |
Shoe polish (paste) | 1 |
Soft Drinks | 1 |
Soy Sauce | 1 |
Steak Sauce | 1 |
Tar | 3,1 |
Tea | 1 |
Tomato Juice | 1 |
Toothpaste | 1 |
Typewriter Ribbon | 1 |
Urine | 7 |
Varnish | 3,1 |
Vaseline | 1 |
Vomit | 1 |
Wax (candle) | 2 |
Wax (paste) | 1 |
Wine | 1 |
Chart Legend
Where "Pro" is indicated, seek the help of a professional carpet cleaner.
- Capture® Carpet Spot & Soil Remover/brush gently into the carpet pile until the spot or soil is absorbed by the porous particles. Wait 15 minutes/vacuum. (Absorb wet spills and allow to dry before using.)
- Freeze with ice cube. Shatter with blunt object, vacuum up chips, apply solvent/wait several minutes, blot, and repeat if necessary.
- Solvent. Wait several minutes. Blot. Detergent. Blot. Water. Blot.
- De-natured alcohol. Repeat, if necessary (Pre-test as you would all solutions.)
- Polish remover (non-oily) blot/repeat.
- Rust remover or warm oxalic acid solution/let stand 15 minutes. Blot. USE GLOVES.
- Use Urine Off. Specialty cleaner for urine stains and odor.
Carpet Cleaning With Capture® Carpet Cleaner
Keep your carpet stain-free.
How Do I Use Capture ®?
Just follow four simple steps.- Apply premist to break up heavier dirt and stains.
- Sprinkle a generous amount of Capture powder onto the misted area
- Brush into the carpet using Capture Brush. The brush will not damage or fuzz carpet.
- Wait 30 minutes and vacuum the soil laden Capture. You can leave Capture on your carpet as long as you choose - even over night. You can walk on Capture when it is down.
Capture ® Is Safe On All Carpets And Rugs.
- Capture is safe on all types of fibers-nylon, olefin, polyester, wool and even silk.
- Capture will not void warranties and will not affect or harm stain resistance.
- Capture is safe for cleaning car interiors, furniture upholstery and other household fabrics.