SatiricalHen

I was thinking about dyeing my carpet black to match my seat covers and cover the stains. How well does dyeing work and does it last or come off on other things when wet? Any pictures of dyed carpet? Thanks in advance for any replies

OverlandZJ

Dyed the carpet black in my ZJ a few years ago, still holding up well. Used RIT dye.

More details in my thread here.. http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.ph...ht+i%27d+share

SatiricalHen

Thanks for the help I have my carpet soaking in a bin now I guess we will see how well it'll work soon

ITTs_Cole

JUST drained my carpet from soaking for 48 hours with RIT. I made a rookie mistake on my rear carpet and didnt let a carpet shampoo fully dry so it made the ink not stick in places. I dont really care about that one though. The front carpet is all that matters to me. Will post results tomorrow after work and i rinse it with a hose.

SatiricalHen

Yeah I drained mine today and it had air pockets.... So I need to redo it... Make sure the dye gets everywhere because the carpet is rubber backed and will keep air pockets

ITTs_Cole

OH look! what a rousing.....failure.

I have a nice blue carpet, and i can clearly see where the shampoo didnt dry...



This was in there too. HOW did this not even change color?



Looks like ill be trying again.

SatiricalHen

What kind of container did you use? And that happened to my front carpet too. I think you have to move it around a little in the dye water to make sure you get all the air pockets out.... I'm going to try again tonight

ITTs_Cole

SatiricalHen

I feel like it would work so much better if I could find a large shallow container so I don't have to fold the carpet. Mine messed up because I had to fold the carpet to fit it in the container....

XJPat

Maybe make one out of 2x4s and some plastic sheathing.

ITTs_Cole

A Walmart kiddie pool would work wonders.....

drhoward1988

I had planned to dye mine.. but considering it'll primarily be a secondary vehicle I'm opting to replace the carpet with vinyl.

SatiricalHen

Omg!!!!! I never thought about that!!!!

SteveMongr

FYI
New passenger area carpet in black with insulation is $150 delivered. On e-bay, let me know if you would like the link.

ITTs_Cole

ill take it, if this 2nd dyeing doesn't work ill just buy that instead. im looking at a roll of insulation for the floor for 50$ anyways.