| Have you been thinking about replacing your stained | | | | invisible and some are permanent. |
| and faded carpet? If your carpet is otherwise in | | | | One way to avoid having to decide how the carpet |
| good condition, consider having your stains removed | | | | was stained is to be willing to have the carpet dyed |
| and carpet dyed by a carpet care professional. | | | | a darker color. Most commercial managers opt for |
| Many consumers don’t know that apartment | | | | this solution. Carpet can only be dyed darker, never |
| property managers and commercial building managers | | | | lighter. Unlike paint that conceals what is underneath, |
| have been dyeing carpets for years. Here are a few | | | | carpet dye is transparent. The color of the carpet |
| basics to see if your carpet is a candidate for dyeing. | | | | dye combines with the current color of the carpet |
| First, you will need to find out if the carpet is nylon | | | | and creates a new third color. It is similar to a |
| or wool. Remove a few strands of fiber and place in | | | | watercolor painting. Each color adds to the next. |
| a glass or ceramic bowl. Add a few drops of | | | | Having your carpet dyed by a professional generally |
| household bleach and wait about fifteen minutes. If | | | | runs about a dollar a square foot. To find a carpet |
| the fibers turn lighter the carpet is most likely nylon | | | | dye professional near you, look in your local phone |
| or wool and can be dyed. | | | | book under carpet dyers. If there are none, look at |
| Exposure to sunlight can change the color of carpet | | | | the carpet cleaning ads to see if they do carpet |
| over time. Sun or fume fading of nylon or wool | | | | dyeing or color repair. The carpet care professionals |
| carpets can be repaired fairly easily. This is called | | | | that advertise membership in a skill organization are |
| color repair. | | | | more likely to have been trained in color repair. |
| Next, you need to determine if the carpet stains can | | | | Stained and faded carpets can be an eye sore. |
| be removed. It helps to know what originally stained | | | | Having your carpet professionally dyed is a money |
| the carpet. Some stains can be lightened to almost | | | | saving option to purchasing new carpets. |