Carpet color change!
05-07-2011, 07:36 AM
#1
Carpet color change!
Hey guys, so im gona rip my carpet out of my car today and do the whole floor with rocker gaurd to protect it better from water and all that ----, while the carpet is out i was thinking of dyeing it, Id like todo it red, i know napa sells fabric paint and it works awsome on cloth seats and crap like that, my question is does anyone know if i should bleach the carpet first? has anyone done this b4? any advice would be great
05-07-2011, 07:47 AM
#2
I know dying a carpet is a long process takes a couple of days for it to be right.
I remember reading a DIY somewhere. Person was dying it black thou. They got the dye that mixes with the water and then they stuck it into s barell overnight.
Going from black to red is going to be really hard to do. Bleaching it first doesn't sound like a bad idea. But it will be hard to bleach every spot perfectly, without a big barell.
I remember reading a DIY somewhere. Person was dying it black thou. They got the dye that mixes with the water and then they stuck it into s barell overnight.
Going from black to red is going to be really hard to do. Bleaching it first doesn't sound like a bad idea. But it will be hard to bleach every spot perfectly, without a big barell.
05-07-2011, 02:26 PM
#3
The best thing you could do is steam clean the heck out of it and then give 'er with the dye for a couple days in a barrel and then letting it dry in the sun a couple more days.
I think you'd be doing more harm than good bleaching it, it'll be spotted. If you dont bleach it, it'll come out a nice blood red.
I think you'd be doing more harm than good bleaching it, it'll be spotted. If you dont bleach it, it'll come out a nice blood red.
05-07-2011, 03:38 PM
#4
Well guys i did my headliner red today, so carpet is going BLACK, i used the duplicolor fabric paint, and it worked amazing, i would take pics but i lost my memory card for my camera >.< but it looks sweet with my seats and steering wheel.
05-07-2011, 04:40 PM
#6
Yeah, i oringinaly wanted to get sparco material todo it but i couldnt find it, and 30 bucks todo my headliner was better, haha. i just wiped it down, got all the grease and ---- off, then sprayed it, it turned out awsome, sunvisors are red now aswell, all the clips for them and the mirror are black instead of that tan color now, looks great. ill try to find my memory card so i can take some pics, my blackberrys camera sucks lol
05-08-2011, 11:06 AM
#8
thats why i originaly wanted to do the headliner and door panels the same kinda but this stuff works awsome too.I have MASSIVE sparco and Brembo banners hanging above my bed in my room haha