[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What To Use To Neutralize Soap???????

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:01:33 PM EDT

My little boy poured half a bottle of Dawn dish soap on the carpet in his room. I have spent the last 5 hours trying to get it out. Wet vack and hot water is not working. Any ideas??????

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:06:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Motor oil, the deep black stuff - works all the time.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:13:01 PM EDT

[#2]

I did something similar once. Keep on going.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:15:28 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
I did something similar once. Keep on going.

+1

There is no way to 'neutralize it'. Just keep cleaning.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:21:34 PM EDT

[#4]

One time my dog ate half a bottle of baby shampoo and vomited it on my parents carpet. I cleaned and cleaned.

As stated befor it does eventually clean up. Just keep running the wet vac over it and water.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:29:10 PM EDT

[#5]

DON'T USE LYE!!

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:30:59 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I did something similar once. Keep on going.

+1

There is no way to 'neutralize it'. Just keep cleaning.

Not what I wanted to hear boys. Well atleast you guys got me away from it for a while. The best part of it is it happened a few days ago. He had strategically set up a board game over the top of it so it would not be noticed. her

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:35:10 PM EDT

[#7]

Cold water= less suds

GM

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:37:43 PM EDT

[#8]

take off a couple of the "Rod" extensions and put it in HIS hands

J/k
keep it up with the wet vac!

Posted: 2/12/2006 6:01:16 PM EDT

[#9]

Try vinegar. Soap is a base and vinegar is a mild acid. Suck up the results with a shop vac or carpet cleaner. Make sure you use an anti-foaming agent.

Posted: 2/12/2006 6:19:12 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Try vinegar. Soap is a base and vinegar is a mild acid. Suck up the results with a shop vac or carpet cleaner. Make sure you use an anti-foaming agent.

That makes since. Vinegar should be "color safe" aswell. I'll give that a try.

Thanks Will-Rogers

Posted: 2/12/2006 6:21:49 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Try vinegar. Soap is a base and vinegar is a mild acid. Suck up the results with a shop vac or carpet cleaner. Make sure you use an anti-foaming agent.

That makes since. Vinegar should be "color safe" aswell. I'll give that a try.

Thanks Will-Rogers

DO NOT USE VINEGAR! My folks tried to clean their carpet in their car with vinegar. The damn car smelled like a big pickle for a year.

Water. Lots and lots of water.

Posted: 2/12/2006 6:33:09 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Cold water= less suds

GM

+1

After doing dishes cold water rinses down the water MUCH faster than if you were using hot water. It should work the same in your situation, hopefully.

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