Clean Drywall
Mud From Carpet
Installing and finishing drywall is a messy job, and blobs of drywall mud can land in your hair and on your carpet no matter how careful you are. Luckily, drywall mud (joint compound) is water-based and easy to clean up, even when it's dried into rock-hard lumps. Cleaning up wet drywall mud from carpet fibers is easier than cleaning up paint, because there's no colorant in drywall mud. If it's dried, start by stomping on it.
Instructions
1. Wipe or scrape up the excess drywall mud if it's still wet, and discard it into the trash.
2. Blot the carpet with a light-colored wet rag. Turn it frequently, keeping the carpet damp. Don't scrub at it because this works the drywall mud deeper into the carpet fibers.
3. Allow the damp carpet to dry, then vacuum it with a dust brush attachment to loosen and pick up residual drywall mud particles.
4. Stomp on hard, dried drywall mud to break it free from the carpet fibers. Pick up and discard the loosened chunks. You can also use a paint scraper to loosen it.
5. Use a wet rag to blot the remaining drywall mud. If there is really a lot of mud dried into the carpet fibers, wet it with a spray bottle of water and cover it with a wet rag for about 20 minutes to soften the mud.
6. Blot the mud with the wet rag, turning the rag frequently until you can't see any white marks.
7. Vacuum the carpet once it's dried.
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