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Bleach Water Spilled on Carpet

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Date: 04/25/2006 Topics: Cleaning > Carpet | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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A mop bucket that contained water with bleach in it was knocked over on my carpet! Will it stain my blue carpet? Does anyone have any ideas on this subject? All replies are welcome!

Catherine from UK
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By Colorful Carpets (Guest Post)
Unfortunately you most likely will end up with carpet that is faded and bleached out. Especially since you have blue carpet. Blue is actually the color that is most readily damaged by bleaches and alkaline chemicals. It is possible, however, to repair this color damage.

I will share the same information that I posted for another individual who had spilled bleach on their carpet:

While there are some do-it-yourself spot dye kits available, this repair really should be left to a professional carpet dyeing company as it would be nearly impossible for an untrained person to achieve a good color match. Also, the bleach spot needs to be properly and fully neutralized, using a bleach neutralizer in order to prevent the spot from just fading out again once it has been repaired.

I would suggest that you check in your local telephone directory to locate a carpet dyeing professional who can perform this repair for you. You could also look for a company or individual online.

Hope this helps you!

Sincerely,

Chris Howell
www.colorfulcarpets.com
Maryland, USA

RE: Bleach Water Spilled on Carpet

Posted on 07/25/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By marinewife5 (43) Contact
I have dropped a bottle of bleach water on a blue carpet before and frantically tried to soak it up thinking I'd undoubtedly have a bleach spot there. I wasn't able to immediately soak it with anything so it did sit for perhaps 2 minutes. NOthing happened...I was totally surprised, and I'm not sure why it didn't bleach the carpet. Maybe the ratio of bleach to water was too low, or maybe the solution had set long enough for the bleach to lose its potency. At any rate I was extremely relieved.

Posted on 04/27/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Carol in PA (Guest Post)
If there was chlorine bleach in the water that was spilled on your carpet, it will remove the color from your carpet and leave a white spot.

Posted on 04/26/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By marstonmd (9) Contact
yes, it will leave marks on the carpet (have done it myself). I bought permanant markers in a huge pack, matched the color and colored in the white spots on the rug.-Misty

Posted on 04/26/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

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