It can also be caused by leaky appliances.
Rusted metal carpet stains.
Sometimes stains can occur on your carpet without ever exposing it to drinks food or other known causes of stains.
I started by making sure there wasn t any loose rust or dirt in the stain basically by poking at it with a spoon.
Before you attack that stain there s some prep work you should follow.
Metal furniture is a common culprit for rust stains.
Many of us might believe the stain is permanent.
I m new at this so i was kind of winging it.
Then i poured vinegar directly onto the stain enough to completely saturate the stain.
How to remove rust stains from carpet.
Cleaning rust from carpet.
This gives the soap and water time to loosen the rust stain and clean the fibers of the carpet.
There are different causes for these stains including furniture with metal footings and other things that cause the carpet to have contact with metal.
One stain that can catch many homeowners off guard is rust stains.
Well the carpet guy pointed out a few rust spots on our carpet and he said i can t remove rust i have an iron table and a sofa with a metal base both of which had gotten one of the kids drinks spilled on it and it rusted.
You can leave the area wet for longer 10 15 minutes but you want to make sure the soapy water and loosening rust stain doesn t dry and set in to the carpet again.
No big deal i thought.