Carpet cleaners do not always work as promised, and sometimes they do not have a chance to work. Stains become set in when cleaners are improperly used, and they do not always come out. This can be as bad or worse than a burn on carpeting, but it is possible to repair in the same way. Read on to find out what to do when a permanent stain will not come out, and repair the carpeting to a like-new condition.
Necessary Supplies
To repair a permanent stain on carpeting you will need a sharp utility knife, a hot glue gun and glue sticks, a fine-tip dark colored marker and an extra piece of matching carpeting for patching the stain. If an extra piece of carpeting is not available, consider taking it out of a closet or from an another area that is not visible. If this is not possible, take a small fiber sample to a local carpet outlet. Look for sample pieces that will match or at least come close to the color and style of the existing carpet. Even if it does not match perfectly it will look better than a dark permanent stain.
Procedure
Begin by cutting away the permanent stain on the carpeting using a sharp utility knife. If the carpet fibers are long, try your best to pull them aside while cutting through the base. Also, try not to cut too deeply to avoid damaging the padding. The section that was cut away will be used as a stencil for the repair.
Next, figure out which direction the grain of the carpeting runs, and make a permanent patch that will fit the repair where the stain was located. Use a fine-tip marker to trace around the carpeting stain and onto the new piece. The repair should fit the opening perfectly.
In the meantime, plug in the glue gun, and allow it to heat up enough to melt the glue stick. Apply dots of hot glue to the back of the new piece of carpeting, and make a small bead around the edge of the repair. Carefully press the permanent patch into place, and allow the glue to harden before walking on it.
After the glue dries, arrange the carpet fibers with your fingers. The patch where the stain once was should blend in perfectly. When the repair is completed with care, no one should be able to tell the difference.