Then pour straight rit colorstay dye fixative into your paint sprayer and sprayed the entire rug again.
Dye rug with rit.
This process took about 15 20 minutes.
Let the rug dry outside on a very warm and sunny day until it s completely dry about.
I originally started this using a rug doctor steam cleaner.
I found this to be a bit of a pain.
Carpet dyeing is best done by professionals who use equipment that can attain high temperatures and high pressure combined with special chemicals and surfactants needed to apply the dye.
Wearing rubber gloves mix 1 2 cup of rit all purpose liquid dye with 2 cups of very hot almost boiling water.
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You can keep your color fresh by setting it with a vinegar and salt solution both during and after the dying.
I also found that removing there excess water after spraying the dye made the dye not as dark and end result was a bit blotchy.
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We do not recommend dyeing carpet in your home.
Different fabrics do absorb the dye differently.
The more synthetic in the fabric the less dye it will absorb.
Above answer is interesting and probably correct.
Using a spray bottle is an interesting idea for applying dye to large items.
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That being said i dyed an old rose colored print carpet 10x12 with green rit dye.
I just laid it out on the ground a bucket of hot dye and a scrub brush scrubbed it into the carpet on my hands and knees.
Use a pot holder mitt if bottle is too hot to handle.
Pour dye solution into a spray bottle or use a preval spray product from our online store.
This works great if you re prepared to disassemble the whole machine to clean out the dye before returning it.
Saturate the entire rug with the dye.
The problems you may face dyeing your carpet at home include uneven color and crocking which means the dye will rub off because if it has not been applied with.
Wet the carpet and place it outside on a tarp.
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Rit all purpose dye the only dye you need for your favorite washable fabrics containing natural fibers like cotton wool and silk as well as synthetics like nylon and rayon.
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