Information About Carpet Dyeing

Most existing carpeting in homes, including Oriental rugs, can be dyed. Many homeowners will be sprucing up their home this spring, whether to place it on the market for resale, to remodel, redecorate, or simply do a thorough spring cleaning. The most noticeable casualty of a "lived-in" home is often the condition of the carpet. Eventually, all carpets develop problems, whether the issue is ugly matted traffic patterns, food stains or pet stains, sun fading, chemical spills, or bleach spots. Repeated cleaning often does not help. Even the best carpet cleaning may not remove stubborn stains, or the stains and high traffic patterns return soon after the carpet cleaners have gone. Carpet cleaning cannot successfully address the issue of fading, chemical spills, or bleach spots. Eventually traffic patterns and matting just get worse. Many homeowners think that their carpet needs to be replaced simply because it's matted down. New carpet seems to be the only solution. Only if the carpet is not functionally intact (threadbare in large areas, or torn in many places or burnt in large areas) is buying new carpet the only alternative.

Expert carpet dyeing can be an attractive alternative to premature carpet replacement. The average carpet will last for 15-20 years. But carpets are replaced 70% of the time for reasons other than wear. Those same carpets will be in good structural condition when discarded, but the appearance (color, discoloration, stains, fading, traffic areas, etc.) is unacceptable and not covered by any guarantee or warranty (as anyone knows who has ever tried to file a claim or pursue any recourse against the carpet retailer or manufacturer or a stain protectant company). Although a carpet should be cleaned properly on a regular schedule, (every 6 to 24 months depending on the carpet) improper cleaning or inadequate cleaning can actually harm the beauty and life of the carpet. Cheaper inferior carpet materials, such as polyester and olefin are not dyeable. If you are not sure what material your carpet is made from, a certified carpet dyeing technician can easily and quickly test the material to determine the fiber content.

Why Carpet is Dyed

Some homeowners are dissatisfied with outdated colors, and prefer to dye their carpet to achieve a totally new color scheme. Others are unhappy because they are tired of the color, or it is incompatible with their decor. Many homeowners become frustrated with their attempts to keep their carpet clean (often a color choice which was recommended by a decorator or homebuilder, as a "safe neutral choice, good for resale value", but which proves to be too light, and therefore nearly impossible to maintain). Others are convinced that their carpet appears to be worn out. Actually, most residential carpet does not wear out, it simply "uglies out." Carpet dyeing can make your carpet look like new by restoring, protecting and preserving the beauty, color and life of your carpet. Professional carpet dyeing, done by a reputable company, can restore an existing color, achieve a slight color change, or achieve an exciting new color by color restoration, tone/tint, color matching, true dyeing via color change, or spot dyeing. Patterned, multicolored, or sculptured carpet can also be successfully dyed, as well as virtually all Oriental rugs.

Carpet Dyeing Saves Money For Homeowners

Expert carpet dyeing can save a homeowner a great deal of money, as the cost is from 50% to 80% less expensive than the cost of premature carpet replacement, depending on the grade and condition of the carpet. In a home that has 1500 square feet of carpeted area, the cost of replacing the carpet with a medium grade may cost $8,000. Redyeing the existing carpet could cost $2,000 or less, thus realizing a savings of $6,000, (75% less than new carpet).

Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Carpet Dyer

There are only a few dozen full-time carpet dyeing specialists in the USA, with only a handful who are Certified Dye Masters and Colorists. Carpet dyeing is an art and requires extensive technical training. Suffice it to say that "a savvy consumer would not take their car to a car wash to have it painted." When searching for companies who do carpet dyeing, it would be well to ask the following questions:

· Is carpet dyeing the main focus of their business?

· Do they have Certified Dye Technicians who will be performing the work?

· What kind of training and credentials does their technical staff have?

· Are the dyes guaranteed to be permanent and colorfast for the life of the carpet?

· Will the dyes leave any kind of residue?

· Do they use liquid dyes as opposed to powder dyes? (Liquid dyes do not leave a powdery residue behind)

· Are they willing to guarantee that newly dyed carpet will have even coloration?

· Are they willing to guarantee to attest to the results and the quality of their work?

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Color Tech Carpet Dyeing

Industrial dyes are colorants consisting of single molecules that are able to absorb certain parts of the spectrum of visible light and reflect others. Dyes are soluble in the material in which they are dispersed. Dye can generally be described as a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is usually used as an aqueous solution, and may require a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber. Industrial dyes are obtained from animal, vegetable or mineral origin, with no or very little processing. There are many types of industrial dyes. Examples include acid dye, chemical dye, leather dye, dispersed dye, and textile dyes. Acid dye is a water-soluble anionic dye that is applied to fibers such as silk, wool, nylon, and modified acrylic fibers. Chemical dye is prepared from various chemical substances and is generally used for preparing industrial dye tints. Dispersed dye is substantially water insoluble. It is finely ground in the presence of a dispersing agent and then sold as a paste. Leather dye is specially formulated to color leather items. The covalent bonds that attach leather dye to natural fibers make it among the most permanent of dyes. Other industrial dyes are commonly available.

There are several ways in which industrial dyes function. Carpet dye is applied in a two stage process, which includes cleaning the carpet and applying the dye. Carpet dye fixes to the carpet fibers immediately and lasts for the life of the carpet. Carpet dye is permanent and chemically bonds to the carpet fibers. Carpet dye is also color fast and eco-friendly. Textiles dyes are natural dyes and require a mordant, which are metallic salts of aluminum, iron, chromium, copper and others. Textiles dyes ensure the reasonable fastness of the color to sunlight and washing. Some examples of textile dyes include carmine which comes from cochineal (natural red 4), lac (natural red 25) and hematein which comes from the logwood tree (natural black 1). In leather dyes, an exact amount of dye is pasted with a small amount of deionised water. The remaining deionised water is added with constant stirring. The solution is heated to at least 90 °C and kept at this temperature for two minutes. The solution is allowed to cool to 60 °C and then filtered at 60 °C with a preheated vacuum filter using a fast qualitative filter paper. Practically all leather dye is stable down to pH 3.5. However, at very low pH values, such as pH 2.5, some dyes are not stable and can change color considerably. Industrial dyes are designed and manufactured to meet most industry specifications.

Industrial dyes are used in many applications. Examples include dying garments, textiles, food, and carpets. Some industries use chemical dyes for inks and tinting. Finished dyes are used where no solvent or dispersion medium is used. Industrial dyes should adhere to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards.

Different Types of Dye (Dye Faqs)