I used white vinegar to remove stains and pet urine from the carpet it worked but now an awful vinegar smell is left.
Remove smell from carpet with vinegar.
Don t worry if a vinegar smell lingers.
Hence the more pungent the odor is the more concentrated you ll want the vinegar solution to be.
Use multiple wet paper towels to soak up the urine and then pour the same solution one part water one part vinegar onto your carpet.
It still has a strong vinegar odor.
Aside from the staining issue when bleach hits dyed carpet.
A rule of thumb to guide you when using vinegar on carpet to remove odor is to remember that odor is caused by bacteria that has had the chance the grow and form colonies.
The strong odor from the vinegar will dissipate within a few hours.
I tried washing it but that didn t help.
Pour some vinegar in a small bowl then let sit overnight to erase odors.
If you can t get the dog pee smell out of your carpet a homemade pet odor remover as a carpet cleaner might work.
Mop with a solution of cup vinegar to a half gallon warm water for a clean rinse free shine.
If the pet accident is recent and the area is still wet you ll need to pull up as much excess urine as possible with paper towels or a clean dry cloth.
However if you used baking soda with the vinegar it will remove any odors from the carpet along with the mold.
If you want to keep your carpet clean and smelling fresh you can eliminate odors from vinegar by using another gentle household product baking soda.
If you have a lot of set in pet odors you may need to treat the entire carpet with a carpet cleaner such as a green machine or a rug doctor.
Place a layer of paper towels over the vinegar soaked area of the carpet.
Wearing disposable gloves press the paper towel into the carpet to make sure it sops up all the vinegar.
Bleach to kill mold using bleach to kill mold you find flourishing in your carpeting has a few drawbacks.
Follow the same steps as you would when finding a stain anywhere else.
Using vinegar on a carpet spot usually is effective at removing the stain but it also can leave a lingering acidic odor.
A 50 50 water vinegar solution applied after soaking up offensive spills can help curtail spots and smells.
You will deodorize the smell with baking soda next.
I am getting ready to replace carpet.
You can use a commercial odor removing cleaner or you can mix your own cleaner with white vinegar and water.