Are you trying to figure out how to remove burns from carpet? This article will help you make your carpet look like new!
Before you begin, you will need these supplies:
– carpet glue
– glue gun
-roller carpet tractor
– replacement carpet patch
– vacuum or hard brush
– scissors
– paper
– pencil
– carpet knife or a utility knife
– and steel wool or light sandpaper.
Steps to Remove Burns from Carpet
1. Take your sandpaper or steel wool and slowly rub along the burned area of the carpet. Rubbing the carpet in this way will get rid of the burned fibers.
2. Use your vacuum or brush on the burned area to get rid of any excess burned fibers or ashes. Check the burned area. At this point, you may have already eliminated any trace of the burn and you may be finished. If you still see evidence of the burn on your carpet, there is more you can do.
If you still see evidence of the burn…
3. Take your utility knife or carpet knife and cut the burned area out of the carpet. Make sure you cut at least two inches outside of the burned area. Also, make sure not to cut the floor below your carpet.
4. Put the burned piece of carpet that you cut out on a piece of paper. Trace the outside of the burned piece of carpet with a pencil on the paper.
5. Cut out the outline that you drew on the paper and use it to cut out replacement carpet.
6. You can match your carpet exactly by using a piece from the back of the closet or other hidden area. If you have no extra carpet, buy a square of similar carpet.
7. Glue your replacement carpet patch to the main carpet. Make sure to apply the glue the bottom of the new patch, as well as all along the edges.
8. Use your roller to seal the seams together.
Additional Help
While you can save money removing burns from a carpet yourself, you may not have the time, or you may not wish to go to the trouble of creating a replacement carpet patch. Don’t worry! You can contact a carpet cleaning professional to remove the burn from your carpet. With the help of TalkLocal, you can be on the phone within minutes with up to three high quality carpet cleaning professionals your area, that are available when you are.
