Getting Blue Ink Out Of Carpet

Fill a spray bottle with equal parts of water and distilled white vinegar.

Getting blue ink out of carpet.

You can combine rubbing alcohol and a bowl of lukewarm water to remove permanent ink stain on the carpet. Once you begin to lightly blot the ink stain from the carpet you should start to see the color transfer onto the towel. Once the area is stain free dab the area with a towel dipped in lukewarm water. Touching the fiber might further grind in the ink then apply a spot remover or carpet cleaner with foaming action to lift up.

Keep blotting for 30 minutes so the alcohol has time to dissolve the ink. Blot the moistened cloth onto the ink stain. Salt works impressively on ink stains on carpet. Repeat until the stain is removed.

Then lightly blot the stain using a white cloth. Moisten the ink stain with either rubbing alcohol or non oily hairspray. When the ink is gone rinse your carpet with a warm water vinegar. Fill the iron with water plug it in set it on low medium not too hot you don t want to burn the carpet and place it on top of the towel.

Once it has had a chance to soak in vacuum up the alcohol and ink with the wet dry vacuum. To remove ink from carpet wet a clean cloth with rubbing alcohol and gently blot the stain. Put some alcohol on the corner of a dry cloth and blot out the inky mark. Repeat the procedure several times to remove ink from carpet and leave the blotted mark alone for half an hour.

You may not be able to get all of the ink out of the carpet just by blotting and massaging. Fold a towel in half and cover the stain. Add the alcohol and let it sit for five minutes. For a carpet that smells as good as it looks add a couple of drops of concentrated lavender water or lemon.

Repeat the process until the stain is transferred to the towel. The salt will absorb the ink. Tap slightly the mark but never rub it will make everything only worse. If the ink is still wet immediately cover it with salt.

Vacuum first holding the nozzle above the stain. Allow the salt to sit overnight then vacuum the area. If the ink is already dry wet it thoroughly before. Pour a generous amount of stain remover over the stain.

An optional step is to clean the carpet area with a carpet shampoo. A wet dry vacuum can make this process much quicker and much more effective. Again turn the cloth frequently to keep a clean surface in contact with the carpet.