We have this plant which is a planter and then inside a decorative
basket. We've had it in our living room for over a year. I just moved
it when we put up the Xmas tree. Well I moved it back a few days ago
and the brown carpet is now orangey rust colored. Very ugly.

I found a leak inside the planter. and it soaked through the brown
basket. It looks just like rust, but how could it be? There is no
metal anywhere. Products like Resolve don't do anything.

I was going to try Whink but I have a pet and have read that this stuff
is extremely dangerous. What else can I try short of getting new
carpet?
Your advice is very much needed and appreciated.

thanks
Jeff

I have pets, which is a continual job of hairballs, you-name-it. The
only product I have found that works on everything is SPOT SHOT and you
can get it at your grocery store or home improvement store - believe
me, it has relieved me from the worries of ruined carpet many a time!
Good luck.

I have pets, which is a continual job of hairballs, you-name-it. The
only product I have found that works on everything is SPOT SHOT and you
can get it at your grocery store or home improvement store - believe
me, it has relieved me from the worries of ruined carpet many a time!
Good luck.

Thank you for the help. I did try spot shot over the weekend with no
luck. I think I'm going to have to replace the carpet. It's barely
two years old.

The stain ended up being from the wicker basket. Who would'a thought a
plain old basket could do this!

On 17 Jan 2005 07:11:44 -0800, someone wrote:

... I think I'm going to have to replace the carpet. It's barely
two years old.

Before you do that, have you had a professional carpet cleaner look at
it? We thought we'd have to replace some of ours after 6 or 7 years,
but had a guy come out and look at it, and he cleaned it successfully.
His method is, he starts with the very worst spot. If he can't clean
it, and you want him to give up, there is no charge.

Even if you can't find a giu with the actual try-it-and-no-charge
method, maybe you can find someone who will be willing to tell you if
it is worth trying, and if so it would cost you far less to try than a
carpet replacement. How perfect does it have to be, if he got 99%
out, or 90%, would that be enough?




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before you give up and replace the carpet, try some vinegar.
before you give and replace the carpet, try some lime away.

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"69strat" wrote in message
ups.com...
: We have this plant which is a planter and then inside a decorative
: basket. We've had it in our living room for over a year. I just
moved
: it when we put up the Xmas tree. Well I moved it back a few days
ago
: and the brown carpet is now orangey rust colored. Very ugly.
:
: I found a leak inside the planter. and it soaked through the brown
: basket. It looks just like rust, but how could it be? There is no
: metal anywhere. Products like Resolve don't do anything.
:
: I was going to try Whink but I have a pet and have read that this
stuff
: is extremely dangerous. What else can I try short of getting new
: carpet?
: Your advice is very much needed and appreciated.
:
: thanks
: Jeff
: