How to Remove Furniture Dents from Carpet
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When a leg of a chair, bed, couch, table, or other type of furniture is placed on a carpet, it will often create an unsightly dent. This articles explains an easy, effective and cheap way to remove these problem spots.
Things You’ll Need
- 1 ice cube per carpet dent
- White paper towels or colorfast cloth (optional)
- Fork (optional)
Steps
- Move your furniture to uncover carpet dents. [1]
- Drop 1 ice cube in each dent. Large or long dents may require multiple ice cubes.
- Let the ice cubes melt. As they melt, the nap of the carpet will begin to fluff back up, reducing (and eventually removing) the dent.
- Check the results the next morning. If necessary, blot up excess water with white paper towel or colorfast cloth.
- If the nap hasn’t recovered completely, use a fork to gently lift remaining carpet fibers.
- Repeat for persistent dents.
Tips
- Always test this method first with one ice cube in an inconspicuous spot. Lift carpet corner to see that the water hasn’t damaged the under flooring.[2]
- If some dents will not disappear, mist these spots with a water bottle and use a blow dryerwhile fluffing the area manually. [3]
Warnings
- Be careful if you have wood floors underneath. Test a less visible spot first to make sure moisture does not damage the wood.
- Do not use this method on hand dyed rugs, antique carpets, delicate or valuable rugs, or on fibers not compatible with water cleaning.
- For long or deep dents that require more than one ice cube, do not flood the area with too much water.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.ehow.com/how_2168142_remove-furniture-dents-carpet.html
- ↑http://interiordec.about.com/od/cleaning/ht/ht_crushedcarpt.htm
- ↑http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060318/ai_n16215158
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