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• Method 1 of 3: Get synthetic fiber furniture prints
• Method 2 of 3: Get furniture prints from natural fibers
• Method 3 of 3: Prevent furniture marks
• Warnings

If you leave a heavy piece of furniture in one place on your carpet, you will eventually get marks in your carpet because the fibers of the carpet are compressed by the weight of the furniture. Most of the time it is possible to remove these impressions and you do not need any special tools or tools. However, it is a lot easier to take steps to avoid printing. Below are some of the ways you can do this.

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Method 1 of 3: Get synthetic fiber furniture prints

1. Remove the furniture. You can't get the prints out of the carpet if the furniture is still there. Remove the furniture so you can see the prints and rearrange the room to be able to reposition the furniture or move the furniture in another room while you get started.
   • Check the carpet label to see what material the carpet is made of.
   • You can remove prints in synthetic fibers with the help of ice cubes. Synthetic fiber flooring is often made from nylon, olefin or polyester.
2. Protect the floor underneath. This is important if you are removing prints from a carpet or floor covering with a wood or other unfinished floor underneath. To protect the floor, place a towel, cloth, or other absorbent material under the carpet where the marks you want to remove are located.
3. Fill the print with ice cubes. Use as many ice cubes as you need to fill the print completely. As the ice cubes melt, the compressed fibers of the carpet will slowly absorb the water. The more water the fibers absorb, the fuller they become and the more they swell. This will make the print less bad.
   • If you are removing multiple prints from your carpet, try this method first with a print in an inconspicuous area to test whether the carpet is colorfast.
4. Leave the print alone overnight. Let the ice cubes melt and let the carpet absorb the water from the ice overnight or at least four hours. This gives the fibers enough time to swell and regain their original shape and thickness.
5. Pat the area dry. When the carpet has absorbed the water for several hours, use a clean towel to pat the wet area and soak up the excess water. The floor covering does not need to be completely dry, but only slightly damp. Always use a dry part of the towel to absorb more water.
   • When you have absorbed as much water as possible, remove the towel that protects the floor beneath the carpet.
6. Shape the fibers. Now that the fibers have become thick and full again, you can reshape them to erase all traces of the print. Use your finger, a small coin or a spoon to brush and brush the carpet fibers in multiple directions so that they stand up like the rest of the fibers.
   • You can also use a carpet brush or rake to brush the fibers and remove the imprint.

Method 2 of 3: Get furniture prints from natural fibers

1. Remove the furniture. If the piece of furniture that caused the marks is still in place, remove it so you can remove the marks. When you can see the floor covering, look at the label to determine what type of fiber the floor covering is made of.
   • Impressions in carpets made of natural fibers are best removed with steam.
   • Natural fiber floor coverings are often made of wool, sisal or cotton.
2. Protect the floor underneath. The best way to get prints from natural fibers is to use steam and heat, but this can damage the floor underneath when finished. To protect the floor under the carpet or carpet, place a towel or other absorbent material between the carpet and the floor.
3. Treat the area with steam. Fill a steam iron with water. Set the iron to the highest setting and let it heat up. Hold the iron 10-15 centimeters above the carpet and spray a steady stream of steam on the affected area. Continue to spray with steam until the carpet is damp and warm.
   • If you don't have a steam iron, use a spray bottle to wet the print with water. Then use a hair dryer on the highest setting to heat the area and steam the carpet. Hold the hair dryer 10-15 centimeters above the carpet and treat the area until the carpet is warm.
4. If the print is stubborn, warm the area immediately. Soak a tea towel with water and squeeze as much water out of the cloth as possible. Place the damp cloth over the print. Set an iron to the middle setting and let it heat up. Place the iron on the tea towel and exert light pressure while you run the iron over the tea towel for a minute.
   • Remove the iron from the tea towel. Let the tea towel dry on the print.
5. Dry and brush the fibers. Use a clean towel to pat the carpet dry. To return the packed fibers to their original shape, use your fingers, a brush, a spoon, or a carpet rake to brush and brush the fibers. When you do this the print will disappear.

Method 3 of 3: Prevent furniture marks

1. Use carpet underlay. Underlay or an underlay not only makes your floor covering more pleasant to walk on, but also protects the floor covering. When placing a heavy piece of furniture on the carpet, the carpet underlay helps to support the weight and prevents marks from forming.
   • Carpet underlay is available in different thicknesses and it is important that you choose the right carpet underlay for the floor covering you have.
   • Domestic carpet underlay is usually between 6 and 11 millimeters thick and has a density of 2.7 pounds per 12 inches.
2. Move your furniture regularly. Furniture marks are created because heavy furniture stays in the same place for too long and thus compress the same fibers in the same way for too long. An easy way to avoid this is to move your furniture often so that it doesn't stand on the fibers long enough to compress them. Move your furniture about 3 centimeters every one to two months to prevent marks from getting into the carpet.
   • This method works best with small furniture and furniture on castors.
3. Use furniture glides or felt glides. Furniture glides and felt glides are special caps that you put or fasten under the legs of your furniture. They distribute the weight of the furniture more evenly among the fibers. In this way, the furniture does not compress only a few fibers and therefore no imprints are created.
   • Furniture caps slide under the legs of the furniture and do not have to be attached to the legs.
   • Felt glides are also intended to be able to move the furniture without damaging the floor. They often have a sticky backing for attaching to the legs, or screws and pins that go into the wood.
4. Choose carpeting with shorter fibers. Short-pile carpets, or carpets with shorter fibers, are generally easier to maintain and clean. This type of floor covering produces prints less quickly than is the case with deep-pile carpet. When it comes time to buy new carpeting or carpet, look for short pile carpet instead of deep pile carpet.

Warnings

• Never use water and steam on carpets and carpets that are delicate, valuable, hand painted and antique, and should only be dry cleaned. The water can damage the fibers.