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Shortening. Tips to remove Shortening stains on carpets

Working in the kitchen you may find that you have dropped some shortening on the carpet, use these tips to bring out the shortening stain on your carpeting.

Be sure to first scrape up as much of the excess shortening on the top of the carpet as you can but carefully without spreading the stain out further.

You can proceed and work that shortening stain out using rubbing alcohol on the shortening stain. Never pour the alcohol directly on the carpeting but only on your towel. Put the rubbing alcohol on your cloth and dab at the stain. Don’t rub the shortening stain out any further if you have spilled a lot, and don’t pour the rubbing alcohol on the carpet, just dab at the stain with your cloth to bring out the stain.

After you have been working, with the rubbing alcohol and you are not bringing up any more shortening, use a mixture of two cups of water, and two tablespoons of dish liquid, non bleach type and clear. Spray this on the stain and continue dabbing at the stain, changing your cloth around so you will know if you are still bringing up more of the shortening stain or not, and then repeat until you are no longer bringing out any more shortening stain or the stain is gone.

Rinse out your carpet using just water and a clean cloth. Spray and dab the area to bring out any remaining soap and loosen the stain more. Allow this to dry for about an hour. If when you are cleaning the carpet you spill too much water, you can use the wet dry vac and clean the water up so you can work on the shortening stain with out having to deal with excess liquid.

If you still have a little stain in the carpeting, use a spray of peroxide on the stain. Let it dry, and repeat spraying until the stain is completely gone.  Work the peroxide into the carpeting when you find the shortening stain is set deep in the carpet.