Spot Die Experts........

[NobleCarpetCleaners]

as in those that follow the dye makers instructions to the letter. Have you had success with spraying 140+ degree dye water from a common trigger sprayer?, cause I went through 3 triggers practicing and found it even more difficult to keep the dye water at 140 degrees after getting it into the spray bottle.

 

[Nate The Great]

I'm no expert, but my mom is.... She uses an eye dropper.... You tend to get a halo effect with the trigger sprayer.... You can also use airbrush for spots and to correct side-match problems.... They call it feathering.... Airbrushing is so much faster.... Dave Newman in Cali who's a flooring inspector and I think president of 1 association showed my mom how to use the airbrush method....

I don't have the patience for it....

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Spot dye expert?

A "spot die expert" would be a hitman.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Put dye in a coffee cup in the microwave.

Skip the bottle, just drop tube into the cup to spray.

 

[Shorty]

Spot dye expert?

A "spot die expert" would be a hitman.

John Braun ???

 

[clean image]

I used to use a electric cup heater that plugged into wall, keeps it at constant temp

 

[Bob Savage]

I never found it necessary to maintain 140º.

As far as a halo, if the dye mixture you are using is light enough, you can dump it way past the spot will no ill effect.

I would always start mixing the dye a little weak, and gradually darken it up until I got a perfect match, extracting as I go with a small wet vac.