Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - Silly putty on berber???

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bogey
08-11-02, 09:30 AM
I have a green stain line on my off-white berber carpet. It looks suspiciously like the silly putty my step-son was playing with - but naturally he did not play with it in that room (?????:o ). "It wasn't mean - I never even had my silly putty in there". So that ghost that hangs around here did it again. In any case - it almost seems to be a part of the carpet - any ideas how to get this off?
Thaks

twelvepole
08-11-02, 10:45 AM
How to remove Silly Putty® & Clay from carpeting:
Materials

Dull knife or metal spoon
WD-40® (car part lubricant)
Liquid dishwashing detergent
Cotton balls
Rubbing alcohol
Soft cloth or sponge
Procedure
Scrape off excess Silly Putty or clay with a dull-edge knife or metal spoon. Spray with WD-40 and let stand a few minutes. Scrape excess Silly Putty or clay with dull-edge knife or metal spoon. Respray with WD-40 and wipe off stain with cotton balls. If any stain remains, saturate a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol, blot the stain and rinse. Wipe any remaining residue or remaining stain with a damp sponge or cloth moistened with liquid dishwashing detergent.

Stain Removal Tip. Crayola. Retrieved 11 August 2002. http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/staintips/action_tip.cfm