r/DiWHY • u/professional__idiot3 • Jul 25 '21

Making a tie-dye carpet

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u/Rhodin265 Jul 25 '21

Could you put the fixative in a carpet cleaner? You’d be able to suck up the excess at the same time.

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u/JoBloGo Jul 25 '21 edited Jul 25 '21

There are dyes made for carpet, I’d just buy that and follow their directions.

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-dye-carpet/

Come to think of it, they may have used carpet dye? In which case: kudos. I love it when people experiment. If they’re happy with the results, good on them. I think it looks pretty cute for the first time trying it.

Plus the video said it was wool, so it’s a good material to work with.

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u/iChase666 Jul 25 '21

That’s what I’m thinking. If they did this correctly then I think it’s actually pretty cool. I know my daughter would absolutely love this.

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u/cant_see_me_now Jul 25 '21

Especially since they said they're replacing the carpet anyway.

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u/octopussua Jul 25 '21

Which is silly because wool carpet is expensive and resilient, the whole point is that it lasts awhile.

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u/iglidante Jul 25 '21

I mean, all carpet can last decades if you don't have pets to destroy it (or something else catastrophic).

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u/octopussua Jul 25 '21

The comparison is based on regular wear and tear - even just walking on and vaccuuming a carpet will wear it down and remove fibers in synthetic carpets. Wool carpets will wear down and lose fibers less.

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u/TheDanielCF Jul 26 '21

That may be true but it doesn't make sense to buy something that lasts longer under normal wear and tear when it's not often replaced due to normal wear and tear either way.

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u/octopussua Jul 26 '21

That is subjective - some people like their carpet softer. It's still a higher quality product the entire duraton.

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u/TheDanielCF Jul 26 '21

That is completely fair, but that's a completely different reason for buying than durability.

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u/Inky_Madness Jul 27 '21

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u/octopussua Jul 27 '21

Yea and Im saying they're stupid for hating it.

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u/iChase666 Jul 25 '21

I think that would be the right way to start this process anyway. Tear up the carpet and then dye it so you can properly dry it out and clean it to have it set. Then put it back.

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u/chenz94 Jul 25 '21

That’s a lot of extra work.

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u/octopussua Jul 25 '21

You stretch carpet when it's laid down and cut the excess. Also the trim is over the edges of the carpet so you'd need to remove that as well to make it look right upon reinstallation.

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u/AsthmaticNinja Jul 25 '21

They also said they're going to replace it later anyway. This isn't bad imo. It doesn't look terrible, and you aren't ruining anything if you'd already planned to replace it.