Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john martin on November 03, 2016, 08:20:55 pm
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Iv been painting the stains a good bit lately ,
The ones that wont shift , bleach or dye .... paint is usually a better look than the stain a few paces back , if its rubbed in with a cloth it wont go crusty , ya gotta get very near the same colour though ...
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danish oil or varnish of sorts all over this carpet ...
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you cant really see it you step back a bit ;D
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Heat set fabric pens are much better. Just colour in and if its not right just wipe off with damp cloth. Once you get a good match set the colour with a hairdryer.
Like these but loads of shades available:
http://www.bakerross.co.uk/berol-fabric-pens-1?&mkwid=sK4qslUdP_dc&pcrid=85275192497&kword=&match=&plid=&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=BR+%7C+UK+%7C+Shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=sK4qslUdP|pcrid|85275192497|pkw||pmt||pdv|c|&gclid=CM654KbfjtACFfQK0wodK5ULYw
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nice work, how much extra do you charge for this?? what sort of paint?? i know when valeting cars we often used a bit of dye on really bad carpets........ apparently its big in American detailing........ total recolouring.
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Those heat pen things look like they are worth a shot for sure ,
I got some dye from america , I had some success but even your an expert its a slow process , most of the time I woundnt be able to charge for it or have the time to do it , and it only works on wool and possibly nylon .
The pics I posted, can't see them on my phone now ... But the bottom green carpet was a boutique hotel ,40 rooms , they get a young clientele who bring cocktails etc to the rooms. About 5 stains per room , not cost effective to bleach dye each stain ...but the paint was very quick and good enough to get a result .
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do you have a link for the dyes or something suitable in uk???
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do you have a link for the dyes or something suitable in uk???
Tim , i was using paint testers from homebase :) theres lots of colours
There is the pens John suggested .
Dye , there are kits u can get online , i got dye from cobb carpet , or if u search ebay for ( wool feather acid dye ) you should get it there , but dyeing is a skill , i have only messed around with it , you would probably have to do a course , although i have a feeling the only one who makes money from it is the guy teaching it .