Iron Carpet Dents

Place a clean and wet damp cloth over the carpet dents and hold an iron on medium heat for about 30 to 60 seconds over the cloth.

Iron carpet dents.

To raise flattened pile carpet you can try using an iron to get rid of the dents. Indentation in carpet caused by furniture leg. Indentations in carpet usually result when furniture has been moved. Get furniture dents out of carpet with ice cubes.

Remove the cloth and use a spoon to fluff up the carpet. Apply a hot clothes iron to the cloth. First place a damp cloth over the flattened carpet to protect it from the heat of the iron. Or steam away dents.

Steam the dents with a carpet steamer or with a damp white tea towel ironed in place then run your fingers or the plastic card through the fibers again. Repeat the process until the indentation goes away. Make sure to lay towels under your rug if you can when using the ice cube method. If still dented spray the affected area with a light mist of water run your fingers through the fibers then heat the area with a hair dryer set to medium heat for several minutes pausing.

To remove furniture dents from carpet made of synthetic fibers start by placing a towel rag or other absorbent material under the carpet where the dent is to protect the floor underneath. Use a soft bristle brush to ruffle the fibres and bring them back to their normal shape. Hold the iron around 10 15cm from the carpet. Place a damp cloth over the indentation.

Then adjust the iron setting to medium heat and steadily iron over the cloth for 30 to 60 seconds. Follow the same steps as the iron and ice cube trick by fluffing up those fibers and vacuuming. Next fill the dent with ice cubes and let the cubes sit for at least 4 hours. Get furniture dents out of carpet with an iron.

Different carpet materials require different dent removal methods. Let the ice melt for at least a few hours. Leave it to dry overnight. Then vacuum the spot to straight up carpet fibers.

Never press an iron directly onto the carpet. Place a clean damp cloth over them and hold an iron on medium heat several. Fill the iron with water place it on the highest heat setting and allow it to heat up. Steam the dents until the fibres are wet and hot.

You need to be extra careful when using the steam iron technique so you don t damage your carpet. First spray the dent just enough to moisten the spot then turn your blow dryer on its highest setting and point it directly toward the dent about four to six inches away until the carpet is hot.