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.
Remove smell from carpet with vinegar.
Mop with a solution of cup vinegar to a half gallon warm water for a clean rinse free shine.
Aside from the staining issue when bleach hits dyed carpet.
It still has a strong vinegar odor.
It has been 4 days now and the smell is almost stronger.
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.
You can use a commercial odor removing cleaner or you can mix your own cleaner with white vinegar and water.
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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.
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.
If you can t get the dog pee smell out of your carpet a homemade pet odor remover as a carpet cleaner might work.
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.
The strong odor from the vinegar will dissipate within a few hours.
Don t worry if a vinegar smell lingers.
Baking soda is inexpensive and the odor removal process is quick and.
You will deodorize the smell with baking soda next.
If your pet has had an accident on your carpet you can use a combination of liquid dish soap white vinegar hydrogen peroxide and baking soda to remove any stains and eliminate any odors.
Hence the more pungent the odor is the more concentrated you ll want the vinegar solution to be.
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.
I used white vinegar to remove stains and pet urine from the carpet it worked but now an awful vinegar smell is left.
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.
Pour some vinegar in a small bowl then let sit overnight to erase odors.
A 50 50 water vinegar solution applied after soaking up offensive spills can help curtail spots and smells.