Don't Pay $250 to Remove a Carpet Stain. Do This Instead.

Most of a carpet stain hides where you can't see it: down at the base of the fibers and in the pad. That's why a carpet stain keeps coming back after you clean it, and why scrubbing harder only pushes it deeper. The other cause is a film your last spray left in the fibers, and a quick towel test tells you which one you have. In this video: the towel test that shows if the dirt is coming from below or from an old spray, what carpet wicking is and why even a professional cleaning can't always get it all, where the rest of a stain hides (the pad), the glass test that shows if your spot spray leaves a sticky residue, how to use Folex carpet spot remover, the overnight towel and books trick that pulls the dirt into a towel instead of back onto your carpet, how long to let a cleaned spot dry, what to do the moment something spills, why scrubbing a carpet stain makes it worse, and when 3% hydrogen peroxide is the next step. If you've cleaned the same spot twice and it's back, or a spot turns gray again after every spray, start here. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Why does a carpet stain keep coming back? 0:29 Towel test: dirt from below or old spray? 1:02 What is carpet wicking? 1:28 Where does the rest of a carpet stain hide? 1:54 Do carpet spot sprays leave a sticky residue? (glass test) 2:34 How to use Folex carpet spot remover 3:21 How to stop a carpet stain from wicking back (towels and books) 4:10 How long should a carpet spot dry after cleaning? 4:36 What to do right after a carpet spill 4:58 Can you get red punch, mustard or hair dye out of carpet? 5:10 Should you scrub a carpet stain? 5:27 Carpet stain still coming back? Try 3% hydrogen peroxide 5:43 How to fix a carpet stain that keeps coming back (recap) Tonight: mist that spot with plain water, press a white towel on it for a few seconds, and look. Brown or clean? 👉 Which stain keeps coming back at your place? #carpetstains #carpetcleaning #stainremoval