Burnt Carpet With Iron

Coit s guide to removing burn marks from carpet.

Burnt carpet with iron.

Iron burns on carpet happen from time to time. Things needed to fix a carpet burn caused by an iron. If you accidentally cut the padding it will need to be removed and patched with the same process as the carpet repair. You may be ironing quickly and the iron slips out of your hand or you set the iron onto the ironing board and it accidentally falls onto the carpet.

If your carpet has a pattern make sure it exactly matches that of the burnt section. Make sure whatever you use is only the size of the replaced piece though. No matter how it happens it will leave a very noticeable black mark. Using a carpet blade to shave damage from a carpet.

Replacing the carpet or calling in the professionals can be costly but with a little care and patience annoying burn marks can be removed from the carpet for good. And no it s not setting up a little plaque and declaring it modern art. Use the x acto type knife to carefully cut out the burnt area of carpet without cutting into the padding. Orla try gently scrubbing it with a scrub brush or damp cloth.

You can also place something heavy on it for awhile to flatten it a little. 1 roll of double sided adhesive carpet tape 1 razor knife 1 iron to use heat to adhere the new carpet to floor 1 towel or similar cloth 1 comb for brushing carpet. Using a carpet blade to shave damage from a carpet. Using the burnt section of carpet you just cut out as a template cut out a swatch of carpet from a less noticeable area like the back of your closet.

As we re rushing about our busy days frantically trying to get everything done accidents tend to happen right.