Help! Oil on wool carpet!

[Thurston Garden]

Bloody cat got locked in the garage. Cat walks through oil in garage (lots!) and has now walked through 2 rooms with light wool carpets and it's like dot to dot.

Help!

[snapdragon]

this isnt tried and tested (cos i dont have either a cat, a garage, or a carpet thats worth keeping) - but it's what I'd try

lots of dabbing - Wd40 on a cotton pad to disolve oil, then rag in strong washing up liquid solution - dab don't scrub - then vinegar and a dry pad

light coloured carpet arrgh


or you could join the dots

[Thurston Garden]

Hmmm. Calmed down a bit now! Cat is outside and is staying there until she passes a strict paw inspection tomorrow.

Checked the house insurance (although reluctant to claim). "Accidental Damage: Not covered"

OH has found a few comments, including WD40 on t'internet, but the pressure is on cos we are off to Amsterdam tomorrow til Sunday



Thats just one room too.

[Thurston Garden]

Ta SD - you were advising WD40 whilst I was fumbling with my camera and OH saw WD40 on't net.

Busy day tomorrow me thinks!

[Amaranth]

Not sure about the best way to clean the carpet, but I'd ask the vet if the cat needs to be treated for the oil it ingested while cleaning its feet.

[Thurston Garden]

Yes - OH was worried about that and has now cleaned her PAW, yes, one paw made all that mess, but there's no Stewart Granger she is coming in the house tonight!

[Cheezy]

What you need is a solvent that disolves oil, I wouldn't use wd40, cos thats a light oil.

Try white spirit on the stain, and than using a dry cloth dab as much off as possible. It'll smell worse, but as long as you get the stain out, eventually it will dry as it's volitile.

If you have that paint brush cleaner that might do, and after you've worked it in, you can wash it with water....what am i thinking of, the easiest thing is to work neat fairy liquid into the stain (if it was a dark carpet I would test a bit for fading), this should emulsify the oil, so that you can then wipe with a wet cloth.

[contadina]

I'm with Cheezy, you need something that will absorb the oil.

First blot with paper towels , until no oil appears on them. Then blot with surgical spirit on a dishcloth. Use as little spirit as you can get away with, blot don't scrub and change cloths as often as possible. Sounds like a perlarva but this really works Ive tried it several times with bike stains on cream carpets.

[baldowrie]

one site I looked at said use dry cleaning fluid, dab it on and allow it to be soaked up on a cloth/tissue...do not rub

[Stonehead]

Get rid of the carpet and the cat. Sorted.

[Annpan]

From 'The Cleaning Bilble' - Kim and Aggie

Dab gently with a cloth impregnated with a few drops of liquid lighter fuel

From 'How to be the Perfect Housewife' - Anthea Turner

Cover spot with talcum powder. Leave for a few hours and then vacuum. If traces of the stain remain, sprinkle a few drops of eucalyptus oil onto a clean cloth and dab the stain

Please don't make fun of me for owning these books ... I hope you get it sorted TG.

[ina]

I wouldn't go quite that far - but yes, I think carpets and pets (or kids) don't really go together.

[baldowrie]

I wouldn't go quite that far - but yes, I think carpets and pets (or kids) don't really go together.

yep I'll go with that!

[ina]

Please don't make fun of me for owning these books ... I hope you get it sorted TG.

Why would anybody make fun of you because of that? OK, nowadays we use the internet more for getting this type of information - but it's the same thing, really!

Only - I own neither talcum powder nor lighter fuel...

[baldowrie]

think she was referring more to the authors...used loosely!