used spot shot and lysol bleach on turmeric stained carpet..the spots turned into white....?

Question

the white spots are even more visible and i am going mad...how do i get back the color of my carpet back into light brown?plz give me a best solution and relieve my pain....

Answer 1

You might try Ritz dye for clothing - on a sample this time perhaps?

Well, the best solution is to patch the carpet.
If you have left-over pieces, it's not that hard.
You'll need a sharp knife and some carpet tape.

Find some that the grain is going the same way.
(That may sound strange, but carpet has a "lay" to it..)

Lie it next to the damaged spot. and triple-check it.
Use the knife to cut out an area around the damaged spot,
but don't cut through the padding if you can help it.

Don't worry about making it a square or anything.
Oddly shaped pieces are harder to notice.
Do whichever you can handle.

Using the damaged piece as a pattern and trace around it on the back of the replacement piece. Then cut out your patch.

Put the carpet tape down following directions.
Place the patch in place.
Apply pressure (stand on it), then let it sit for awhile to make sure it's on good.

Meanwhile, take a little piece of spare carpet and
cut or unravel some spare carpet tufts from it
(you want them as long as possible).

Vacuum it and see how it looks.

If there's a gap, take a waterproof glue, and glue some tufts into the gaps. Once they're glued down long enough, vacuum again
cut off any tufts that are too high with scissors.

If you don't have any spare carpet , cut the patch from inside a closet, or somewhere that's normally covered, and then replace it with the bleached one.

For a perfect match, you'll either have to clean the carpet around this, or dirty the new part some.

Small boo-boo's - like cigarette burns can be patched with the "tufts" alone.

Answer 2

i have seen people use patches to repair badly stained carpet. if you installed this carpet and have any leftovers, cut a 'plug' to insert into a cutout that encircles the stains/spots. i'd suggest using some form of template, such as an overturned bowl, so you have exactly the same size plug and cut out. double faced carpet tape should hold it in place.

next time, though, think about it... bleach is designed to remove all color, so the end result will be white or blotchy. turmuric is a well known herb for medicinal reasons and makes a lovely yellow dye, doesn't it?

Answer 3

the bleach removed the color so the only way is to put color back by dying the carpet spots . . . this may be a job for a professional cause dying the spots the right color is going to be a challange

check with a carpet cleaning company

Answer 4

I actually had the same thing happen to me. I went to an art supply store and bought a permanent marker in the same shade as my carpet and colored in the light spots. I have to go back over it about every 3 months, though, as it fades out. But it works.

Answer 5

Too late I am afraid you should never use bleach on a carpet it permanently damages them. You can try buying a fabric dye that is a matching colour and see if you can touch-up the spots but I doubt you will get a colour match and it is very difficult to dye small patches.

Answer 6

Unfortunately bleach woudl do that. It sounds odd, but you could always try staining it back. I don't know what color it is, but tea is always a good way to get a soft, natural brown.

Answer 7

find a fabric dye the same color as your carpet, or as close as you can get it anyway, put it in a spray bottle and just spray the carpet. you shouldn't have to redo this unless you steam clean your carpets.