How can I clean my carpet stain?

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I dropped a hot hookah coal on my carpet and the ash has embedded itself in the carpet and won’t come out. I tried to use bleach and detergent and that hasn’t helped. Anyone have any suggestions?

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  1. davidson shell says:
    June 21, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    steam would be best but if that doesn’t work you can try mixing baking soda and water into a paste and putting that on it letting it dry and vacuum it up, you may have to do this a few times. (I assume you have light carpet since you used bleach but the baking soda is good on light carpet colors)

  2. betotron says:
    June 21, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    steam clean is best

  3. Paul says:
    June 21, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    Never use bleach or other laundry products on your carpeting, if nylon, the bleach will permanently damage carpet dyes. Keep all your laundry products in the laundry. Call a certified pro to tackle this stain, if you haven’t already ruined the carpet. Go to http://www.iicrc.org., to locate a hot water extraction cleaner in your part of the country. Next time call a pro before attempting to remove something difficult from expensive carpeting.

  4. Shan says:
    June 21, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    I doubt you can remove the stain, since the carpet has most likely melted on that spot.

    If only the tops of the carpet fibers are singed, you can cut these off with a sharp pair of scissors. If the burn goes deeper, your best bet is a "Carpet Transplant":

    1. Cut the stain out using a razor knife. Be careful to cut only the carpet, not the padding under it.

    2. Cut a piece of replacement carpet from a place no one will ever notice, like from inside a closet.

    3. Put the ruined piece on a piece of paper and trace around it. This will be your template. Cut this out and use it as a pattern for the new piece. You want an exact match in shape.

    4. Glue the replacement piece of carpet in place using waterproof glue. Attach it to the padding underneath. Or you can sew it into place by sewing it to the existing carpet. (You will need a curved needle if you sew it in place.)

    The repair should be invisible when you’re done.

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  5. The Industry Giant says:
    June 21, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    Initially it would have been a carbon based stain. Something I am sure a citrus based solvent applied by a pro could have easily removed for you.

    However if it was hot, I am sure there was damage to the fiber. Adding bleach would have destroyed most carpets. Hope it is an olefin.

    The best thing at this point is have an IICRC certified pro evaluate it. If you haven;t melted, dissolved or bleached the color out of it, you may have a chance of rectifying this.

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