Oil Stains on Carpet..destroyed. What to do?

[Squonk]

I was doing a bit of DIY and needed to remove a heating rad. When I moved the rad through the sitting room (after I thought I had drained it completely) a load of black oil-stuff came out. My carpet is now destroyed...it has long black stains all across it. At the time, I had used Vanish and some methylated spiritis but neither helped. I think I have no option now but to go buy a new carpet, the stains are that bad. Does anyone know if professional carpet cleaners can fix this kind of damage?

 

[DGOBS]

Nothing stains better the magnatite sludge in a radiator!

Dont think you'll get it out

 

[PaddyBloggit]

These guys may be worth a shot:

http://www.cleaningdoctor.ie/cork.html

(I have no connection with them)

 

[4400kevin]

try wd40 have used it to remove oil before

 

[Squonk]

Thanks for the replies. I'll give the Cleaning Doctor fella a call. I never knew that oil stuff was called magnetite sludge..I just googled it and it's scary stuff...hate to think of that stuff in my central heating system

 

[DGOBS]

lol, yeah, it's not oil, it's sludge caused by slow corrosion in your central heating system

 

[maureen2me]

maybe you could just buy a rug to cover over the spill?

 

[Squonk]

maybe you could just buy a rug to cover over the spill?

I've done a bit of that but the stain is scattered all over the room.

 

[laughter189]

Try degreaser - It should do the trick

 

[DGOBS]

think the carpet will survive degreaser?