How to remove plasticine from a carpet

How to remove plasticine from carpet? First of all, pay attention to whether it has time to smudge or not. You can remove a piece that has not yet stuck with an ice cube, but you will have to tinker with the smeared mass a little longer. We want to talk more about how to clean carpet from plasticine today.

How to remove plasticine embedded in a carpet: methods

We offer you several ways to remove plasticine from carpeting.

Cooling

If it’s cold outside, you can take the rug out onto the balcony and wait until the stain freezes well. After this, we scrape off the hardened plasticine using a nail file.

If the rug was dirty in the summer, then you will need ice to clean the rug. The ice is folded into a bag, the air is released and tied into a knot. After this, it is placed on the stain and left for about thirty minutes. After this, the plasticine will begin to crumble. After this, you pick out the bulk of the mass, and clean off what is left with a brush. Don't forget to vacuum the area where the stain was afterwards.

If after cleaning there are greasy marks left, which, by the way, happens very often, take a little cotton wool moistened with alcohol. Rub the stain gently until it is completely gone.

REFERENCE! By the way, using alcohol you can wipe off not only traces of plasticine, but also markers and other contaminants.

Iron

If the plasticine has already been stretched over the carpet, then ice is definitely not enough. To do this, iron the stain through the fabric. The stain must be ironed several times until the entire piece remains on the fabric. Change shreds as needed. After this, wipe the stain with alcohol.

Attention! Before you begin to remove a stain on the carpet, check in a less noticeable area to see if the pile will melt due to the increased temperature. Some carpets should never be cleaned this way.

Vegetable oil

Vegetable oil does a good job of removing stains, but afterwards it is necessary to wash the area where the manipulations were carried out. You can wash off any remaining vegetable oil using liquid soap.

To remove plasticine using vegetable oil, you need to remove as much of the mass as possible. After this, apply vegetable oil to a cloth and wipe the stain with it. The plasticine will begin to roll and can be easily removed by vacuuming the rug. Then wash the area where the stain was removed so that no greasy trace of vegetable oil remains.

Petrol

You can remove dirt stains using gasoline, alcohol, ammonia, and nail polish remover. But this method has one big disadvantage - an unpleasant odor that will persist in the apartment for quite a long time.

If you decide to use this particular method, then first you need to remove children and pets from the room, and only then begin removing the contamination.

First, test the product on a less noticeable area so that the carpet does not change color after the work. After this, you can safely start working. Using a cloth, apply the product to the damaged area and leave for 5 minutes.

After this, use a dry sponge to remove the sticky mass. Then we remove the residue using a soap solution.

IMPORTANT! Do not forget that after the manipulation it is necessary to rinse the carpet with water.

How to remove a plasticine stain

When you remove the main part, a greasy mark may remain in its place. There are several methods to get rid of grease stains.

You can soak a cotton pad in alcohol and wipe the dirty area. Leave for a few minutes and then rinse with water.

You can use laundry soap. Dilute the soap solution and thoroughly foam the contaminated part of the carpet. After this, the wet area is soaked with a dry cloth.

REFERENCE! You can also use special tools. Be sure to follow the instructions!

If you have children, then you should be prepared for the appearance of various stains. There is no way to do without this, because kids are learning about this world. It’s good that many stains can be easily removed at home. And plasticine stains can also be easily removed. By the way, all the methods described above are excellent for removing stains from upholstered furniture.

We recommend that you do not buy plasticine that contains beeswax. If it gets on the rug, it may not even be dry cleaned. If you have such plasticine, then sit the baby to do creativity as far as possible from the carpet and upholstered furniture.

If such plasticine gets on the carpet, then only specialized products will help you get rid of it. Synthetic fiber carpets should be washed with detergent and should never be ironed.

The most important thing is to notice in time that plasticine has stuck to the carpet.The sooner you start withdrawing it, the easier it will be.

Attention! You shouldn't even try to scrape the contaminant with a knife from a carpet that has a long pile.

A rug made of natural material can be cleaned with ammonia. Apply the solution to the stain and leave for a few minutes. Then wash with soapy water.

These same products will help get rid of marks on clothing or soft parts. It’s even easier to remove dirt from clothes because we can always soak them in soapy water. Before you start removing a stain with any product, be sure to test it on a less noticeable area, especially for special stain removers.

Plasticine is a good tool for the development of children. Our generation also grew up making various figures, and we should not deprive our children of this. But, you don’t need to let your kids make crafts in your absence to avoid such problems. It is necessary to store plasticine as far as possible from children and allow them to play with it in your presence, and as far as possible from the soft part and carpet.