Carpet Dye Sticks

[Giorgio]

looks like a fun way to dye bleach stains.

Has anybody used them and are they any good?

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http://www.carpetdyesticks.com/

 

[The Great Oz]

Tony Wheelwright has been teaching this "forgotten" technique. The colors you use most are neutrals, so that kit may work out well, and the cost may be worth it if you can charge enough for your time.

I'm OK with wasting colors I don't use to save money though, so I'll go to amazon.com and buy these pastels for $12.

Just make sure you peel them, as the blue wrapper will transfer color to the fiber you're working on.

 

[Johnny]

Crayola brand dye sticks work well, but need to be reapplied after a couple cleanings.

 

[-JB-]

Crayola brand dye sticks work well, but need to be reapplied after a couple cleanings.

has been my experience as well, and yes I did set it with an iron.

 

[harryhides]

Crayola brand dye sticks work well, but need to be reapplied after a couple cleanings.

has been my experience as well, and yes I did set it with an iron.

There are several brands of products like crayola which set better than Crayola.
Carpet comes in are several variations of fiber, age, color and lighting conditions.

Direct sunlight will degrade this kind of dye job - fluorescent lighting will also but it will much take longer.
Aggressive vacuum cleaners like the Dyson can be another factor esp on olefins and polyesters.

 

[-JB-]

How would you lose color on a oly? Ivebeensold

Excuse me *colour

 

[gavin]

They should have carpet coloring on pbs