Old Stained Carpet

[andymi16 0]

Im sure I'm not the only one with carpet that has seen better days!

I've heard vaguely of people spray painting carpet. Has anyone tried this with success?

I'd imagine you'd want a matt paint - and you would't want to go too mad?!

 

Thanks

[Ahl 4]

I've never heard of spray painting carpet, but I have topics on the forum before where people have sucessfully dyed their carpet.

 

Apparenty the carpets are quite durable and will stand up to jet washing too, which is said to be quite effective.

[Jrod 7]

On wheeler dealers he sprayed a parecl shelf which came out quite well, not sure if you could use the same stuff?

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

We have succesfully dyed a red carpet to black and it came out very durable. First washed it using a jetwasher and then used and old bathtub to dye the carped.

[Ethos 0]

Have you tried a good quality carpet cleaner yet? You'll be suprised what they can get out!

[steve@cornwall 100]

I was under the impression that the red carpets could not be dyed as they're a man made (plasticy ? ) carpet. I wanted to rejuvenate a faded cti carpet. Details of dyes used sucessfully would be appreciated.

 

I've not found a stain yet that won't yield to a washing powder solution and stiff brush if it's just dirty.

 

 

 

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[Anton green 12 1 Cars]

Short answer -spray painting works.

 

Longer answer - spray painting works but not perfectly.

 

After changing my red carpet to a dark blue one I sprayed my center console in black to match other bits of my interior. It turned out really well. It needed a couple of coats but never turned into a dark black. It looks like a really dark purple, nearly black. The fibres dont go rock solid with the paint but instead go a bit stiff -Id imagine that spraying a large area or a full carpet would result in flat spots after a short while from where the drivers & passengers feet rest.