Bleach Stain on Carpet

RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By shilpa (Guest Post) (09/29/2008) Try that water/acrylic color remedy. It really works! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By corey (Guest Post) (05/22/2008) If its a very large stain give up its not worth the hassle. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By renter (Guest Post) (12/25/2007) Hi. I was even thinking of cutting out each strand of yarn and sewing in some strands that have fallen out of another section. It could take some time, but it would solve the problem. Otherwise, I will use the marker idea if I can find a tan marker. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By Jerry Gordon (Guest Post) (10/28/2007) How to take out bleach stains...Use Roper Systems Bleach Stain Carpet Repair and Follow The Easy Directions. It has been proven time and time again...anyone can follow this system. No training involved and its accurate. Low risk of making a mistake. You will be doing what the pro's think they can't do. Patent # 6533824 In many cases with our systems the outcome is much more accurate than what the professional can do unless they are using our system. I noticed Ruth Travis - IICRC President Teaching a Color Repair School in the UK. The photos used were taken from our website. These were photos of an untrained person using our system for the first time. That speaks very well for our system if the trainers of professionals use our photos in their training advertisements. Trained technicians can become "heroes" after completing this in-depth two-day course. Colour Repair: The advertisement appeared here: http://www.alltec.co.uk/page/1g5mr/Events/Colour_Repair.html Here is our address: www.spotdye.com www.bleachstain.com www.carpetrepair.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By Lynn (Guest Post) (08/26/2007) Buy a cheap water color set at art supply.One that has a plastic palette. A set with tubes of paint is the best. Mix red and yellow with a touch of blue to make brown, mix a little white. Use the brush to dip in water to mix the colors on the palette, hold it close to the carpet until you match the color of the carpet. If you don't have a palette, use a white plate. This is mixed very thin. Use a brush on one spot and see if it looks like a match. Let it dry. If the color matches, then paint the entire spot. You could probably use acrylic paint. It will wash out with each cleaning, but you will be long gone before then. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By Colorful Carpets (Guest Post) (07/25/2007) 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 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post by Love to decorate! (9) | (07/01/2007) Profile | Contact I used the Roper system for a number of bleach spots and who knows what else that created spots very much like those in your picture. It takes some time but it did work...The spot I had like yours was definitely mimimized. On another carpet, some very small spots were rendered un-noticeable. The process is time consuming so if you try it, make sure you have a few hours that you can dedicate to it. You will need a carpet spot machine that you can use to repeadedly rinse/vacuum the spot after each application of solution. A hand held one is good, but my problem was that it didn't hold the charge long enough. It's worth a try. If it doesn't completely work, at least it will mimimize it. The process is not a dyeing process. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By Jones in WIsconsin (Guest Post) (07/01/2007) I had added a bit of bleach to the carpet cleaner to clean the white berber in our house. My husband said he could still smell a pet odor so he bleached a certain area with a lot of bleach now I have a big yellow stain in a perfect rectangle almost in the middle of the floor any help!!! The carpet was originally white Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By S (Guest Post) (06/24/2007) Fiona: There is a dyeing system that you can buy on the internet where you use very diluted dyes to add the "lost" colors back into your carpet. I actually paid to have someone come do it. Good New, bad news...the spots went away totally, but about 1 month later, came back. I presume that they returned due to improper neutralization of the fiber before adding this dye. Very few companies do it ( in the US) and I do not know of any in England. The guy that sells the stuff is named Jerry Roper and his number is 801-224-1352. He is located in Salt Lake City Utah. I have no idea how confident you are that you can do it on your own, but this is an idea anyway. Good Luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post by michawnpita (418) | (06/22/2007) Profile | Contact How about a throw rug? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post By (Guest Post) (06/22/2007) Have a carpet installer remove carpet from an area such as the closet. Cut out the bleached area and replace it with the carpet from the closet. Reinstall the damaged carpet in the closet. Hopefully in the back of the closet. The color difference may be significant at first, but it will look better than the bleached out areas. Trying to dye it will make it worse. