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How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet

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In this post, I’ll show you how to SIMPLY remove furniture dents, marks, or divots from carpet. 

This method is commonly used by professional carpet cleaners to remove carpet dents caused by heavy furniture like book shelves, or beds. 

Here is the secret:

The most effective way to reset the shape of carpet fibers is with heat and steam from a clothing iron. 

The furniture weight puts a huge amount of deformation stress on the carpet fibers.

This high compression stress can cause the carpet fibers to undergo plastic deformation that can often only be undone by reseting the fiber shape with steam. 

Check out the Step-By-Step photo Instructions below for a simple guide.

Or...

Check the Video Instructions below. 

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet

Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet (Step-By-Step Instructions)

YOU WILL NEED:

1) Clothing Iron (USA, UK, CAN)

2) White Cloths (USA, UK, CAN)

3) Spray Bottle (Water) (USA, UK, CAN)

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet - Step 1

Step 1 - Spray the iron footprint (red dashed line) with water to protect the carpet fibers from the heat of the iron. The Iron temperature setting should be set to synthetic material. 

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet - Step 2

Step 2 - Cover the carpet dent with a damp white cotton cloth. Do not use a colored cloth, as the dyes may transfer from the cloth to the carpet. 

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet - Step 3

Step 3 - Place the preheated iron on top of the carpet dent for 30 seconds. The iron steam function should be turned on. Do not use a higher heat setting than "synthetic material". The highest temperature setpoint on an iron could damage the carpet!

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet - Step 4

Step 4 - After 30 seconds, the carpet fibers will start to reset to their original shape, and the dent will come out of the carpet.  

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet - Step 5

Step 5 - Using a light bristled brush, like a toothbrush, agitate the carpet fibers to further reset the carpet dent. If the dent does not fully come out of the carpet, repeat steps 1 to 5 one more time. Do not repeat more than twice as it will not be effective. 

How to Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet - Step 6

Step 6 - When the carpet dries, the carpet should look new again! 

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Remove Furniture Dents From Carpet Video Instructions

 

This video demonstrates how to remove Furniture dents from carpet using an iron. 

 

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