The sight of your toddler gliding the tip of a pen across your carpet can be pretty disturbing. But seeing that your pet (or toddler, of course) has spilled an entire bottle of ink on your vintage tapestry is enough to cause you a heart attack.
But not to worry, there’s always a way out. This article will guide you through it. It will show you how to get ink out of the carpet.
But then, no matter what you do, never let the ink dry on your carpet – act as soon as it is spilled. Ink contains several resins and dyes that, when dried, may give you a tough time when you try to remove them from your carpet without professional help from our Northampton based carpet cleaners.
For Water-Based Inks,
Water-based inks are pretty straighforward to remove from most materials and will not require harsh chemicals. Follow the steps below if you’re curious to know how to remove water-based ink stain out of your carpet:
- Mix dishwashing liquid with warm water.
- Soak a white microfiber towel with the mixture, and gently blot the ink stain until it is removed. Don’t forget to change the towel once it is saturated with the ink. You don’t want to keep spreading the ink to your entire carpet.
- Now rinse the area with clean water and another microfiber towel, and then allow the carpet to dry.
For Permanent/Solvent-based Inks,
Permanent/solvent-based inks are usually more difficult to remove. Instead of water, they are composed of larger compounds that you’ll need to break down to detach them from your carpet.
- Dampen a white microfiber towel with some isopropyl alcohol, and then gently mop up the ink stain. Change the towel as soon as it gets saturated with the stain to avoid transferring ink back to the carpet.
- Continue step 1 until the ink stain is completely removed.
- Soak another towel with a mild solution of water and white vinegar, and then rinse the spot with the solution. This rinsing should remove traces of isopropyl alcohol from the carpet to avoid damaging its fibers.
- You can also rinse the vinegar mixture using another towel damp with clean water or let the carpet dry.
For Ball Point Inks,
- Spray a liberal amount of lacquer hair spray on the stain to break down the component of the ink for faster detachment from your carpet.
- Allow the spray sometimes on the carpet before blotting it using a clean microfiber towel. At this point, try not to scrub. Simply dab from the carpet towards yourself.
- When the ink stain is completely gone, allow the area to dry and vacuum it up.
For Dried Ink Stain,
You can damage your rug if you try any of these methods with dried ink. So, you may want to seek professional help if the ink has already dried up on your carpet, especially if your carpet is made from delicate fibers.
Contact our experienced carpet cleaning company with details about the type of ink and the nature of your carpet. We’ll be able to help with them and a wide range of other issues from lingering spilt milk odours, to paint stains in the carpet. Give us a call today!