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Removing Silly Putty from Carpet

Description: Remove silly putty from carpet with these easy tips from our readers.

Q: My dd made some homemade silly putty at school. She brought it home in a plastic egg. It fell under the couch and the egg opened up. By the time we found it, it was all dried up and in the carpet! I tried all kinds of carpet cleaners and nothing would get it to come up. It just leaves this hard circle on the carpet. It actually dried clear, so you can't really even tell it's there till you step on it and realize that it's hard.

Tip #1: I actually did it - just now. I used Goo Gone Sticker Lifter following the directions. I scrubbed a LOT. Then I used super hot, soapy water. That was what seemed to really do it, but the Goo Gone loosened it up first. Then I rinsed it well. It will never be perfect, but since the carpet is beige with brown flecks and a medium pile, it will be pretty much invisable unless you know where to look. The whole process took nearly an hour for a 1 inch spot.

Tip #2: Now, this is from a 30 year old male. My little two year old got silly putty into our carpet. It was awful. I used the previously mention method: goo be gone and hot, soapy water. A little goo remover and hot water and presto. All gone. It took 10 minutes. This was in a shag style carpet with a ton of silly putty.

Tip #3: I just used Goof Off 2, (water based). Results were literally instant. Silly putty dissolved completely and we blotted the goof off out of the carpet.

Tip #4: For removing silly putty on carpet, I used WD-40 on spot for 10 minutes as recommended on your website but I had no rubbing alcohol so instead I followed with Oxi Clean in hot water, a little rubbing with an old toothbrush, and the silly putty came right out.

Tip #5: Tip #3 worked like a charm. I was absolutely amazed at how fast Goof Off 2 worked. Literally dissolved the silly putty instantly. Thanks!...Holly

Tip #6: My son got Silly Putty in our carpet, used some Basic-H from the Shaklee Home Cleaner Line and a washcloth and within 10 minutes it had come clean. Shaklee rocks!!...Barb

Tip #7: Soak the spot with WD40, let the WD40 sit for 20 minutes, pick the large pieces of silly putty off with a butter knife, take 3 Tsp of Oxi Clean and warm water and pour it on the area, take tooth brush and brush the spot, take a cloth and rub it over the area...Ronda

Tip #8: The Goo Gone worked for taking silly putty out of carpet! It only took about 5 minutes putting Goo Gone on a towel, blotting, and rinsing with hot soapy water. I had to repeat about 2 or 3 times and it's totally gone! Thank you!...Sheila


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