Olefin should not hold a stain....."they say"... Have you tried water and blotting until the cloth you use to blot with shows no color? if you wet the stain with water and blot with a paper towel and the towel shows some staining....then you are removing some stain..if so repeat until it's all gone. And there's always the option of hiring a carpet installet to cut a piece from a closet and replace the stained portion. Linda C

I have to tell you how I just camouflaged a bleach spot on my light tan carpet. It wasn't a bad spot but we are trying to sell our house and every little thing makes it harder to sell. I tried everything. Coffee, tea. None of them worked. I even paid $100 for the kit that comes with a neutralizer and the different spray bottles of stuff that is supposed to bring it back to a natural color. That actually made it worse. So, I bought some water based poster paint. Using my fingers and lots of water... I worked in white and got rid of the garish yellow and pink. It took patience and time, probably two hours. I let that dry. It was all gone but it was lighter than the rest of the carpet. Actually it would have been ok. Then I mixed up some black, brown and white and very lightly I brushed through the carpet using lots of water and I got the carpet to blend in with the surrounding area. It look great. I will not be shampooing that carpet again.

The carpet can be perfectly restored by a carpet dyeing professional. Just do a Google search for 'carpet dyeing' and you will find a professional dye technician in your area. A dye technician can perfectly match the bleached area with the surrounding carpet, and the repairs are guaranteed permanent for the life of the carpet. DO NOT CUT OUT THE DAMAGED SECTION to patch it as the patched area will most likely not match the surrounding carpet, and you will always have a visible seam around the patch. We are a carpet dyeing company that covers Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC. www.colorfulcarpets.com (301) 776-2393 Here is a link that might be useful: carpet dyeing

This coffee stain has stayed for a couple of months, and now I just thought of using bleach to bleach the carpet with 1:3 ratio. For some reason, it's not lightening up yet getting darker..... What can I do now?