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ratrod67 · 08-22-2005, 10:14 AM

My carpet in my truck is new but has a faded spot from the sun. Is it possible to dye it? The carpet is black.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 08-22-2005, 01:16 PM

I used black Rit dye on the carpeted areas of my 65 SS Impala 10 years ago and they still look good. I did the whole pieces so that it would come out even, (the carpeted areas were really faded).

Jim

TireSmoke420 · 08-22-2005, 01:23 PM

i dont see why you couldnt dye it as long as you did the whole thing and used the same color hey were bfore. like if ya tried dyeing your black carpet to red it wouldnt work

JMac11 · 08-22-2005, 03:10 PM

Had some funky orange color carpet, black dye only turned a nice chocolate brown after 2 bottles. I mixed the dye with HOT water, 2x recommended strength, in a pump up sprayer and sprayed the entire carpet as I knew I was changing colors. I let it sit in the July sun to heat set it best I could. Contrary to speculation, no brown shoes or feet when it got wet. Like the fellow said, complete color change will never happen, but returning black to black should be easy.

cdowns · 08-22-2005, 03:36 PM

spray can vinal dye will work good

ratrod67 · 08-22-2005, 06:04 PM

Thanks guys. I think I'm going to try it and see what happens.

**pjmoreland** · 08-22-2005, 06:49 PM

Singer (the sewing machine company) makes some dye that is meant for synthetic fibers. I dyed some seat belts with it and it worked well. I couldn't get the RIT dye to stay in the seatbelts. It would just rinse out.

08-22-2005, 10:14 AM	#1
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,270	Possible to dye carpet? My carpet in my truck is new but has a faded spot from the sun. Is it possible to dye it? The carpet is black.

08-22-2005, 01:23 PM	#3
TireSmoke420 One of the few GMC'ers Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Des Moines, Iowa sometimes Butler, PA Posts: 146	i dont see why you couldnt dye it as long as you did the whole thing and used the same color hey were bfore. like if ya tried dyeing your black carpet to red it wouldnt work __________________ 87' Silverado 4x4 "Young, Dumb And Full Of Cum"

08-22-2005, 03:10 PM	#4
JMac11 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 773	Tried it..... Had some funky orange color carpet, black dye only turned a nice chocolate brown after 2 bottles. I mixed the dye with HOT water, 2x recommended strength, in a pump up sprayer and sprayed the entire carpet as I knew I was changing colors. I let it sit in the July sun to heat set it best I could. Contrary to speculation, no brown shoes or feet when it got wet. Like the fellow said, complete color change will never happen, but returning black to black should be easy.

08-22-2005, 03:36 PM	#5
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	spray can vinal dye will work good __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

08-22-2005, 01:16 PM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	I used black Rit dye on the carpeted areas of my 65 SS Impala 10 years ago and they still look good. I did the whole pieces so that it would come out even, (the carpeted areas were really faded). Jim

08-22-2005, 06:04 PM	#6
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,270	Thanks guys. I think I'm going to try it and see what happens.

08-22-2005, 06:49 PM	#7
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 5,796	Singer (the sewing machine company) makes some dye that is meant for synthetic fibers. I dyed some seat belts with it and it worked well. I couldn't get the RIT dye to stay in the seatbelts. It would just rinse out.



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