How To Handle Coffee Stains In Your Carpet

Getting stains out of the carpet is not an easy task and it is, even more, an impossible task to get rid of coffee stains off the carpet. Because branded and good coffee leaves deep stains. However, we are here to help you handle this situation by guiding you to implement specific methods. In this blog, we listed a few methods and all you have to do is to follow them. Then, you can stop wondering how to handle coffee stains on your carpet. 

Best Ways On How To Remove Coffee Stains From Carpets 

The answers to your question about how to get coffee stains out of the carpet are below: 

Rubbing Alcohol Or Paint Remover

• To get coffee stains out of your carpet, you need to first make sure to gather materials such as the following ones:
  • A clean white cloth
  • Rubbing alcohol or paint remover
  • Cleaning gloves and 
  • A mixture of water and detergent. 

• When you find an excess of coffee on your carpet, scoop or scrape it off to prevent it from further spreading
• Now, put the cleaning gloves you gathered and put them on to soak a clean white cloth in the rubbing alcohol or paint remover. Then squeeze out the excess solution.
• Take this cloth to dab on the stained carpet from outside in motion but make sure you aren’t disturbing the stain directly.
• With this action, the coffee stains will come off easily. 
• However, if you still find the presence of a few leftover coffee stains, you can repeat the whole process until you find no more stains.
• The last step is to remove rubbing alcohol or paint remover using a mixture you made by dabbing the area. 

All-In-One Stain Remover

• Take a damp cloth that is thoroughly soaked in water to blot the coffee and let it absorb surface residues.
• Later, take an all-in-one stain remover to get rid of the element present in the coffee stain surroundings. Note- this surrounding is an element of the coffee itself. 
• Spray the all-in-one stain remover onto the coffee stains on the affected areas of your carpet.
• After these steps, take a damp white cloth and keep it on the stains and leave for a few minutes to let the stains transfer onto the cloth.
• An alternative option to transfer coffee stains off the carpet is to pour rubbing alcohol on a sponge and rub it against the stains.
• Take powdered laundry detergent and warm water to make a mixture of paste. Then, take a cloth and apply it to the affected areas.
• Leave the paste be for at least 5 minutes and then wipe it off with another clean cloth soaked in tap water and find no more coffee stains. 

Acetone Containing Products

• If the coffee stains on your carpet are already dried, then you have to first scrape them off nearly leaving behind no scratches.
• Then take products or spirits that contain acetone such as nail polish remover. You can also use mineral spirits to get rid of coffee stains
• If you use mineral spirit-like dry solvents, apply them to the coffee stain using an eyedropper. Note- do this step by taking the affected carpet into a well-ventilated area. 
• Later, take a soft bristle brush to tap it on the stained carpet and then apply isopropyl alcohol (available in the market). 
• Repeat the above steps until you find all the coffee stains removed and then let the carpet dry. 

Hydrogen Peroxide

• When removing coffee stains if your choice of stain-remover is Hydrogen peroxide, then check for the colourfast test first.
• If you find the carpet colour is not transferring, then proceed to use Hydrogen peroxide solution for coffee stain removal.
• You can avail of Hydrogen peroxide solution bottles from the market and spray or pour them onto coffee stains.
• Next, use Hydrogen peroxide on affected areas of a carpet because of coffee stains, allowing the solution to soak into deeper layers of the carpet. Soaking time is about 10 minutes. 
• Wash the carpet once it dries to find zero coffee stains and use it as per usual.

Baking Soda & Apple Cider Vinegar 

• One of the best ways to get rid of coffee stains on your carpets is to use baking soda with apple cider vinegar. 
• Firstly, sprinkle one teaspoon of baking soda onto the coffee stains after scraping off the excess stains.
• Now, apply an equal amount of rubbing alcohol and baking soda on the stained carpet.
• Do a follow-up of lemon juice that is squeezed out of 1 lemon over the affected area of the carpet. 
• Scrub the area in circular but small motions using a toothbrush to avoid coffee stains getting into further deep layers.
• Later, apply a splash of apple cider vinegar to notice the pigments of coffee stains getting duller and dispersing quickly.
• Blot dry using a white cloth and regain your no-stain carpet. 

Conclusion

Methods you find in search of how to handle coffee stains on the carpet are many and the results you get on implementing them are amazing and desirable. However, you have an even better option for getting coffee stains off your carpets, that is, to book professionals. Professional carpet cleaning Perth experts from a licensed company follow approved methods to make your carpets odour-free and stain-free. Anyway, you should not leave your carpet stained for a long time.