Carpet is a flooring that is used not only for practical purposes, but also to create comfort in the room. But there is a problem: the carpet in the living room gets dirty quickly and needs to be cleaned regularly. After "water procedures" carpets often lose their appearance, sinking and squeezing.
After a grand cleaning, hostesses are wondering how to raise the pile on the carpet without using expensive tools. We've found some simple ways to make cleaning and restoring carpet lint so much easier.
Winter recovery
If cleaning is planned in winter, it is not difficult to raise a long pile on the carpet: for this it is enough to take it outside and clean it with snow. If the carpet is not too dirty, then lift the places stale or pressed down by the legs of the furniture with a small handful of snow - just sprinkle and wait until it melts. The villi will straighten out.
Ice
You can use this life hack not only in winter. Freeze some ice, put the pieces where neededrestore.
The ice should melt completely right on the floor. From the cold, the pile will freeze, and in the process of melting it will melt, become softer and more pliable. But be careful - a large amount of ice can ruin your carpet.
Use small pieces of ice. When the fluff is soft, lift and flatten it with an old kitchen fork. So you can lift the pile on the carpet at home.
Warm water
Carpets are often folded or rolled up for storage, so they sometimes leave ugly creases and folds that won't smooth out without your intervention. To eliminate creases, moisten the surface, roll the carpet inside out and leave for a couple of hours. Wait half an hour, unfold and dry well. Just be careful, this method can damage adhesive-backed carpets.
Stretch the carpet in places of creases, put heavy objects on them and leave for 2 hours. The crease will smooth out for sure.
Vacuum the carpet without a nozzle to lift the pile crushed from the load.
If your carpet is synthetic, moisten it in the bends with warm water - the temperature should not be higher than +35 oC.
Recovery with s alt
Another way to restore a long pile carpet is to use s alt. This is a particularly effective way to recover from washing. The process consists of several steps.
Sprinkle s alt on areas where damage remains and spread evenly. Leave the damaged areas alone for several hours, and preferably for the whole night. Wet the brush and spread the s alt over the surface. Vacuum the rest.
Instead of s alt in the same way, some hostesses carry out cleaning and restoration with coniferous sawdust. They not only clean well, but also saturate the room with an incredible smell.
Via steam
There is another way to raise the pile on the carpet. To return the pile to its previous appearance, it needs to be softened. This can be done not only with ice, but also with steam.
To restore the carpet to its former appearance, a steam iron is often used. The pressed place is treated for a few seconds. Attention! Do not bring the iron close to the carpet and do not iron the pile! You will damage the artificial flooring: the fibers of the carpet will begin to melt under the influence of high temperatures, and instead of the corrected area, you will get a burnt spot.
This way you can lift the pile on the carpet without using chemicals. When cleaning and restoring carpet, it is necessary to take into account the degree of damage. If small areas are squeezed on the carpet, then it is better to use ice or steam, but if the carpet is very caked and squeezed around the entire perimeter, then it is better to use s alt or sawdust.
