Revisiting Dyeing Carpet
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Well I am redoing my door panels (after i fiberglassed them because they broke like every other early model SC) and I got down to the little carpet piece in the corner.
I originally was looking for black carpet and I was going to replace it... but since the carpet is molded, making a new piece like that wasn't going to happen and look right.
Well I had a half bottle of Black Ritz dye laying around. So since that tan piece was useless... I tried it. Put the half bottle in my garbage can (lol) and filled it up with water. I left it in there for a day.
The carpet is JET BLACK. I rinsed it until the dye was not coming out and it is still jet black. It was amazing. I just ran it through the wash and dried it.
Haven't put it on the door panel yet, but here is a cell phone picture. I always thought it was going to look crappy and what not... Looks like it was supposed to be there.
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So I was contemplating on doing it on my carpet... I was going to buy carpet anyways, so it was worth a shot. big garbage can, 10-20 bottles of the dye and water... what do you think?
I originally was looking for black carpet and I was going to replace it... but since the carpet is molded, making a new piece like that wasn't going to happen and look right.
Well I had a half bottle of Black Ritz dye laying around. So since that tan piece was useless... I tried it. Put the half bottle in my garbage can (lol) and filled it up with water. I left it in there for a day.
The carpet is JET BLACK. I rinsed it until the dye was not coming out and it is still jet black. It was amazing. I just ran it through the wash and dried it.
Haven't put it on the door panel yet, but here is a cell phone picture. I always thought it was going to look crappy and what not... Looks like it was supposed to be there.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/redphoenix/Lexus%20SC400/Door%20Panel%20Repair/0902090031.jpg)
So I was contemplating on doing it on my carpet... I was going to buy carpet anyways, so it was worth a shot. big garbage can, 10-20 bottles of the dye and water... what do you think?
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i used the same dye when i re-dyed sum seats awhile back,came out great but i used a water bottle,warm water,and like 1/2tsp of salt? it says how much to use on the bottle.
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The Ritz dye your using there is some amazing stuff. I have used it personally on everything from carpet, leather, vinyl, plastic (r/c car wheels), etc..if you dye the carpet, and rinse it, and it seems kind of light, you can dye it several times over till you get the right color/shade..and the good thing, this stuff doesnt rub off over time.
I think you would be able to do all the carpet with 10 or 15 bottles in a 30 gal can..and if you dont want to do it, I already had plans for this as part of the build progression with my SC.
I think you would be able to do all the carpet with 10 or 15 bottles in a 30 gal can..and if you dont want to do it, I already had plans for this as part of the build progression with my SC.
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should work out very well but i mean if the carpet is molded wouldnt you need a very very large tank type thing so it could sit and soak while laying flat ? Wouldnt leaving the carpet in a trash can over night kinda damage or mess up the shape of the carpet ? I would love to try this
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I dont think it would. The carpet will mold back into place once its in the car. Shouldnt be a problem. I just dyed mine with SEM.. Turned out good. I would like to see if this turns out better for future reference. Keep us posted.
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lol, it looks kind of purple from the pic. If you say its jet black, then it's all good. Sure as hell looks better than tan.
I wish I had a mechanical engineering degree so I could do my own work... I would make the worst mechanical engineer ever... maybe...
I wish I had a mechanical engineering degree so I could do my own work... I would make the worst mechanical engineer ever... maybe...