How to Remove Ink Stains From Carpets

Do you have an ink stain in your carpet?  Don’t scrub it!  Watch this video from our How To series, How to Remove Ink Stains From Carpets, and follow the steps to see if you can remove the stain yourself.  If the stain persists and you can’t remove it to your satisfaction please contact us for a free quote and to set up an appointment!

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Video Transcript

So we have an ink stain here. There is a number of different inks. Most inks will dissolve under solvents. You get products like Goof Off, Isopropyl Alcohol or even hairspray, which has alcohol. Thats what I’m using here. All you do is just blot it, but absolutely do not scrub it around. You go straight down and straight up. If you scrub it will spread and make it far worse than before. You will see the transfer in your cloth and just keep turning your cloth. Once you see it has faded, you can very lightly twirl the cloth in a small circular motion but still do not scrub. Keep going until there is no transfer. Once you get tho that point, then you can take some three percent Hydrogen Peroxide, the same stuff you find in a store, and just blot it. This will effectively remove the dye’s of the ink. If it is not all gone when you are done, the hydrogen peroxide residual will dissolve the ink dye by tomorrow and that’s it.

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Call Ottawa 613-232-5110 or Kemptville 613-258-5110