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Bleach Stain on Carpet Post by lewis_admin (1328) | (06/22/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact Stupid me. I carried a bottle of bleach into the house and set it down on the carpet. Yea, you guessed it, the bottle was leaking. How do I get those spots back to green? April from Pittsburgh, PA Answers: RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet You'll have to live with it until you replace the carpet. You have bleached out the carpet color and you cannot touch it up without it looking worse than it does now. (11/16/2004) By weseye RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet Maybe some shoe polish? (11/16/2004) By ML RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet I have an idea that sounds crazy but I think it would work! I recently decided to put some hair color on my hair. I was a little careless and a few drops of the color dripped on the cream colored carpet I have in part of my bathroom! The color is beautiful (beautiful russet brown!) and there to stay! If I were you, I would pick up some tan paint color samples and find the color closest to the tan carpet color, then take that sample color to the hair color department and choose the closest hair color to your tan carpet color! I'd go over the bleached spots on the carpet with a wet rag or towel several times to remove any bleach remaining in the fibers. Then I'd mix about a tablespoon of the hair color with about 2 tablespoons of water and dab it on the bleached spots. If the color is too light add more hair color to the water mixture and go over it again. Remember while it is wet it will look a little darker than when it is dry, so try to allow for that and don't throw the leftover color away until you are satisified with the results. I think the haircolor will run from $3 to $7 at WalMart. That's a pretty cheap fix when you consider the alternatives! If you try this, let me know if you were satisfied with the results or not. I know this is what I would try if I were in your shoes! (Thank goodness my bathroom carpet is scheduled for replacement... until then I have a new throw rug! (11/17/2004) By Grandma Margie RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet I bought liquid Rit as near the carpet color as possible and used a Q-tip to gently brush back and forth across the fibers until the color matched the carpet. (11/17/2004) By wallflower RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet What about saturating it with brewed tea? It might work depending on the color of your carpet. Good luck to you. (11/17/2004) By Jane RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet Not tried this but I do not see why it would not work... Since it is tan you could lightly blot a tea bag in the bleach spots until the spot is "stained" the right color. (11/17/2004) By sarah_bellum RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet First, do you have an inconspicuous spot of carpet you can experiment with? A scrap would be great. What you are going to do is experiment with redying the carpet. FIrst bleach out the color on your test spot. Then blot out the bleach with fresh water and a towel. let it dry. Make sure it matches the original spot. Make up several test spots. Do all of the above PLUS get a good color match of fabric pen from a fabric store. To get a good match, take the scrap, otherwise, pluck or cut several strands and tape them to a card. A second idea, if the area is very small involving only a couple of strands: remove them and replace them with relocated strands, You can glue them to the carpet with fabric glue. Depending on how long they are you might even be able to tuck them in. Good luck. The final solution is to put something (like a chair) over the top of it! (11/17/2004) By sicl RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet With all the markers available in so many colors,even washable ones( in case it doesn't work). It might be that you'll find one the right color for your carpet. Start with a lighter one and if needed a darker one. I have used tea to dye my new white bra's & underwear sets when I couldn't find the "fleshtones" I like. Good Luck (11/18/2004) By Great granny Vi RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet If the bleach stains are on a carpet with a pile, check to see if the beach affected only the tips of the carpet. If so, take a cuticle scissor and just snip the tips of the fibers. If it has saturated the fiber or if the carpet is a berber or other type of flat carpet you could also just have a carpet installer cookie cut out those pieces and replace with pieces from either a closet or a spot that will not be seen such as under a piece of furniture that will not be moved. