A piece of paper caught on fire, fell on the carpet, I put the fire out and it burned the carpet and the paper melted into the carpet. Using soap and alcohol, I got rid of most of the blackness, but the parts where it's actually burned is still black. How can I get rid of this mark? Would using bleach work?
Depends on the type of carpet..(and how deep the burnt fibers go).. But any time I have damaged a carpet or rug, I have had success with a simple, disposable, Bic shaver..and a pair of very sharp, thinning shears (for thinning hair). Ultra sharp shears work, too. Don't try BLEACH, whatever you do! Bleach will remove color and you'll have a hideous mess if you use bleach. All you have to do is snip off the most offensive scorched fibers..and using the disposable shaver will help with the little bits that don't go very deep. Snip away at it..and continue to fluff it up with a large-tiened comb for wet hair..or a hairbrush. Try to only cut off the burned fibers. You don't want a big patch to be shaved/trimmed away. You can even trim away, gradually, around the trimmed away scorched section..so there isn't a noticeable different in carpet height. It may not look as good as new..but it will at least get it back to a consistent color..and far less noticeable. You can't really remove burned carpet fibers with anything..since it isn't stained..it's blackened by burning. Hopefully, it only burned the very top, surface fibers..and once you trim/shave them away, the carpet will appear to be as it was (just a little shorter right there). Once it becomes matted down (like the rest of the carpet) you likely won't notice it. There's always an all-over, room re-decorating..rearranging the furniture and a large, sturdy piece of furniture goes right there. Or, throw rugs. Good Luck.
I had some hot coals fall out of a fireplace and onto the carpet. Vacuumed and got the stuff like you did. Then I got a really sharp pair of scissors and cut out the melted part that was discolored. Was very careful and it looked pretty good when I got done. Bleach will not work on melted plastic. You may also need to pick out the nape a bit to make the surface appear like the original carpet. The other thing I have heard of being done is to take a piece of carpet from a spot where it will not be seen and cut the exact same piece from the damaged spot. Use a little glue and swap the two pieces. The key to these is taking your time and being careful.
409 Carpet Cleaner. Don't use bleach.
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