How Do I Get Hot Glue Out of Carpeting?

Hot glue should be scraped off the carpet as soon as possible.

Hot glue can be used for different household tasks, such as fixing a broken lamp, and it can also be used for various craft projects for both kids and adults. You should be very cautious when using hot glue both because it can burn you and because it can damage things like your carpeting, should any get spilled. However, if you have to remove glue from your carpet, you can get the hot glue out of your carpeting with just the right cleaning methods.

Things You'll Need

• Kitchen knife
• Eyedropper
• Acetone
• Tissues
• Dry cleaning solvent
• Rags

Instructions

1. Use a kitchen knife to scrape away excess hot glue that has dried onto your carpeting. Hot glue is easier to scrape away when it's still pliable, so the faster you get to it, the better.

2. Get out a small eyedropper. Carefully fill it with a few ounces of acetone.

3. Place the eyedropper directly over the leftover hot glue on your carpeting. Let one or two drops fall onto the glue.

4. Use a tissue to quickly soak up the acetone by pressing firmly into the carpeting right away. Repeat this process a few times.

5. Check the stain. If you can still see or feel some hot glue on the carpeting, get some dry cleaning solvent and add a small amount to a rag.

6. Place the rag over the hot glue stain and use your fingertips to press it into the carpeting.

7. Lift the rag and add more dry cleaning solvent to a different area and press it into the hot glue stain a few more times.

8. Get a dry rag, and use it to soak up the remaining dry cleaning solvent once the hot glue has been removed.

References

• Good Housekeeping: Stain Buster - Superglue