How to get Urine smell out of carpet and padding

This will help get the urine smell out of carpet form pet elimination and human elimination.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Baking Soda
• Carpet Rake, OR you can use even a hair pick or comb
• Vacuum Cleaner
• Black Light (optional if you can't find urine spots)

1. 
    
   Urine Stain under Black Light

   If you know where the Urine spots are you can easily do this, if you need help in finding where the urine spots are even old ones that have dried you can simply use a black light to find them. Use the shine the black light closely to the carpet and all the spots should show up glowing.

2. Once you've found the areas to be treated you'll need to sprinkle Baking Soda on all the stains and rake into the carpet getting it down to the bottom of the carpet and into the padding. If your carpet really smells let it sit for a day or two, otherwise let it sit for 2 hours. The baking soda breaks down the enzymes in the urine and binds it to help relieve the carpet from smells.

3. Once the baking soda has been on the carpet, simply vacuum it up. If the smell still persists, repeat the steps again. If the smell still persists, the problem could be deep into the padding and the underlying slab. You may have to call a professional to pull up the carpet and padding and treat the underlying slab or wood floor.

Tips & Warnings

• Always test an inconspicuous spot prior to treating large areas since some bleaching may occur with certain carpets especially dark colored carpet.
• Keep Pets and Children away from the area being treated.
• DO NOT ADD ANY LIQUID TO TREATED AREAS. This can cause the baking soda to react and could harden under the carpet.

[jmillergal]

on 9/3/2009 Thank you - best, most concise article on getting out urine smells. I will use your advice! 5 *!!!