What did a urine stain in carpet turn pink?

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WTF guys. I presprayed a urine spot from a dog on a tan carpet and the spot turned pinkish. Im using a enzyme odor remover .....I dont get it
 
Not sure what your odor removal product is designed for but did you clean the spot first or just spray with odor removal?

When urine comes out of the dog's body, it is mainly comprised of bodily acids and is an acid-based spot. If handled in the first 24 hours, a regular alkaline cleaner can remove most urine deposits from the carpet.

As urine sits on the fibers, however, it turns into an alkaline and is riddled with alkaline salts. This high alkalinity can eventually remove the coloring in the carpet, producing a bleaching effect. If this bleaching has occurred, little can be done to remove it other than to cut and paste the carpet or try spot dyeing.
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Above is quoted from Jon-Don Tech Tips

You may try to remove the stain with the various stain removers available. You will need an extractor or wet vac to insure you remove all the urine from the padding as well. Do a "Google" search for "dog urine in carpet" for more information.
 
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What happened was I presprayed with a product I have been using for a bit now. Biokleen bac out. Its tough cause a customers carpet I dont know where some urine is if any at all but I always prespray first. This was in a home. Maybe I should use a different prespray then extract after that I can treat the odors that way. Now Im stumped big time. you can see some urine spots and some you cant how to attack a rug and with what if on all light carpets I can potentially turn it pink. A customer had a minivan and I asked her if she had any concerns with urine or vomit cause her dog rides in there she said no but it smelled doggy. So I presprayed using the odor remover (bac out) then shampooed the carpets they can out awesome but if there was any urine spots there that I didnt see I could of turned them pink. Whats the best way to clean a carpet and using what products to avoid ever turning a light carpet pink/red ..... Thanks in advance as always guys thankyou
 
zgoalscorer said:
WTF guys. I presprayed a urine spot from a dog on a tan carpet and the spot turned pinkish. Im using a enzyme odor remover .....I dont get it
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I know that DC likes to keep this site as family friendly as possible, and we all know what "WTF" :huh:means. I understand that your new to the site, just be aware of it:D

Secondly, in order to give the best advice, it's important to understand ALL of the circumstances. The condition of the stain, how long its been there. The name of the product (s) your using, what process you've tried, etc.:D
 
If you are referring to Bio-Kleen's Bac Out Stain & Odor Remover product, it should have been appropriate for the job at hand. Like any cleaning product it is always a good idea to pre-test in an inconspicuous spot. FWIW I have used this product on a variety of textiles w/o a problem such as the one you describe.
 
Yep other people said the same they had no problems. I did test it on my carpet before, I used it for other stains no problem. Biokleen bac out is the only thing I used on the stain. My dog peed in a spot on my carpet pretty heavy about the size of a donut. It was like 2am so I just soaked it up the best I can. A few days went by cause I was so busy I couldnt take the time to take care of the stain and then yesterday I went and sprayed bac out directly on the stain let it sit for a min. then went to blot it out and noticed it started to get pink. Why dont know? Now I may not use this product ever again cause I cant take the chance of doing this to a customer carpet or maybe there is something I can do or use so this would never happen again.
 
Are you saying this problem presented on two different carpets (a customer's and your own)? Very strange. I've been through several gallons of this specific product on varied stains on varied textiles (carpets home/auto, and clothing) w/o even a hint of an issue such as this.

As far as what you can do or use. 1) You could talk with Bio-Kleen support and see if they have an answer. 2) There are countless other products designed for pet stain removal. Try another. Folex, Kids n Pets and Nature's Miracle are readily available OTC and each are marketed to remove pet stains as well as other stains. I've used each of these as well as others with good results. If you have a janitorial supply or large flooring company they will also have name branded and possibly house branded commercial products. Again, pre-testing is always recommended.
 
Thanks Clean I appreciate all the advice. Nah it only happened to my carpet. Have you used biokleen bac out on pet urine? How do you apply it? full strenth the extract with water? I have used it a few other times and I also used it as a deodorizer on a couch and it was awesome, I really like the scent and it is effective for sure. I also have biokleen all purpose cleaner which I wonder if I put that on that same pet stain if it would have done the same thing. I also have folex but I like bac out better
 
Yes, I have used it on both pet urine and vomit. Used it full strength as intended. AFAIK Bac Out is a RTU not a concentrate. I think the APC is in concentrate form. But for pet stains, Bac Out would be the preferred product according to the product usage guides.
 
What color is the carpet? Is it possible that the pink is from the salts setting for days before being addressed and affecting the dye? (as stated in doctordon's post)
 
I'm thinking Doctordon hit the nail on the head. The urine bleached the carpet, revealing the underlying pink base colour.
Top of the line offers various carpet dyes for cars (about 20 bucks each) and one of them might be close to your carpet.
If you got at it the next morning, the bleaching probably wouldn't have been so severe as to be noticeable. Just bad luck, nothing inherently bad about the BioKleen.
If you want the link to the Top of the Line dyes, I'll pm you with it.
-John C.
 
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