Iron burn on carpet - help!

[climbanymountain]

Last night, I dropped the steam iron on the carpet of a house we are renting. It was only literally for a second but it has left the distinct imprint of the iron with black burn marks where the steam holes are. The carpet also feels rough.

Does anyone know of a cleaner or similar to get rid of the 'stain' and burns?

I shall be waving goodbye to my deposit otherwise.

[OverMyDeadBody]

You can't 'clean' a burn mark out of a carpet. It has burnt the carpet, that is permenant.

Sorry for the bad news.

[HeadFairy]

depending on the depth of the pile of the carpet, you could get a very sharp razor blade or scalpel (from art shops) and "shave" off the burnt bits. Take a tiny bit off otherwise you'll have a dent in the carpet. Other than that, there's not much else you can do.

[LynetteScavo]

Goodbye deposit.

At least you don't have to worry about DC's spilling on the carpet now!

[tissy]

aren't you insured?

even if it's a rented house, you should have contents insurance

[LynetteScavo]

(a new carpet would probably be less than your deposit, though)

[climbanymountain]

crappy polyester carpet!

head fairy will try your idea.

is there anything that can be done about the mark?

[HeadFairy]

when you shave off the burn the mark should go but you have to be verrrryy careful you don't take too much off otherwise you'll end up with a dip in the carpet.

[climbanymountain]

thanks for advice headfairy.

I don't want to use household insurance really as have long no claims built up. You're right that carpet may be cheaper than deposit loss. We've only been there 2 days!

[climbanymountain]

No unfurnished and open plan and brand new