Nearly all women own nail polish and most will have had the shock of dropping the pot or knocking it off the side whilst trying to achieve the perfectly painted, neat nails. Most of the time this happens halfway through painting your nails and picking it up straight away with wet nails usually causes even more staining on the carpet.
Don’t worry though we best carpet cleaning company in london have the directions and best methods for removing Wet and Dry nail polish from your beautiful carpets without causing further damage whilst doing so.
Dry nail polish can take forever to pull from the carpet fibres and can also result in you pulling the fibres from the carpet out completely. When trying to remove nail polish there isn’t an exact time frame, it will depend on the size of the spill and the type of carpet that you have. So let’s start with Fresh wet spills, Cleaning up Fresh (Wet) Spills:
The items that you will need to remove Wet spills are as follows:
- Soft Clean Cloths
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Hairspray
- Nail Polish Remover (with or without Acetone depending on your carpet type)
- Bowl of Clean Water
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Carpet Cleaner (Of your Choice)
Before starting the method alway test a small part of carpet that is hidden (behind a chest of drawers or inside of a cupboard (this is to ensure that the carpet can be cleaned with the products that we will be using without causing any damages such as color removal ) Keep the test area wet whilst watching for any reactions. Fresh spills are the easier of the two to completely remove from the carpet it is very important to follow the steps below:
- Ensure to keep the area that the fresh spill has occurred moist, this stops the polish from drying and setting into the carpet fibres.
- Blot the nail polish using your wet Clean cloths, make sure after every bolt you use a clean part of the cloth to avoid spreading the polish furniture.
- Using a fresh cloth dampen it with nail polish remover and blot onto the stained area, Always test a small area of the carpet that is hidden before starting the cleaning procedure.
- During this step you should notice the nail polish transferring onto your dampened cloth. Ensure to change the part of the cloth frequently so you don’t spread the polish back onto the carpet.
- Continue till the stain has been removed, adding water if needed to keep the polish from drying.
- If the carpet is light in color you can try adding some hydrogen peroxide, this can have a bleaching effect so only use on light coloured carpets. Again always test an area that is not visible before applying to the stained area.
- Once the stain has been removed clean the area with a mild dish soap or carpet cleaner and clean water to remove any remaining cleaning products.
- Rinse thoroughly with a moistened cloth and clear water.
- Ensure to press out as much water as possible once finished cleaning with a dry clean cloth.
- Leave the area to fully air dry.
Cleaning up Dry Nail Polish Spills:
Dry Spills are more challenging because the spill has had more time to bond and fix onto the fibres of the carpet, to remove there will need to be a loosening stage before you can actually begin to remove the stain from the carpet.
For this Method you will need:
- Soft Clean Cloths
- Nail Polish Remover (with or without Acetone depending on your carpet type)
- Bowl of Clean Water
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Carpet Stain Remover (Of your Choice)
- Carpet Shampoo (Of your Choice)
- A Old Toothbrush
- A Carpet Deep Cleaner/Wet Vacuum
Before starting the method alway test a small part of carpet that is hidden (behind a chest of drawers or inside of a cupboard (this is to ensure that the carpet can be cleaned with the products that we will be using without causing any damages such as color removal ) Keep the test area wet whilst watching for any reactions.
- Firstly you will need to begin with Moistening the stained area with water, once the area is well moistened add some Nail Polish remover and Rubbing Alcohol.
- Using your Old Toothbrush Gently begin brushing over the fibres working from the bottom towards the top of the stain. This will help to peel the loosened Nail Polish from the carpet’s fibres.
- Ensure to do this gently as scrubbing at the carpet too harshly can damage the carpet fibres leaving it rough looking and feeling.
- Whilst the brush is peeling off the Nail Polish vacuum the area Frequently to pick up any polish that has come loose.
- Keep adding Water to the area to keep it moist and repeat this step of adding nail polish remover and rubbing alcohol until all of the hardened Nail Polish and stain has been removed.
- Scrub with some water and rinse blotting the area with a clean towel
- Finally using your Carpet shampoo and Deep Carpet cleaner/Wet Vacuum, Clean the affected area to remove any remaining polish remover that has been left in the carpet fibres.
- Allow the area to air dry completely.
This process can take some time but to ensure that it is completed correctly take your time with it and you should be left with a stain free carpet.
