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First you must know what type of ink it is. There are two type commonly in use today. Pigmented inks contain other agents that ensure adhesion of the pigment to the surface and prevent it from being removed by mechanical abrasion. These materials are typically referred to as resins (in solvent-based inks) or binding agents (in water-based inks). Dye-based inks are generally much stronger than pigment-based inks and can produce much more color of a given density per unit of mass. However, because dyes are dissolved in the liquid phase, they have a tendency to soak into paper, thus making the ink less efficient and also potentially allowing the ink to bleed at the edges of an image, producing poor quality printing. To remove ink, some experimentation may be required. You will need to try various solvents such as paint thinner, acetone or turpentine applied with a swab. this will give you a good idea if the solvent is working when the ink transfers to the swab. You will also have to observe the fiber to determine if the solvent has caused it to "melt" or shrink substantially. Some carpet fibers are made of polymers that react poorly to solvents.

Once the proper solvent is found, soak the affected area with it and use a brush to scrub the spot and a shop vac to extract the fluid from the carpet. Failing that, you may try soaking the spot and scrubbing the area with a thick terry cloth towel.

There are also a number of commercial products such as "GooGone" and "Oxyclean" that have demonstrated good results.

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