Red Color on Carpet after Acid Treatment - Cause and Cure

Bane-Clene YouTube Video - How to Fix Red or Pink Carpet Stain after Acid Treatment Have you ever treated a carpet with a rust remover or with an acid-based browing removal product and had the treated area suddenly turn pink or red? On one of our many workshops, there was a water fountain in the meeting room and the carpet around it had turned red. I immediately knew what had happened! Someone tried to remove hard water scale on the water fountain and got a bunch on the carpet! Sometimes, nylon carpet turns red or pink after being treated with an acid such as Brown Out® or a rust remover such as Pro’s Choice Rust Away. This is usually due to a pH sensitive dye used by the carpet manufacturer. Treatment with non-sudsing ammonia will usually reverse this effect. NOTE: It MUST be NON-SUDSING (clear) ammonia! The ammonia reverses the effect and simply evaporates away! Heart can now stop beating so fast! Link to YouTube Video on How to Correct Color Change to Red in Carpet - from a Bane-Clene Training Seminar. Free Bane-Clene Information Package Free packet of information about Bane-Clene can be obtained by calling toll-free 1-800-428-9512 (U.S. ONLY!). Your information packet will include a full color catalog and price addendum. Packets will arrive in approximately 2 weeks through standard United States Mail. You can also order the packet at the Catalog Request Form. “A to Z” Alphabetical Index to the Bane-Clene Web Site Bane-Clene Home Page Copyright: Bane-Clene® Corp. Author: Donald W. Terry, Sr., Bane-Clene’s Chemist Date Modified: January 8, 2020 Date Published: January 8, 2020