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Ugh! Grossed out!! Carpet cleaner suggestions needed!! So a couple weeks ago I got a blacklight from petsmart. I was SHOCKED at how many accidents I missed when I was cleaning. So, I went crazy using natures miracle advanced and sprayed heavily all of these spots, even scrubbing. I went to see if there were any new spots yesterday, and ALL of the spots that I sprayed were back, and I KNOW Brody hasn't peed THAT many times around. So I REALLY heavily sprayed one again to test if the cleaner is working... used the blacklight today, and sure enough it's back!! So obviously this natures miracle advanced isn't doing what I was hoping. Is there any way I can get rid of the spots? Any cleaner suggestions?!? I'm so grossed out!!!!!! |
This is why I don't have carpet in my house :p |
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: .. and we're renting.... bye bye deposit :cry8::wavecry: |
Hmmmm. Good question. I don't have a black light but I am definitely getting one now. I just paid Stanley Steemer $150 to clean my carpets and I have mostly wood and tile (carpet in the bedrooms). I will let you know if Stanley got them out as soon as I get a blacklight...Do I wanna know????:confused::eek::confused: |
We paid for professional carpet cleaners to come in after we moved out of our apartment, and we still didn't get our deposit back :p We decided after that... no more carpet with pets! |
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I'm still glad I bought the blacklight... but now I feel awkward walking in some spots in the apartment knowing that theres tons of pee saturated in the carpet :thumbdown:thumbdown |
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See... I won't do this. I KNOW Gabby's snuck away from me more times than I realize. I don't think my heart could take the shock. Bear in mind, I'm a OCD neat freak. My plan is to rip the carpet out and replace it. Of course, it helps that I get a 50% discount on the cost of carpeting, so I can do that. |
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I will let you know ASAP!!! |
Have you tried vinegar? We have also had good luck with Odor Gone ("As Seen on TV")...which comes with a black light. We had an aerosol product years ago that was fantastic...which is pro'ly why you can't find it now. lol |
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I've heard that vinegar masks the smell, but doesn't help with the stain part. :confused: yup.... good things always come off the market!! ugh! |
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They also sell it at PetSmart...which is where we usually get it. I haven't seen it a Target but maybe I was not on the right aisle...lol I am usually suspicious of "As Seen on TV" 'cuz it's often...what's the technical term...crap? lol But we figured 'what the heck' 'cuz nothing else was working, and doggone if it didn't vanish from the black light. Cat urine it was...and white carpet, but I'd guess it would work as well on dog urine. We have very little carpet and are ripping that out, too. Area rugs, so we can roll 'em up, take 'em out of the deck and pressure wash them. Takes almost no time, uses very little water, and they dry in an hour or two here. |
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I used a product called Urine Off Dob & Puppy Formula. I had started using it early. Thought Roxy was doing real well with the training & cleaned up with the Urine Off, got the black light. OMG!!! Glowing spots everywhere. She had been doing a lot sneaking around that we had no clue. Used the Urine Off everywhere, and the spots were gone. If you haven't used the black light, remember that you need to use it in a dark room in order to see the spots. |
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Oh no, I do not want to get a back light as hard as I try I know that Ralph has had his accidents, so i would be scared to ever see what a backlight would show! hahah |
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I read somewhere that if you have your carpets cleaned they shouldn't be steam cleaned as the steam bakes the urine into the carpet, but rather you should use a water extraction method. Can't remember where I read it, sorry, or if it's really true (sorry again) but thought I'd pass it along just in case it helps. We're going for the water extraction method - after I (shudder) use the black light. I got it awhile ago but have been afraid to use it! We use Nature's Miracle whenever we catch Gracie peeing, but I know for sure we don't always catch her. |
I gave up on carpet....all tile in this house! :) When I did have carpet, I much preferred Eco 88 over any other product. You do have to be careful with it, though, because it does sometimes lift the color from some items. I used it on my carpets and it was amazing in removing stains!!! It is also awesome in removing odors. They have a money back guarantee. Eco-88- pet odor and pet stain remover. Guaranteed! |
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Well, the machine we had was called a "steam cleaner" but it used "water extraction" so not sure what we did, lol, but we used 2 products AFTER many machine cleanings and the stains on the white carpet vanished. The aerosol was almost instanteously...you could watch it disappear while you were still spraying. That was years ago, and I don't even remember the name of the product anymore. We also had some enzyme cleaner we would put into the reservoir of the 'steam cleaner' and let the machine do some of the work. lol |
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:yelrotflm Our white carpet 'cleaning guide' said to saturate, let soak, then blot with absorbent toweling weighted with a brick, etc. Did that with several products...nada. We struggled with it...spent plenty on useless products. The stuff that works has the enzymes that are needed for the digestion of the material, and that is what does the 'real' cleaning. After the urine is out, a water extraction to remove the product wouldn't hurt I don't imagine. I don't remember all we did to remove the kitty marks from that expensive, thick, plush white carpet, but I do remember the furniture being stacked up and pushed around the room, and the carpet machine being a near-permanent fixture. :eek::p:D |
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The black light shows the protein in body fluid, including urine, if you spray with a cleaner and scrub, the protein may disappear for a while. You could even be pushing it deeper into the carpet fibers. The directions to Nature’s Miracle say to spray and let dry; repeat if necessary. You can't hasten the project along because the enzymes that clean are actually "good" bacteria that "eat" the protein and this takes time. Make sure you are using the proper Nature’s Miracle for the surface you are cleaning. As soon as I see a wet spot I place a towel on the spot and absorb as much urine as I can, then I spray and place another towel on the spot and absorb as much as I can by standing on it. Finally I spray and let air dry. My advice is to quit scubbing you are just moving the protein around, you aren't getting rid of it by scubbing. |
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That's what I was doing with the Nature's Miracle for the last several months. When I used the blacklight and saw all those spots, I looked at the back of the bottle and it said for stubborn stains use a brush with bristles. So I thought :eek::eek: maybe I have stubborn stains!! |
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