Cleaning and Stain Removal - Red carpets bleed onto white linoleum floor. help please!

When we bought our house a year ago, we found brand-new Burgundy color carpet in all the bedrooms. I thought this was great, but now I am not so happy... :wall:

There is several paths going from the bedrooms to the Kitchen, living room and garage. These pinkish colored paths are on my white linoleum kitchen floor. I spent all day on Sat scrubbing the linoleum floor with a heavy duty scrubber and Spic and Span (mother's recommendation). After all that work and no change in the pink color trails, I used bleach (half water). I let it soak for 20-30 minutes, and still no change. I would use ammonia, but my mother told me the fumes are very dangerous with a toddler in the house.

Any suggestions?

This is a unusual deal. Do you know what type of carpet it is? You can try stripping the lino...but even that is going to have strong odors inside the house and may not improve. The times i have seen this it has been permanent. It tends to soak into the wear layer of the tile.

I have no idea what kind of carpet it is... It was put in the house by the previous owner.
So, I may have no choice but to replace the linoleum? There is nothing strong enough to strip it without damaging it? If I have to, I will have my husband take the kid somewhere else for a few hours.

Ugh... I hate red carpets... :mad:

i would start off by considering to replace the carpets..it sounds like they have unstable dye or there are moisture issues...regular janitoral stripper with a mid range pH safe for lino would do the trick...but again i think it will only improve and if you do strip you going to have to apply a sealer or finish to protect the flooring

when in doubt contact a professional floor care contractor in your area

I can't afford to replace my carpets and linoleum, or even call a professional to do the job. I will have to find something that works (testing in inconspicuous places).

I keep getting advice from Sisters and friends to use a "Magic Eraser" so, I will give that a try. Thanks anyway.

if the magic eraser does work...which i think this is too big of a job for that...its going to return by the sounds of it. I would suggest settling for a level of comfort with it..or area rugs

Well the Magic Eraser didn't work, even on just a small area.

Thanks anyway.