carpet dye

[Kwaaahhh]

So sem and dupli dye would be the best solution? Curious if theres different shade of black dye?

[Teaguer]

has anyone ever tried rolling the carpet up and shoving it a trash can full of black dye putting the lid on and out in the sun for a day or two??
i think that would work the best! only draw back is, alot of dye.....

Thats method would not work as the carpet has a vert thich heavy foam as a backing and that shit would just soak up the dye solution like crazy .

[E30FreaK89]

has anyone ever tried rolling the carpet up and shoving it a trash can full of black dye putting the lid on and out in the sun for a day or two??
i think that would work the best! only draw back is, alot of dye.....

[NC325iC]

i wonder if i can find some dark blue dye to darken it up some

[E30Driv3R]

did mine w/ duplicolor. looks great. only problem is it is so dark, if my car wasnt a trackrat, i would have used charcol

[VAPORBLADE]

Try a new carpet.

www.seatkit.com looks pretty nice....

[vectorsc]

Ack!

That carpet hurt me deep inside, man. Like looking into a filthy trailor home. Or Congress.

[IveGotIssues666]

The bad thing about the RIT dye in my experience is that it doesn't/didn't hold up to water abuse and normal wear and tear. Infact when I was dying my bros (dibo718) tan carpet, the dye turned the carpet purple instead of black.

I have used duplicolor fabric and vinyl spray paint with great success thus far even on the door panels. You can buy this at some Walmarts and Advance Autopart stores.

Here are some pictures:

Before (Look at how nasty the carpet was):









After:

First Bleached it and shampooed it.









First Coating of Paint.



Door Panels, these were Tan before. And yes the paint is durable, I tried making a scratch with my fingernail and it took quite a bit of force to scratch the paint.





The paint used ~ $4 - $6 a can



Jared

[AndrewBird]

The RIT die idea is kind of interesting. You could spray it on, let it sit for a while and then vacuum it back up with a shop vac.

[96 Cosmos]

I have called every single upholstery supply shop and every upholstery shop in my area.

None dye. None sell the dye, either. Not for an automotive application, anyway.

I did some web searching. Found several sites suggesting "RIT" dye in a spray bottle of very hot water. Haven't tried anything yet.

Luke

Very helpful, thanks.

[StereoInstaller1]

I have called every single upholstery supply shop and every upholstery shop in my area.

None dye. None sell the dye, either. Not for an automotive application, anyway.

I did some web searching. Found several sites suggesting "RIT" dye in a spray bottle of very hot water. Haven't tried anything yet.

Luke

[Jbpka06]

heres a before.

[Jbpka06]

yeah it looks pretty light in the pictures but its very black in person, and its not as dark under the seats....whos gonna see that.

Thats 6 cans VHT and it has held up fine for about 4 months now, the total was like $25. I had the carpet pulled anyway to dry out so I just dyed it, i am very pleased.

[96 Cosmos]

It does look good, but if I were going to be dyeing my carpet black, I'd be pretty disappointed if that's as dark as it got. I'd take it to an upholstery shop.

Yes, I'll give you that.

[Jand3rson]

Still looks pretty damn good if you ask me. Maybe before and after pictures would show the difference more.

It does look good, but if I were going to be dyeing my carpet black, I'd be pretty disappointed if that's as dark as it got. I'd take it to an upholstery shop.