How To Dying Over Rugs

Then i sprayed the dye all over the rug until the color was fairly even.

How to dying over rugs.

Fill a large sink with hot water so that your area rug can float freely in the water with plenty of room to spare. Clean your carpet. I took the rug outside laid it on an old shower curtain dissolved the dye and put it into an empty windex container. Just prior to dyeing add several large potfuls of boiling water which will give your rug a much better color result.

Looking back i probably should have agitated more and for longer i moved it around for about 30 minutes but i think an hour would have been better because there are some slightly lighter areas in my rug. I wanted to make sure i got it thoroughly immersed. Set up a dying time and a date either over the phone or in person. The process of overdyeing a rug is intensive laborious and it takes up a lot of room it involves soaking it bleaching it dyeing it and you often have to repeat the process until the desired finish is attained sometimes up to seven times.

Characterized by unique textural and color combinations and abundance of organic materials eclectic collector home style crosses the boundaries of culture geography and design epochs. Rug doctor also offers renting services. I mixed 8 boxes of teal rit dye with hot water in a plastic laundry hamper and then melissa and i proceeded to pour the dye over the rug with watering cans. This is a fantastic way of turning a tired old rug into something fresher and far more exciting.

So i gloved up and agitated the rug back and forth between the two sinks moving it over the hump each time. If you have a rug that is in need of a facelift dyeing it will give you a great new look without having to spend too much time or money. Dying over ethnic rugs. Make sure that you won t need to use the room that the carpet is in during that time.

Grab a bottle of rit dye and watch this to get the rug of your dreams without the big cost of replacin. I had a packet of rit dye that i bought years ago but never used in a blue jean color but added another packet to make the color deeper. Have an old rug that doesn t match your style anymore. The professionals will take care of the rest.