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Methods to remove carpet burn

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1 Jan 2024
It often happens that part of the carpets in the house are burnt due to carelessness. In this article, you will learn about tricks to eliminate all types of carpet burns.

From the past to the present day, most Iranians use carpets to beautify and cover the floors of their homes. These beautiful floors are expensive to use, so maintenance and care is essential.

Since it is possible for the carpet to burn for different reasons, such as: a piece of coal or a cigarette falling, a pot or an iron sticking to the carpet, candle wax dripping on the carpet, etc. to happen. In this article, we are going to explain several solutions for carpet burns.

If you encounter such a case, the first thing you should do is check the amount of burn in the carpet. If the amount of burn in the carpet was very high and deep. It is better to go to a reliable and experienced carpet cleaner who also performs carpet repair work, so that they can clean and repair your carpet professionally.

But if there is a superficial burn on the carpet, you can use the following solutions to remove the stains resulting from all kinds of burns.

Carpet burn repair

Removing carpet burns caused by falling cigarettes or coal

Carpet burns with cigarettes If a cigarette falls on the carpet, use a tool such as sandpaper or the tip of scissors to scrape the burned part of the carpet. This should be done carefully so as not to damage the carpet weft. Then clean the shaved piles of the carpet with a vacuum cleaner or by hand.

Then, using a clean cloth dipped in a combination of hydrogen peroxide and normal water or city water, move slowly on the carpet stains until they are completely removed.

In addition to the solution mentioned to remove surface stains caused by cigarette burns, you can reduce the effects of burns by placing small pieces of ice on the black stains on the carpet and smoothing the piles with a comb. Take action on your carpet.

Finally, to wash the carpet or rug, you can remove the remaining black spots on the carpet with a solution of carpet shampoo and water. Then by placing the carpet higher than the ground level, dry it faster.

Fixing the burn caused by the pot or iron sticking to the carpet

If the carpet is damaged due to the sticking of the pot and the iron, first check whether the carpet burn is deep or not.

If the stain from the burn is black and the burn is pitted. You cannot do anything special at home to remove stains from the carpet. And you must go to a reliable carpet cleaner to repair your carpet.

But if the piles on the carpet were not too damaged, use the following method:

By placing a halved onion on the burn and washing the carpet with cold water, you can make the burn stains disappear.

Carpet care

Fixing the candle burn on the carpet

If you spill paraffin on the carpet while the candle is melting, you should immediately scrape the spilled paraffin off with a sharp object such as a spatula or spoon.

Then, by placing a dry towel on the stains and moving the iron on the dry towel, absorb the remaining paraffin.

To clean the carpet better, you can finally remove the candle stains by using a solution of dishwashing liquid and cold water.

To prevent other areas of the carpet from getting wet, you can dry the desired area faster by placing the carpet higher than the floor level or using a hair dryer on the wet part of the carpet.

With the help of the mentioned methods, you can eliminate all types of superficial burns. But in more serious cases, it is better to leave the work to a professional and leave the damaged carpet to a reputable carpet cleaner.