How to Remove Furniture Dents from Carpet Colorado

Steps

1. After moving furniture and identifying number of carpet dents, gather one ice cube for each dent.[1]
2. Drop ice cube(s) in dent(s). Large or long dents may require multiple ice cubes.
3. Let ice cubes melt in dent - preferably overnight. As the ice cube melts, the nap will begin to fluff up, reducing (and eventually removing) the dent.
4. Check the results the next morning. If necessary, blot up excess water with white paper towel or colorfast cloth.
5. If the nap hasn't recovered completely - or you just want to do some additional blending - use the fork to gently lift remaining carpet fibers.
6. Hopefully, the dent(s) is gone. If not, repeat as necessary.

Tips

• Always test this method first with one ice cube in an inconspicuous spot. Lift carpet corner to see that the water hasn't damaged the under flooring.[2]
• If the dent(s) is not gone, spray it with a spray bottle, and use a hair blow dryer on it, then fluff up the fibers with your fingers.[3]

Warnings

• Be careful if you have wood floors underneath! Test first to make sure moisture does not damage the wood!
• Do not use this method on hand dyed rugs, antique carpets, delicate or valuable rugs, or on fibers not compatible with water cleaning.
• For long or deep dents that require more than one ice cube, be careful, you don't want a swimming pool of water!

Sources and Citations

1. ? http://www.ehow.com/how_2168142_remove-furniture-dents-carpet.html
2. ? http://interiordec.about.com/od/cleaning/ht/ht_crushedcarpt.htm
3. ? http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060318/ai_n16215158

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