Keep doing this until no more oil comes up.
Remove oil from carpet wool.
Sprinkle the powder liberally and don t worry about using too.
How to remove oil stains from wool carpet.
Moisten an absorbent white cotton towel with woolclean dry spot remover or other solvent containing.
Rub the baking soda or corn starch into the carpeting.
Avoid rubbing too softly or too harshly.
Removing dry oil based paint.
Scrape off excess oil with a butter knife.
Sprinkle a bit of baking soda directly onto the motor oil stain.
Allow the baking.
Absorb any excess oil into a white cotton towel by blotting not rubbing the area affected.
Blot it onto the stained area with a clean cloth and blot with a separate cloth to remove.
Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
You can place a piece of newspaper or a paper bag over the area to absorb what won t come up by blotting with a soft clean dry cloth.
Don t press too hard as you don t want to damage any of the carpet fibers.
Use steam to softened the stain so it can be separated from the carpet fibers.
Using baking soda or corn starch 1.
A number of hand held steam cleaners are capable of generating 285 degree steam which should be hot enough to help soften dried oil based paint.
You can also use corn starch if baking soda isn t.
Allow the paper to sit on the stain for at least 15 minutes and replace it when it is soaked through.
Allowing the carpet to stay moist for too long may result in mold.
Dry cleaning solvent can also be used to treat oil stains.
Use just enough force.
If the spot is grease gently remove any solids.