Getting Graphite Out Of Carpet

By john from australia answers.

Getting graphite out of carpet.

One of the best things about using a pencil is the fact that you can always erase your mistakes but when your pencil s graphite ends up on something other than your paper it can be difficult to clean up. Break up solids and vacuum. Graphite is like powdered oil. Tilex which helped but also bleached it a little which isn t good and even glade carpet powder which just made a huge mess.

Using a whisk or beater whip the solution until you have created a sudsy foam. Blot liquids with a dry white absorbent cloth or white paper towels. Removing graphite stains from carpet. Apply rubbing alcohol or dry cleaning solvent or citrus solvent.

Don t delay waiting may cause a graphite spill to become a permanent stain. It may be necessary to increase the amount of detergent to get enough suds to create foam. Vacuum up the excess. Use only the foam on the carpet.

Gently scrape up semi solids with a rounded spoon. Get the lead out. Pretest any spot removal cleaner for color transfer to the cloth or damage to the carpet in an out of the way area. My parents are going to kill me if they find out which is really not ideal.

I ve tried hairspray which kind of helped. I have no idea what to do. Clean out as much as possible with the carpet still dry. Rinse the carpet by applying warm water without soaking the carpet.

Mix 1 4 cup liquid dish detergent in 1 cup warm water. If the stain was removed do not proceed to the next step. Vacuum or blot up the excess. Removing graphite stains from carpet.