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How to Get Rid of a Carpet Stain |
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How to Get Rid of a Carpet Stain
Although carpet provides lots of advantages to a homeowner, like
keeping your floors warm and soft to walk on—it does have at least
one major drawback—it stains! If you’ve ever had the misfortune of
spilling something on your carpet you know that even with the best
spot removers and carpet cleaners as well as quick action, you can
still be left with an ugly, noticeable stain. The only way to get
rid of a permanently stained section of carpet is to remove it and
replace it with a new piece, but then you’re often left with a very
noticeable carpet patch. However, by using a few simple tools and
some patience, you can get rid of that stained section and ensure no
one will notice the repair. Here’s how…….
Things You’ll Need:
• Pliers
• Felt tip marker
• Sharp, strong utility knife
• Carpet tape or duct tape
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Step1
Look at where the stain is located on the floor and decide which
carpet edge is closest to the stain.
Step2
Using the pliers, grab onto the carpet at the closest edge and
pull it off the tackless strip.
Step3
Roll the carpet back away from the wall, and using the back grid
of the carpet backing as a guide (so the patch will be square),
mark around the outside edge of the stain (on the underside of
the carpet).
Step4
Use your utility knife to cut along the marked outline (also
working from the back of the carpet) and remove the stained
piece.
Step5
Use the stained piece of carpet as a template by laying it onto
a piece of spare/scrap carpet, then mark and cut out your patch.
IMPORTANT: be sure you line up the grain lines of the patch so
they’re the same as the piece you removed. Otherwise the grain
of the patch will be different from the rest of the carpet when
you put it in place, and it will be noticeable.
Step6
Place the patch in the hole (be sure to align the carpet grain)
and fix it in place (again from the back) using carpet or even
duct tape
Step7
Roll the carpet back into position and push down on the edges to
reattach it to the tackless strip.
Step8
Use your fingers to rough up the fibers on the patch and the
surrounding carpet so they blend together.
Tips & Warnings
• Hopefully you kept some carpet scraps when your carpet was
installed, but if none are available; you can likely steal a
piece from the back of a cupboard or even under a large piece of
furniture (like a sofa).
• Carpet can be tough to cut. Use a good quality utility knife
to cut it (one of those thin, plastic razor knives won't likely
be strong enough to do the job).
• Even though utility knives are sharp, carpet is still tough to
cut. Take your time, work carefully and cut on a solid surface
to avoid any accidents
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