[cleanability]

Can long standing indentations from furniture on carpets be reversed? People always mention the use of ice. If they can, then how?

Thanx

Chris

[lee_gundry]

i did 12 marks from long standing furniture last week.


using a upholstery tool/stairs tool no 04 jet

turned up heat to 240 f

4/5 passes over dent dress pile with stiff brush
i had acid rinse through machine
dry with hair dryer.

result perfect.

Lee G

[cleanability]

briil thanx Lee !

Chris

[Doug Holloway]

Chris,

Water will lift some indentations , particularly on good quality wool carpets with a hessian backing.

Ice is just a way of getting water in the right place but hot water  , as Lee says will work better.

Synthetic carpets where the pile has been crushed will not lift.

Cheers

Doug

[Karl Wildey]

You can lift the dent of the carpet pile, but not if the underlay is crushed. Then you have to replace the crushed section of underlay

[dave401uk]

Not forgetting that the backing on the carpet will have stretched,making it almost impossible to rectify

Dave

[John Kelly]

As I've said many times this can sometimes be rectified by using some stiff plastic material beneath the carpet.