Dying your interior carpet

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Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Aim:

To get that old gross carpet looking fresh and new.

Required:

Dye Packs x 6
Spray Bottle x 1
Mixing tool (Spoon) x 1
Metal Bowl x 1
Funnel x 1
Gloves (Optional. Will get messy be warned) x 1 pair
Soap/ Cleaning liquid/ Running water
Dodgy clothes (You're clothes WILL get ruined)
Clothes Line/ something to hang carpet on
Rag(s) (To get excess dye out of carpet once dried)

Method:

First of all know how to take apart the interior of your car. That way you can get that carpet out. It's actually quite easy and straight forward.

So once you have done this and got the carpet out, the first thing you should do is give that carpet a really good clean. Vacuum it and use some carpet cleaning solution. Once that's done and dried. You can get into it.

This is the type of dye I used.



Purchased from Spotlight for $12.95 PER PACK.
I got 6 packs. So $78 for dye.
This was because I wanted to do the interior carpet, parcel shelf and rear seat boot lining.
Also bought a metal bowl, spray bottle and a funnel.

So all this carpet dying business should cost you under $100.

I recommend to try and hang your carpet etc up. Be it a clothesline or a tree/ just something.
It helps when spraying the dye. That way the bottle is constantly upright.

Also when the dye starts to run out in the bottle, just add some more boiling water. Keep using the same dye pack until it looks pretty diluted/ useless. Then open up another.

I tried to leave about 1 hr intervals between each coat. I did 4 coats in total. Doing this as I want to get it as dark as possible. Seeing as with time no doubt this will start to fade.

Leave yourself at least 1 full day to do this. I did this over a two day period. Allowing to dry out in sun etc.

Also I see some people leave the carpet in the car and do it. Don't do it! Just take your carpet out. Makes it sooo much easier and it'll turn out better if you take your time.

Plus use clothes that you can chuck out later. The dye will ruin your clothes.

I am very happy with the outcome. I recommend this to absolutely everyone. If your carpet is ugly and gross. Get it out and do this D.I.Y. It is well worth the time and money.

This is before.




This is after the second coat.




And this is the finished result of the interior, parcel shelf and rear seat boot lining. White piece of paper is to compare the colour difference. Remembering all three pieces used to be that ugly greyish colour to begin with.








Just look at that difference.




Hope you all enjoy. This really is a must do. I did this last year. So far the only thing that has started to fade a bit is the rear parcel shelf. Guess because of the sun on it when outside. Also just remember to try and rub out as much of the excess dye as possible. I can basically wet my carpet and run white paper over it and the dye doesn't run anymore. This makes the interior look so much better.
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