How Do You Dye A Stained Carpet?
Stains can mar a perfectly good, fairly new carpet. In cases of stained carpet you have a few choices: live with the stains until the carpet is wore and in need of replacement, replace the carpet prematurely or dye the carpet to hide the presence of stains. Even if your carpet has no stains and you are just looking to upgrade a carpet you are tired of looking at, you will save a good deal of money performing the dye job yourself and dyeing instead of replacing the carpet. Prepare the carpet and surrounding area for the dye. Remove all furniture from the room and shampoo the carpet thoroughly with a carpet shampooer. Allow the carpet to dry completely for as long as possible; test the carpet daily or every few hours for dampness. Protect the walls. Use painter’s tape to adhere 1-foot wide plastic strips over the base of each wall. Cover baseboards as well to prevent the dye from splattering onto the walls and baseboards and presenting a need for a new paint job in the room. Mix the dye
