please help! I recently painted the skirting boards up my stairs, and accidentily got paint on the carpet, I got it out with turps and everything seemed fine, however I have just come back from 3 days holiday and the carpet is bubbled up and the bits where the turps were are lighter, Please do you know how to repair this before my boyfriend kills me ???
2007-04-09 09:32:28 · 6 answers · asked by martin s 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you used turpentine on the carpet, then the carpet is ruined, most likely. Many of today's carpets are made of recyclable plastics, or other man made synthetics... and the turpentine would chemically alter the fibers.
I usually advocate repair rather than replace, but if this is what happened, I'm afraid you are going to have to replace the carpet to get rid of the problem. Count it as a learning lesson, heheh, and next time put down some plastic before painting.
Good Luck
2007-04-09 11:41:04 · answer #1 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chuck a tin of paint down the stairs. Tell your boyfriend you tripped and hurt yourself, he will be more worried about you not the stairs. Call your insurance company, and tell them you've had an accident, get the money, a new carpet, a happy life and a slightly larger premium on your next years insurance. Job done.
2007-04-09 16:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by wonkyfella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eek! Could you try claiming on your home insurance? Or replace it with a patch of carpet taken from under a piece of furniture? (never done it myself, so can't guarantee it will work) Hope you get it sorted.
2007-04-09 16:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Noo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carpet shampoo the whole carpet to bring up the pile, this may mask it!
2007-04-09 16:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by boz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a new one
2007-04-10 13:40:16 · answer #5 · answered by MICHAEL B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no way /your dead
2007-04-13 11:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