My daughter has burned the carpet with the iron - help?

Question

Fortunately she didn't hurt herself but I now have:

A) a scorch mark on the middle of the carpet floor
B) A sticky residue on the surface of the iron

Any ideas how to fix either?

Answer 1

Don't go with the home insurance, it will make your rates jump, and could get you labeled as a high risk insuree,, leave that for real high dollar accidents. The Iron is through. A carpet guy can replace the damaged part with a square and make it almost un-noticable. C.

Answer 2

No your rates don't jump for a homeowners claim, but a claim for carpet in a small room is probably less than your deductible. Insurance will not buy carpet to matchin the hall or other rooms, in most cases.

If the carpet is fairly new a patch will work fine if the installer can make a good seam. If no extra scraps, pull from a closet and patch there. You'll probably have to replace, with a cheap grade, when you move anyway. You have a kid, this will not be the first carpet problem.

Heat the iron and rub it on old terry cloth and it will rub off the goo.

Answer 3

You could claim on insurance.

if the scorch mark isnt too deep, you could try and trim off the scorch bit with sissors, but only if it isnt too deep, you dont want it to notice. Ive done this in the living room, it was only a light mark and doesnt notice at all now.

With the iron, you can buy wipes for sticky residue, or just have a careful wipe with one of those non-scratch scourers.

Answer 4

carpet - buy a rug

iron - I'm not sure if this will work on carpet residue but it does when you burn clothes ....
- first turn on the iron till it gets hot
- then unplug / turn off but do not wait for the iron to cool
- mix a solution of bicarbonate of soda and water till you get a paste
- brush the paste onto the iron where the residue is (it should cover it quite thickly)
- then as the iron cools - but not cold just warm - get a damp cloth and wipe it off....easy


i know that everyone says use a scouring pad but this will scratch your iron and when you want to use it again it will burn everything

Answer 5

Chalk it up to a lesson learned.

I just did this same thing... That will teach me not to iron a quilt on the floor before sewing it... Grrrrrrrrrrrr I was soooooo mad at myself. Now I will look for a rug to place over that spot. Nothing else can be done and I refuse to replace the whole carpeting at this point.

Answer 6

for the scorched mark very little can be done, but for the sticky residue, try using a hard surfaced sponge to scrub it with some harsh stain remover...best of luck and Thank God the accident was on the low scale...

Answer 7

I am an x army wife and we had to cover up burns so we wouldn't get billed.. What i did was shave a bit of the carpet that's is not being used...And then clued the shaving bits into the burn..It worked for me i never got a bill.... Brillo pad should clean the iron...

Answer 8

I fixed a ciggy burn in my carpet by cutting some bits of fluff off from the edges of the carpet behind a cupboard and glueing them on the burn mark, the perfect crime! (nobody could notice it). Don't know if that'll work for such a big burn though.

EDIT:
Oh, a scouring pad should get the stuff off the iron.

Answer 9

The carpet's a gonner I'm afraid, but the iron can be helped by switching it on at the hottest setting, and scrub it off with a brillo pad - watch your fingers though.

Answer 10

I don't know about your carpet (but agree that the home insurance option is one to seriously consider) but you can get a product at supermarkets and places like John Lewis which will clean the sole plate of your iron.