A sticky mess on the carpet

[Speicher]

It's marmelade and mud, (don't ask).* All you ppl on here who do your cycle maintenance indoors, how do you get a sticky mess off the carpet.

I have tried Vanish Carpet Spray to no avail. Can you suggest anything else (preferably not expensive). Please.

The marmelade is my fault, the mud is the cat's fault, but together we have made a right mess.

 

[jasper]

Steam clean...and get wooden floors if you are going to repair bikes indoors.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

My kitteh got into a garage someone had left open and trod used oil all over my
CREAM coloured carpet.
I just used a bowl of warm water with plenty of washing up liquid with a nail brush.
All that before getting the Vax Professional on it.
Although the Vax is awesome, it would've never have shifted that black treacly oil on its own.

 

[TheDoctor]

Baby wipes?
Or the soapy water / nailbrush combo as suggested by m'learned fried above.

 

[Fnaar]

aren't you meant to chuck red wine on it, or something?

 

[Arch]

No, you drink the red wine until you aren't bothered about the carpet any more!

 

[Dayvo]

Or alternatively, drink all the red wine, then chuck up all over the carpet!

 

[TheDoctor]

Drink a load of vodka and chuck up on the carpet. If alcohol and hydrochloric acid won't shift the stain, nothing else will!!!!!!!!!

 

[Saddle bum]

It's marmelade and mud, (don't ask).* All you ppl on here who do your cycle maintenance indoors, how do you get a sticky mess off the carpet.

I have tried Vanish Carpet Spray to no avail. Can you suggest anything else (preferably not expensive). Please.

The marmelade is my fault, the mud is the cat's fault, but together we have made a right mess.

Both mud and marmalade are water soluble, so a good detergent should do the trick.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

aren't you meant to chuck red wine on it, or something?

I think the idea is, if you spill red wine on a carpet you can get the stain out by rubbing it with white wine. Likewise, if you spill chip fat on the carpet, rub it with salad and the stain disappears.

 

[TheDoctor]

Best keep the vodka for something else then.
Like making jelly.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

It's marmalade and mud, (don't ask).*

Wrestling's such good fun though, although rather messy.
Get a higher sided inflatable pool.

 

[Speicher]

Oh dear, things got worse this afternoon. The cat was the one doing the throwing up, ugh, on the beige lounge carpet and at the top of the stairs. . I think he read my e-mails about getting another cat.

I hesitate to try all the other suggestions regarding alcohol etc.

 

[spandex]

Do your cycle maintenance indoors!

Thats old school now the way of doing it is out side then take it in doors to warm it up and keep it next to your bed


Or is that just me

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Sell it as 'Kitteh Art' to some American.