| Pre-spray & Water | | | | - After wait time, blot the stain with white cloth to |
| Spaghetti sauce is one of the most difficult stains to | | | | remove excess pre-spray |
| remove. Most people have probably ended up with | | | | - Put 3-4 drops of water directly onto the stained area |
| spaghetti stains on their shirt and pants. The problem | | | | - Use toothbrush to agitate stain in a circular motion (do |
| with spaghetti sauce is the acidic red color from the | | | | not apply too much pressure) or you can damage the |
| tomatoes. Although, this is a natural dye it can be quite | | | | carpet fiber. |
| difficult to remove from just about anything. Most | | | | - Use the white cloth to blot soapy solution until residue |
| clothing is made from natural materials (cotton, wool | | | | is removed. If not, continue using drops of water to |
| etc...) and will soak up the dye in tomatoes. This applies | | | | rinse and blot stain dry. |
| to more natural carpet fibers (wool carpet) and will be | | | | - Repeat process until desired results are achieved. |
| more difficult to remove. The bottom line, is that natural | | | | Ammonia & Water |
| dyes adhere to natural fabrics, carpet and clothing | | | | As stated above, there are some fabrics and carpet |
| better than man made fabrics, carpet and clothing. So, | | | | fibers that are more difficult to remove spaghetti stains |
| if you have a man made carpet in your home or | | | | from. There are many different procedures that you |
| business the clean-up process will be much easier. | | | | can use to resolve this issue. But, many of them need |
| There are other things to consider also. Such as, how | | | | to be completed by a professional carpet cleaning |
| long has the stain been left alone to set in and the | | | | technician. If the process above does not remove the |
| color of the carpet. Most people don't know that the | | | | stain completely then here is another option for you. |
| longer a stain remains untreated it sets into the carpet | | | | Things you will need: |
| fibers. Another common mistake is to treat the stain | | | | - Ammonia |
| with bleach and water. Never use bleach and water to | | | | - Tablespoon |
| treat a stain as it will remove the carpet color. Here | | | | - Measuring Cup |
| are some tips on how to remove spaghetti stains from | | | | - Dropper |
| your carpet. | | | | - Toothbrush |
| Things you will need: | | | | - White Cloth |
| - Pre-spray Laundry Treatment | | | | Follow these steps: |
| - 5 Gallon Bucket (Fill with 2 gallons of warm water) | | | | - Mix 1 tablespoon of ammonia with half a cup of cool |
| - Toothbrush | | | | water (mix well) |
| - White Cloth (2) | | | | - Apply 3-4 drops onto the stain (number of drops |
| Follow these steps: | | | | depend on size of the stain) |
| - Use 3-4 sprays of laundry treatment directly onto the | | | | - Agitate the area gently with the toothbrush (use |
| stained area | | | | circular motion) stain will begin to fade away. |
| - Let the solution work for 10-15 minutes...do not touch! | | | | |