I fluffed the pile of the carpet with a regular fork. I tell you the technique

I'm surprised how some people like to complicate things! The caretaker told me that in order to lift the pile from the carpet, a special machine is needed. My method is free, simple, and most importantly, effective. When I got tired of looking at my dull bedside rug, I went to the kitchen for a fork.

An easy way to restore pile on a carpet

Long pile rugs are simply a miracle! So soft, pleasant, and what an image they create for the room. True, after a couple of months the pile looks tired. And furniture can absorb a fair amount of lint.

It's time to fluff it up:

1. We take a regular table fork.
2. We place it on the edge of the carpet as if we wanted to prick a cutlet.



3. We move the fork forward.
4. We take her in different directions.
5. The pile rises and fluffs up.

I remember this method from my childhood. Grandma used a fork to fluff out the dents from a heavy cabinet and comb out the lint after washing.

Washing and blow drying

All long pile carpets quickly become dirty. Dirty fibers wrinkle more easily and hold their shape less well. If something sticky gets on them, the threads stick together. In general, a fork to a dirty rug is like a poultice for a dead person.

1. Take carpet detergent (preferably). If this is not the case, dilute half a glass of shampoo in 5 liters of water.



2. We take the rug into the bathroom and wash it with a brush.



3. Rinse with running water.
4. We install the crossbar and hang it to drain for 1-2 hours.
5. Dry on the balcony on a wire rack for 8-10 hours.
6. We brush the slightly damp pile with a brush and at the same time blow it with a hairdryer.Half an hour, and the carpet becomes like new.

Fabric softener

Long pile tends to accumulate static electricity. Therefore, the carpet may look “wrinkled.”

In this case, this recipe will help:

1. Pour 200 ml of fabric softener and 200 ml of water into a 0.5 liter bottle.
2. Screw on the spray cap.



3. Spray onto the carpet (a little).



4. Dry for half an hour.
5. Vacuum.

Air conditioning is not only an antistatic agent. It also helps restore color, repels dust and dirt. The pile after it becomes beautiful, soft, elastic.

Winter version with snow (grandmother's method)

Snow is any carpet's best friend. Taking snow baths gets rid of dust and helps the pile rise. Previously, this was the only way carpets were cleaned.

Need to:

1. Take the product outside and place it in the snow.
2. Throw a dozen handfuls of snow on top and grind it.
3. Tap with a beater.
4. Throw the carpet over the horizontal bar with the wrong side up.
5. Beat it out well. The pile will rise before your eyes.

Hard brush

If the carpet is large, it will take several days to fluff it with a fork. Then it’s better to take a cleaning brush with stiff bristles. True, this is not very useful for the carpet. Hard bristles can snag the base. They also destroy the pile and make it shaggy. But in the absence of an alternative, the option has a right to exist.

Just don't scratch your carpet too often or too hard.

To some, the fork method may seem barbaric... Well, if you want to make it more complicated, you can use a special technique - a finishing machine for combing carpet pile. It looks like a powerful vacuum cleaner with a turbo brush. Only the pump in it is vacuum, with turbines. These are available in good hotels, sports centers and, probably, in cleaning companies.