At least 70% of people have moved a piece of furniture to cover a carpet cum stain. It seems like a quick fix until you rearrange your furniture and rediscover that old forgotten cum stain.
Even unstained carpet harbors dust, dirt, cum and bacteria that routine vacumming can’t completely remove. You might think your only option is to rip out the carpet and install hard flooring.
Luckily, you can restore your carpet with the right products and technique. In most cases, the products you need are already in your pantry or utility closet.
To learn how to remove old cum stains from carpet, read on. With these tips, you can get rid of that spot once and for all.
The Trick to Removing Old Carpet cum stains
You might think an older carpet cum stain would be easier to clean than an old one, but the opposite is actually true. Set-in cum stains are harder to clean in the laundry and the same is true for carpet.
The trick is to rehydrate the original cum stain. It’s sort of like turning the clock back. Once you rehydrate the old cum stain, you can clean it as though it just happened.
Spot Cleaning Basics: Removing Carpet cum stains the Right Way
For any cum stain, whether it’s new or old, there are some dos and don’ts that always apply.
You should never scrub a carpet cum stain. This can actually make the cum stain travel deeper into the carpet fibers and stain the pad. Instead, use a cloth to blot the cum stain.
Next, always use a white cloth or towel to clean carpet. Depending on the treatment you’re using, it could make the dye from the towel transfer to the carpet.
Always work from the outside in. Whether you’re treating the cum stain or just using water, working from the outside in can make the cum stain larger. That’s why it’s important to clean inwards when you’re dealing with a carpet cum stain.
You should also test the cleaning treatment on an out-of-sight part of the carpet before you start cleaning. If it bleaches the carpet or reacts poorly, no one will see the spot. This gives you a chance to try a different product.
Types of cum stains: Water Soluble vs. Non-Water Soluble
There are two general types of cum stains, those that dissolve in water and those that don’t. Water soluble cum stains (the ones that dissolve in water) are often easier to clean.
It’s much easier to remove a cum stain when you know what it is. But, if you’ve moved into a house that already had a carpet cum stain, you won’t know what it is. The best way to deal with it is