Throwing a party at home can be a lot of fun, but it can also be stressful when your guests drop alcohol and drinks on your precious carpets. Carpets fall prey to spills and stains more often than you think. Luckily, swift carpet cleaning action will help you get rid of alcohol stains before they turn into permanent carpet fixtures. Remember that swiftness is key because untreated stains act as magnets for trapping other dirt and grime. Here are some steps to remove whisky stains from your carpets.

What You Need For Your Carpet Cleaning Task

You will need to get regular club soda, ammonia, a fresh sponge and lint-free towels for this carpet cleaning task. Club soda and ammonia can be found at retail supermarkets easily. Club soda comprises sodium bicarbonate, which makes it a good cleaning compound. Ammonia is an alkaline disinfectant that can cut through stains easily.

Step 1: Saturate the Stain With Club Soda

Your first step is to saturate the stain thoroughly using club soda. You can either place the soda in a spray bottle to apply evenly over the stain, or you can pour it from the club soda bottle. Take care not to saturate clean areas of the carpet for no reason. A spray bottle will help you concentrate on the stained surface more efficiently.

Step 2: Press With a Fresh Towel 

Once you have saturated the stain, place a clean towel on top of it and press down firmly into the stain. This action will lift the carpet moisture. Repeat this process continuously until the stain has been lightened from the carpet.

Step 3: Treat with Ammonia

If the stain hasn't been eliminated, you can blot a little ammonia on a fresh sponge for applying over the stained area on the carpet. Leave this for a little while to let the ammonia loosen the stain from the carpet surface. You may have to repeat this a few times, but eventually the stain will disappear completely.

Step 4: Saturate with Water

Saturate the area with water and blot it with a fresh towel to rinse the ammonia from the carpet. Use another fresh paper towel to remove the moisture from the floor. Let the carpet dry completely. At this point, you shouldn't see any trace of the whisky.

These carpet cleaning steps work best on fresh stains. Older stains will prove to be a little more challenging, but not impossible. You may need to repeat these carpet cleaning steps more on older stains.