Things You'll Need:
- Spray bottle
- Liquid detergent
- Sponge
- Lukewarm water
- Stain-fighting agent
- Paper towels
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Step 1
Grab a paper towel or clean cloth and cover the stain with it. Allow excess tomato juice to absorb into the cloth. Remove the paper towel or cloth when all the excess tomato juice has been absorbed.
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Step 2
Fill a spray bottle with 1 cup of lukewarm water and about ¼ tsp. of liquid detergent. Shake the bottle so that the water and detergent mix. Moisten a clean sponge with lukewarm water.
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Step 3
Spray the solution onto the tomato juice stain until it is adequately wet. Sponge as much as the stain away as you can. Use light, quick strokes and start from the stain's furthermost point and work inward. Using this sponging method will help contain the stain.
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Step 4
Find a common laundry stain-fighting agent and apply it to the stain. After applying the agent, let it soak into the carpet for approximately 5 minutes before wetting the stain again with your water and detergent solution and sponging it.
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Step 5
Use a clean side of the sponge to sponge the carpet again until all the detergent and stain-fighting agent have been removed from the carpet. Get the area as dry as possible by blotting it with some paper towels.
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Step 6
Cover the newly-cleaned carpet stain with two of three paper towels. Place a trash can or another heavy object over the covered stain. Allow the paper towels to absorb excess moisture overnight.
