How to Get Spaghetti Out of the Carpet

When a plate of spaghetti is accidentally spilled onto the carpet, the mess left in its wake can leave you with thoughts of permanently stained carpeting. Aside from noodles that are easily squished into carpet, spaghetti sauce leaves a glaring red stain in the fibers. To successfully remove this mess, you must get rid of both the spaghetti and the sauce. When you use careful cleaning methods and effective supplies, you can get spaghetti stains out of your carpet without leaving any telltale signs of its presence behind.

Fork
Trash bag
Spoon
Cornstarch
Vacuum
Bucket
1 tablespoon dishwashing detergent
Spoon
Clean cloths
1 tablespoon ammonia

Instructions

- 1
  Remove spaghetti noodles from the carpet with a fork. Carefully scoop up the pasta and discard it in a trash bag. Continue this until all of the noodles are removed from the carpet.
- 2
  
  Remove excess sauce with a spoon to avoid spreading it further.
  
  Scoop excess spaghetti sauce off the carpet with a spoon.
- 3
  Pour cornstarch over the stain to absorb the oil and liquid from the sauce. Leave the cornstarch on the carpet for 10 minutes. Vacuum the cornstarch from the carpeting.
- 4
  
  Dishwashing detergent tackles the grease and tomato stains from spaghetti sauce.
  
  Pour 2 cups of cool water into a bucket. Add 1 tablespoon of dishwashing detergent and stir to mix well.
- 5
  Dampen a clean cloth with the soap solution. Dab at the remaining spaghetti sauce stain to lift the color. Move to a clean portion of the cloth and continue to sponge the stain.
- 6
  Press a damp cloth into the carpet to rinse off the detergent. Treat any remaining spaghetti stain with a solution made from 1/2 cup of cool water and 1 tablespoon of ammonia. Sponge the stain until it's removed.
- 7
  Rinse the carpeting with a damp cloth. Absorb moisture from the carpet with dry cloths until no further dampness is absorbed into the cloths. Allow the carpeting to air-dry completely.

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