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| Okay, posted at one fo the other boards, but I am desperate!!
Hello, the other day, my 6 yo. daughter, "helped" me by spraying Clorox Clean-up in the bathroom to clean it, then carried the sopping dishtowel down the stairs (drip drip drip) and throught the common area to the kitchen! I live in a rented condo that I am leaving soon, and we are NOT in a position to pay for carpeting! Are there any fixes for this? The carpet is light beige, and the bleach made it orange/white. I thought about tea-staining, or Rit, but I am not sure. Any suggestions??? |
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- Posted by cindy_lou_who (puddin406@aol.com) on Fri, Jul 26, 02 at 13:42
| Have you tried calling a company that cleans carpets? They usually have some repair ideas or services. Also, if you have a closet that has the same carpet inside, maybe try it in the back corner before you do it out in the open and cause more damage. |
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| I am in the SAME boat. My went up the stairs and down the hall. Didn't even miss a step. Please let me know if you find out anything that works. Thanks. |
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| not sure if this works, have not tried it my self.heard it somewhere's that you can dye bleach stains on carpet with clothing dye,just get the colour the same as your rug.i think you just add hot water and rub it into the spots and let dry,repeat if nessesary.I'll see if i can find it for you. Den |
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| This happened to a friend of mine. They were able to take some carpet from a closet and patch the spots. They had it professionally done. I could only see it if I looked for it. I would call some carpet stores and carpet cleaning companys and ask for their help. Good Luck! |
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- Posted by albert_135 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 29, 02 at 15:42
| Some small spots don't go to deep and can be clipped out with good scissors (I learned this trick from a realitor.). Some small spots can be hidden temporarly with a felt point giving you time to flee (I learned this trick from a realitor.). |
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| I know this is too late; however, in the event this happens again in the future (God forbid!), here is a tip. My 10 year old son did the exact same thing. He tried to clean up some carpet stains with Clorox CleanUp! As soon as I smelled the Clorox and learned of what he was doing, I immedialely got a bucket of water and soaked all the Clorox spots and scrubbed them with a brush. Much to my surprise, my light blue carpet did NOT end up with white spots and the stains were gone!!! A short time later I discovered that my son FORGOT to tell me about the spots he cleaned on the stairway. Since I was not aware of this and didn't soak the area, the Clorox had a chance to set and now the carpet going up the stairs has white spots. Oh well, ya can't win 'em all! :) |
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- Posted by carpetjohn (My Page) on Mon, May 10, 10 at 15:18
| carpet dye sticks are only available at www.carpetdyesticks.com and can not be purchased at a home improvement store. |
Here is a link that might be useful: www.carpetdyesticks.com
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- Posted by cyffermoon (My Page) on Fri, May 21, 10 at 12:08
| Definitely try albert_135's tricks before you do anything desperate. Was the carpet new when you moved in? I know rental agreement rule vary state to state, but usually some "wear and tear" is expected and even provided for in the rental agreement. |
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- Posted by cyffermoon (My Page) on Fri, May 21, 10 at 12:14
| Whoops, didn't realize this OP was years old. Sorry, newbie here! |
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- Posted by Dye Carpet Bleach stain(carpetdyesticks@yahoo.com) onThu, Jun 9, 11 at 19:23
| YES!!! Carpet bleach stains can be dyed. see free video at carpet dye sticks com I can not understand why so many blogers say that bleach stains on carpet is hopeless It is not hopeless watch free video for an idea of how to dye bleach stains on carpet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Dye Carpet Bleach stain
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- Posted by Colorful_Carpets (My Page) on Wed, Apr 24, 13 at 21:53
| Yes, you could try using dye sticks. But the chances of you obtaining an exact color match are very slim. For example, did you know that if you have a beige carpet with yellowish-looking bleach spots that you would actually use a purple dye to repair these areas? Beige is created by mixing various amounts of red, yellow, and blue together. The reason that the spots look yellowish is because the red and the blue (combined = purple) have come out from the bleach, leaving only the yellow behind. So if you were to add a beige dye to the spots you would actually be adding yellow (a component of the color beige) when the spot doesn't actually need any more yellow (the yellow is still present which is why is looks yellowish). We are a professional carpet dyeing company, Colorful Carpets. We're not trying to get your business. Most of you wouldn't live within our service area (Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC) anyway. But we are happy to help you avoid a disaster. Even if you were able to successfully bring the spot back to the correct color it WILL fade out again because you must first neutralize (deactivate) the bleach that caused the color loss. Even though the bleach is dry, it's still present in the carpet. Once the bleach has been neutralized the spot can then be successfully re-dyed to bring it back to an exact color match with the surrounding carpet. Want free advice? Call me at: (301) 776-2393 Hope this is helpful information for you. Sincerely, Chris Colorful Carpets |
Here is a link that might be useful: Colorful Carpets
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- Posted by millworkman (millwork4u@gmail.com) on Thu, Apr 25, 13 at 9:01
| Wow, not just a member but the president. You would think as the president he would be above spamming a website such as this. That is usually left for the over zealous new employee's |
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- Posted by desertdance (My Page) on Wed, May 8, 13 at 10:23
| Chris, That was a very helpful tip. I'm an artist, and I hear you. Most don't understand about color mixing, and I don't consider your post spam at all. I think you were being helpful, and you are right. Most of us are nowhere near your company! If this ever happens to me, I'll fall back on my color mixing knowledge! The part that would be hardest for most would be to get the right shade of purple at the right saturation. |
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