Dyeing carpet?
Rather than replacing..have any of you ever tried to dye the fading carpet? Mine is in good condition except for the inevitable fading. Please share with me your pros and cons...Janalee
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- Thanks for all the input..I think I will shampoo once more and think about replacing it next time I get aggravated at it! Janalee
- In a previous motorhome we replaced all the carpet with Allure, but couldn't figure out how to to the hump or dog house in the class A mh. So we used rit dye to dye it. I mixed the die in a pistil grip sprayer, put on a glove, sprayed it and worked it in. It looked great, but I did notice some fading after a while...just spritzed it again.
Here is a link to my blog post about the dye job and some pictures of before and after.
Remember though, we only did a small area. It would take a while to do all the carpeting and my method would be very slow. It would probably be a wonderful improvement though. - Several pictures of before and after of carpet/upholstery dyeing. We did it years ago but it was only on the stairs on the entry. It worked great. We just had it done a little darker and it looked almost brand new.
- Dyed my maroon entryway with Rit Dye and a spray bottle. Dye was mixed a bit on the strong side with very hot water. The results were an exact match and no one, when asked, can tell it was re-dyed.
Did the job 1 1/2 wears ago and still looks new. The carpet is a synthetic plush. Rit recommends rinsing after the dye is applied. I saw no need to rinse. Just a thorough vacuuming after a couple of days. There has been no color transfer to anything else even with the kittens running around.
Do be sure sure to MASK OFF any areas that you do not desire to dye, including wood.
FWIW
John - Almost all carpet, especially automotive and marine, are made from thermoplastics, Nylon, Polyolefin, etc.. They do not accept dyes readily and evenly. I would think replacing the carpet would be the best or replacing with hard surface products. I installed laminate but it gets covered with rugs. The rugs are easy to keep clean.
- You need to know the material from which the carpet was made.
If it's a synthetic, odds are you can not dye it.
If it's a natural fiber, you may be able to use Rit®.
