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How to get rid of dents in the carpet?

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Old 01-05-2011, 08:49 PM
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i never heard about the ice cube trick will have to try it
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Old 01-06-2011, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
wonder how a wool carpet would react to the water sitting in the dent?
I think as long as u don't apply heat it should be ok. Good question. Maybe someone has tried it.
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Old 01-06-2011, 08:28 AM
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ROFL. Had to laugh, My dents turn out obe little kitties under the throw carpets, have to be sure before i flattent hem out again. LOL. So I was gong to tell you to be sure they were dents before flattening. I also just get a brush and crush it out. Happy quilting.
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Old 01-06-2011, 08:54 AM
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When we moved out of our last house we used the ice cube trick for the deep dents that our pool table had made in the carpet. It is a regulation sized (9ft) slate table & beyond heavy! We put some ice cubes (the legs were really big, like 12"x 8") in the dents & let them sit & when they dried you couldn't even tell that the pool table had been there! It was pretty amazing. The thing I can't remember is if we had to do it more that once before they came out. This was all my husband's idea & I thought he was crazy, but it worked!
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Old 01-06-2011, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
wonder how a wool carpet would react to the water sitting in the dent?
It shouldn't matter. Wool "felts" in a washing machine because of the fibers rubbing against each other. Wool fibers have little "hooks" that lock into each other with agitation in the presence of water and slippery soap. Water alone is unlikely to affect the fibers.
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Old 01-06-2011, 09:25 AM
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yeah,
ices cubes a folded towel and your iron, basically you steam the dents out, or you could shampoo that spot with an extractor then brush the nap up gently, when it dries it should be good, or repeat until it's corrected. good luck
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Old 02-21-2011, 03:54 PM
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Thanks for all the comments. Isn't ice a wonderful thing? Who would have thought!
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