Carpet dyeing is said by some to not be a “do-it-yourself project,” because not knowing what type of carpeting you have in the home can cause excess problems—such as nylon, wool, or some Berbers. Research “dye carpet” or “carpet dyes” online, and if no answers are available, contact a professional carpet cleaner either online or downtown to find out what type of carpeting you have.

For those of you who do not want to or do not know how to dye your own carpet, there are other options available for professional help. Checking the yellow pages, either in the phone book or online, is a good beginning. It may be under carpet cleaners with an ad for doing the procedure for dying carpet. If not, call the carpet cleaners and request a referral for carpet dying. But make sure you check references, as some companies are really good and others are really bad. But first, before planning on a new carpet or dyeing the old one, look at the old carpet to see if the fibers are in good shape or if there are any tears.

Once you decide to do the carpet yourself, think about several things. The baseboards really need to be protected or they will soak any spatter from the dye, and think about dying a darker color than the original color. Asking for help to move furniture, wiping dye off other areas it has spattered on, and helping spread the dye evenly are things that should be definitely on the list to do. When applying the dye, use long and even strokes over the carpet area, while applying several applications a day. Try not to overlap the strokes, as in mowing the lawn, or you will get darkened strips. If using a rug shampooer instead of applying the dye on your hands and knees, do not let it set too long or it will soak the carpet and pad, ruining the carpet fibers and pad. To dye your own carpet is an art, and the more often it is done the better and easier it will become.

Carpet dye sometimes has a tendency to fade immediately in some cases, but eventually it has been known to stop fading while covering the stains. Knowing how to dye carpet by using a carpet dye kit will not prevent this from happening, only to expect it if it does. Any dddo it yourself carpet dye may have some faults, but consider it cheaper than buying carpet for the entire home or room. Learning how to dye carpet is easy once you get into it, and dying carpet can be avoided if children keep sodas or red Kool-aid in the kitchen or off the carpeted areas. Otherwise, with small children and pets, darker carpet dyes are the best choices to dye old carpet. Of course, once you get good you can graduate to the car carpet dye or carpet paint + dye!!!