Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - Dying Carpet
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hiznkenz
10-31-03, 06:16 PM
I have been attempting to search on line for a way to dye a large area rug. I have not been able to find anything as far as 'do-it-yourself'. Can anyone advised me? We want to make it black.
I would appreciate any help. Thank you for your time.
I would appreciate any help. Thank you for your time.
Ted Heissner
11-01-03, 08:15 AM
I've been in the carpet cleaning business for 15 years. I got my initial training from Rainbow International Carpet Dyeing and Cleaning.
The process to dye a carpet is complicated and can be quite expensive.
First off you need to purchase some "Carpet Dye". This is very expensive and potent stuff. A 9 x 12 area rug, depending upon the material and thickness could take about 15 gallons of dye solution to properly cover the rug. Each 2 gallon pail could take up to 4 tablespoons of dye to get the colour you want.
Before you dye the carpet, you have to set it up in an alkalyn condition. This is done by first cleaning the carpet with a high pH cleaner.
You then spray the dye eavenly over the entire carpet making sure you don't get any on the wall or floor beyond the area of the carpet.
Once this has been done, you need to extract as much of the dye solution from the carpet as possible.
You then need to overspray and rake in a chemical that will set the dye.
All this will work really well providing there has never been anything spilled on the rug that might have changed the chemistry of the fibers. Also, you have to check to be sure that the carpet fibers themselves are able to be dyed.
Little wonder why you haven't been able to find any DYI instruction on the net. The pros charge in the area of $1.00 per square foot to perform this for you and cannot guarantee that the colour will be uniform when finished.
I suggest you go shopping for a new rug.
Ted
The process to dye a carpet is complicated and can be quite expensive.
First off you need to purchase some "Carpet Dye". This is very expensive and potent stuff. A 9 x 12 area rug, depending upon the material and thickness could take about 15 gallons of dye solution to properly cover the rug. Each 2 gallon pail could take up to 4 tablespoons of dye to get the colour you want.
Before you dye the carpet, you have to set it up in an alkalyn condition. This is done by first cleaning the carpet with a high pH cleaner.
You then spray the dye eavenly over the entire carpet making sure you don't get any on the wall or floor beyond the area of the carpet.
Once this has been done, you need to extract as much of the dye solution from the carpet as possible.
You then need to overspray and rake in a chemical that will set the dye.
All this will work really well providing there has never been anything spilled on the rug that might have changed the chemistry of the fibers. Also, you have to check to be sure that the carpet fibers themselves are able to be dyed.
Little wonder why you haven't been able to find any DYI instruction on the net. The pros charge in the area of $1.00 per square foot to perform this for you and cannot guarantee that the colour will be uniform when finished.
I suggest you go shopping for a new rug.
Ted
hiznkenz
11-01-03, 11:02 AM
Thank you SO much for the information. This has helped a lot. You are the first to offer the info. By the sounds of it, I think you are right about being better off with a purchase instead.
Thank you again.
Thank you again.
Harry M
11-01-03, 04:38 PM
What im wondering is the carpet an Olefin pile . That will make it not accept the die , could it be wool and worth the money . I dont know.