Remove Beet And Beet Juice Stains On Clothing, Upholstery And Carpet

Beet juice stains on clothing, upholstery and carpet, and beet stains anywhere else can be very difficult to remove, because of their bright red color.

That beautiful color that makes borscht look so good, for example, does not look so pretty once it is a stain on your clothing.

Instead, it is a bright pink spot that just draws attention to itself.

The quicker you act with a beet juice stain the better, because it sets quickly.

That is why the number one rule for stain removal is to treat the stain as quickly as possible, to make it as easy to remove as possible.

Below are step by step instructions for how to remove beet stains from fabric, upholstery and carpet.

How To Remove Beet And Beet Juice Stains On Clothing

Step 1: Scrape off any excess beet from the fabric.

Step 2: Run the fabric, inside out, under the cold water to flush out as much of the beet juice as possible, being careful not to spread the stain further.

Step 3: Pretreat the stain with a laundry prewash stain remover, or coat the stain with liquid laundry detergent, and then let it sit for several minutes.

Step 4: Rinse well in cold water.

Step 5: If the stain is out, go ahead and launder as normal. If the beet stain is still there go ahead and soak the clothing or other fabric in a solution of cold water and chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach for 30 minutes to an hour, or even longer.

Hint: The chlorine bleach solution will work better than the oxygen bleach, if it is safe for the fabric, but it is much harsher on the fabric and the soak should be as short as possible, checking after about 15 minutes to see if the fabric is still OK.

Step 6: Launder in cold water with either chlorine bleach if the fabric will allow it, or color bleach if not.

Hint: Make sure the stain is gone after washing, but before you place in the dryer or you may set the stain. Repeat if necessary.

Beet Stain Removal On Upholstery

Step 1: Scrape off any excess beet from the upholstery, and blot up as much excess beet juice as possible, being careful not to spread the stain further.

Step 2: Mix a solution of two cups cool water and one tablespoon dishwashing liquid.

Step 3: Using this solution, sponge the stain from the beets or beet juice with a clean white cloth.

Step 4: Next, blot at the stain until the liquid is absorbed.

Step 5: Repeat steps 3-4 until the beet juice stain is removed from the upholstery.

Step 6: If the stain is removed you should get plain cold water and a new white cloth and sponge the area to remove the cleaning solution, and then blot dry.

Step 7: If the stain is still there mix a solution of a half of a cup of cool water and one tablespoon of ammonia, and use this solution in the same manner that you previously used the dishwashing liquid cleaning solution on the upholstery.

Note: Normally ammonia is not suggested for cleaning upholstery because you are less likely to know what type of fabric, and its care requirements, are on the upholstery, but beet juice is very difficult to remove.

Before using an ammonia solution on your upholstery, please use a small amount in an inconspicuous area of the upholstery to make sure it will not harm it.

Hint: For either method listed above be sure to get the upholstery only as wet as necessary to remove the stain from the beets.

You can get more information on how to clean upholstery here.

Removing Beet Stains From Carpet

Follow the same directions as for upholstery above.

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