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO SPOT DYE WITH RIT DYE, YOU WILL ONLY CAUSE MORE DAMAGE. (11/20/2004) By Susan RE: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet I read many years ago that bleach does not actually take out color it just changes it. The article suggested talking to a reliable dry cleaner who would know how to use sodium bisulfate that would return the original color. I just "googled" where to find this chemical. It's a product used in canning to retain the color of the fruit or food being canned. (08/28/2005) By linda RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet I cannot imagine trying to "dye" the carpet back to it's original color without it looking like it was dyed. I have had both bleach discolorations and cigarette burns on my carpeting in houses we had purchased. Using an exacto knife, cut out the damaged section and replace with an undamaged section cut out from a closet that no one will see. You can buy carpet seaming tape and using a press cloth and your iron, seam the new "patch" into the carpet and it will look like new. Make sure that the new "patch" of carpet fits perfectly in the one you cut out. For tiny damaged spot on a pile carpet, I have lifted out fibers from the damaged part of the carpet with tweezers and replaced the fibers with un-damaged ones from a closet section of carpeting. Used instant bonding glue ("crazy glue") to set in place. Works beautifully if you are patient and methodical in setting in these fibers. (02/08/2006) By bobmarbj RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet This happened to me. I thought I was using a spray bottle with spot remover in it but it was bleach. Husband changed the bottle without marking it. Any way, I callled a carpet cleaner and they came over and dyed the area [not very large]. To this day, I don't know where the spot was. My carpet was a very very light beige. Good luck. (02/08/2006) By Karifl RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet If all else fails, have you ever considered buying an area rug to cover the spot? Or maybe this would be a good time to rearrange your furniture. (02/08/2006) By sewingmamma RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet My sister had bleach leak from a bottle all the way across her living room when she carried groceries into her house. She contacted her home owners insurance and they replaced the entire living room carpet for her. Check it out. (02/08/2006) By Juanita RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet The best thing for bleach stains is a pro cleaner. One that is trust worthy and charges flat rates. If you are in the Georgia area ( Metro Atlanta ) I can tell you a company that has totally removed bleach stains for me. Its a small company but does great work! I sell homes and they removed bleach stains. We didn't need an area rug or move furniture. If the carpet is really old they do great dye jobs too! Boy they have helped my houses sell. (02/23/2006) By D. RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet I have bleach stains on my tan carpet any idea how to match them to the light tan? (03/16/2006) By Jodie RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet Of course bleach removes the colors completely and yes it can be fixed. Get some RIT dye and redye the spot. This is how a professional will do it. It takes a little of an artistic touch to get the color right but works fine. (04/17/2006) By Tyler RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet We used all purpose cleaner with bleach on our carpet instead of spot remover and ended up with 6 hamburger-size yellow spots. After reading the replies on your website, we tried the colored marker idea - WOW - The Sharpie (Metallic Silver) marker worked wonders on our dove gray carpet. We just happen to have one in the house. It's permanent and non-toxic. Just make sure you take it slow and brush criss-across the pile of the carpet lightly, and make sure you have enough light so you can see how the color is blending. (04/30/2006) By Katy RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet I have the solution! I did this today. My carpet is very light tan, and I was crazy enough to clean a spot with Clorox clean-up! I went to a local car parts store and bought upholstry/carpet spray paint. They have every color for stains on car carpet!! It was under $10, and dried perfectly!! There are solutions for those moments in our life when we momentarily make bad judgments! (05/02/2006) By T.Hendricks Bleach Stain Carpet Repair Look up this web site. They can help you to get a perfect match. The kits are mailed to you. www.bleachstain.com (05/18/2006) By Tracy Davis RE: Bleach Stain on Carpet For beige or tan carpet try "dying" it with tea--adjust til you get the color you want. (05/28/2006) By call4cathy Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: Touching Up Bleach Stains On Carpet Post by ThriftyFun (3738) | (11/16/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact I just moved across country a few months ago, and when I was unpacking the box I had packed my bleach in, I found that the bleach had spilled in the box, and also leaked through the bottom of the box onto the carpet. Does anyone have suggestions on touching up the carpet? I know I probably can't actually remove the bleach- that would be nice, though! It only left a few small spots, on tan carpet. Any suggestions, anyone? Emily in Mississippi Report Spam or Abuse