Just when you thought cutting your finger couldn t get worse you spy a spot of blood settling on your carpet.
Wet blood out of carpet.
Use a wet dry vacuum to remove any excess moisture.
Unfortunately one of the biggest mistakes that we see with blood stains is the customer attempting to remove the stain using warm water.
Here s what we recommend for cleaning.
Instead the area should be left to dry before the special agent is applied to the blood.
Similar to red wine and coffee stains blood wet or dry can be tough to remove.
Time to break out the big guns if the stain still doesn t come up.
In general the use and dosage instructions must be followed closely and treatment should not take place on moist areas.
However if it s still wet fresh skip the first step since you won t be able to scrape wet blood off of the carpet.
Use a wet vac in order to suck remaining moisture in between carpet fibers.
Use a wet cloth to rinse and blot the area.
Blow a fan over the wet spot to speed up drying.
Mix 1 2 cup of warm water with one tablespoon of ammonia in a small cup.
There are so many ways to get blood on your carpet.
Coit s step by step guide will show you how to remove blood from carpet.
Step 5 no wet vac.
If you don t have a fan stack a few paper towels over the wet area.
Use a dry towel and blot the stain dry.
Weigh down with a heavy object and let dry.
Check out the instructions below if the blood stain you re trying to remove is dry go ahead and brush it with a steel brush to loosen the stain.
Cuts nicks small accidents or nose bleeds.
Repeat these steps.
If a blood stain has time to set in on your carpet it may become even more difficult to remove.
This is because the heat will cause the blood stain to really set in the carpet.
When it comes to blood a protein stain hot water causes it to set in.
Getting blood out of carpet.
While you can easily take care of any injuries sustained by yourself or your dear ones getting that blood stain out of your carpet can be a nightmare.
Unless you caught it quickly you re probably looking at removing dried blood from the carpet.
If the carpet takes too long to dry blood left on the backing of the carpet can wick up to the surface fibers causing a new stain.
However it is going to take more than one going over to fully remove the stain.
Also hot water is a most definite no when it comes to getting blood out of a carpet.
Getting blood out of carpet is primarily done using cold water.
Even small injuries in pets and children can streak blood all over your lovely carpeting.
If none of the preceding steps gets the blood out of the carpet the blood stain must be treated using a special stain removing agent.
Dry blood can be removed from your carpet using any of the methods above.
Step 6 to help the carpet dry quicker you can point a fan directly to the stain for a few moments to help in removing excess moisture.
