Removing Ink Stains From Carpet

If you have kids in the house, chances are that they use ink a lot. However, this can also be a source of headaches especially if they keep spilling it on the carpet. If left untreated, ink stains can be an eye sore. To avoid leaving stains on your carpet, you need to attend to the ink spill immediately. Whereas there are a couple of homeowners that like to call professional carpet cleaners to deal with the stains, unknown to them is that they can save hundreds of dollars by removing ink stains from carpet on their own. Therefore, if you are surfing for information on removing ink stains from carpet, you will find the details provided in this article quite an interesting read.

Discussed herein, are tips and guidelines on removing ink stains from carpet.

What you will need

Ensure that you have the following in place before embarking on the task:
• White cotton wool or white soft cloth.
  
  
• Soft bristle brush.
  
  
• Spray bottle.
  
  
• Dish detergent.
  
  
• Water.
  
  

What you need to know

Before delving deeper into the article, let's first of all look at some of the things you need to familiarize yourself with:
• Foremost, before using a solution on the stained area you need to test it in an inconspicuous location of the carpet. This will enable you to determine whether or not the solution will damage your carpet.
  
  
• White cotton wool or linen is recommended as colored clothes can cause the dye to get into the carpet.
  
  

Tips

First and foremost, you need to bloat the area as soon as possible so as to get much of the ink out. You need to instill this into your kids so that it will make your work easier if you are not around.

Pour some water into the spray bottle and spray the area. Thereafter, use the cotton wool or linen to bloat the area. Do this several times until much of the ink has been removed.

If there are still traces of ink stains even after soaking and bloating the area several times, you need not to lose heart. Follow the steps below to completely eliminate the ink stain:

• Apply the dish detergent onto the area. Make certain that the dish detergent you are using does not contain bleach.
  
  
• Using the soft bristle brush, scrub the area. Scrub from the outer edges inwards. Do it gently so as to avoid damaging the fibers.
  
  
• Spray the area with water and then bloat.