Blood on carpet / Advice?

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One of my neighbors had a dog bleed all over the back seat of a truck on the carpet. Any advice for removing blood? I will try my usual oxy/folex method but want to be prepared if that doesn't work. FWIW, the blood has been on the carpet for < 12 hours. I will of course be wearing gloves.



:rolleyes:



Thanks,



Greg
 
Use a product with live enzymes. It will eat the blood and clean it without staining. Blood is one of those types of stains that "set" and stain if the wrong product is use to clean it. I use a product from Auto Magic called Enzyme Pre Spot.
 
David Fermani said:
Use a product with live enzymes. It will eat the blood and clean it without staining. Blood is one of those types of stains that "set" and stain if the wrong product is use to clean it. I use a product from Auto Magic called Enzyme Pre Spot.
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Can anything like that be found locally?



Thanks,



Greg
 
bac-out would be my preferred product. I have used it with great effect on blood. Really as David said live enzyme culture products are the single most effective. That is not to say protein spotters will not work.
 
Greg ,Try peroxide..A nurse in the ER told me to use when i cut my finger and had blood on my shirt..she said they use it all the time because of the amount of blood that gets on there uniforms when working in the ER ..it worked for me..



btw,if you give it a shot dab the spot with cold water first
 
I checked out the vehicle tonight. The majority of blood (dried) is on the back seat of the truck. Unfortunately, there are no janitorial supply shops near here so I am limited to product. I will hit up a carpet shop tomorrow and see if they have any special enzyme cleaners. At last resort, I will try a hydrogen peroxide mix. 50-50.



If I pre-treat with HP 50-50, then oxy mix, does that pose a threat to the colors in the seat?



FYI, the detail of this thing will be Saturday...



Thanks Guy,



Greg
 
Greg, it should not. car fabrics are solution dyed not skien. so the dye is either part of the fiber or inside the fiber. versus an added dye in a dye sight on the exterior of a fiber.



However that being said it is not the best way to approach this issue. You need to extract and loosen any hard dried blood. after that you need to apply the strain HPO no 50/50. when i did this kind of work i used 45% hydrogen peroxide, versus the 3% you get in stores. after the fiber is clean and the per-oxide is on it cover the stains with clean un marked lettered bags. this will keep it from drying out. HPO works in an odd way. Light breaks down HPO this is what causes the bleaching action. IF the HPO dries out before the stain is removed you will have to re wet it. 3% HPO can take up to 24 hours to work, usually wetting every 3-4 hours. (lightly mist) 45% HPO will work in 10-15 min.
 
Grouse said:
Greg, it should not. car fabrics are solution dyed not skien. so the dye is either part of the fiber or inside the fiber. versus an added dye in a dye sight on the exterior of a fiber.



However that being said it is not the best way to approach this issue. You need to extract and loosen any hard dried blood. after that you need to apply the strain HPO no 50/50. when i did this kind of work i used 45% hydrogen peroxide, versus the 3% you get in stores. after the fiber is clean and the per-oxide is on it cover the stains with clean un marked lettered bags. this will keep it from drying out. HPO works in an odd way. Light breaks down HPO this is what causes the bleaching action. IF the HPO dries out before the stain is removed you will have to re wet it. 3% HPO can take up to 24 hours to work, usually wetting every 3-4 hours. (lightly mist) 45% HPO will work in 10-15 min.
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A couple questions. Clean un-marked bags. paper or plastic? :)



I will shoot down to the drug store to see if I can get 45% HP.



I am starting at 9 am. tomorrow!



Greg
 
GregCavi said:
Does anyone know if a 50-50 hydrogen/peroxide mix will remove color of seats?



Semi Urgent... Detail is tomorrow.



Greg
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Greg,heres a cut and paste i found..if you try this method test a small area first.





Dried Blood:



One reader reported that in nursing school they tell students to use peroxide on the blood before washing. She reported it really works. I'd test a small section as it could also have a bleaching effect, but worth a try.



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Mix one teaspoon of a mild ph balanced detergent (a mild non alkaline non bleaching detergent) with a cup of ice cold water

Blot

Mix one tablespoon of household ammonia with a half cup of ice cold water

Blot

Sponge with clean ice cold water

Blot

Note: Always test an inconspicuous area for colorfastness, etc. before treating the exposed area. Also note that certain stains are permanent
 
My solution is "I can clean it but I am booked up 3 weeks out". :LOLOL



I once got two pints of blood out of the front footwell of a Ford Tempo (when I was first starting out) that had been there about 10 days...in June with the windows up. I almost threw up when I opened the door. I dumped water into the floorboard and extracted with my wet vac. Probably did this 7-8 times, dumping a full gallon of water each time. It worked very well. I also dumped the bloody water in the car owner's parking lot and by the time I finished, there were a lot of flies buzzing around. :nervous2:



After that disgusting escapade, I refuse to knowingly clean bodily fluids out of cars. It just isn't worth it to me.
 
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