best carpet dye to use on beige carpet

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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:38 pm

Hi I've found this on ebay and was debatin whether to buy it to dye my carpets black.

Any thoughts or advice on this?

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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:38 pm

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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:03 pm

yes that's the best shit out there ,well it's what i'll be using anyhoo.
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:08 pm

magpie wrote:yes that's the best shit out there ,well it's what i'll be using anyhoo.
thats what I thought, cheers mate, will order now, whats best stuff to treat and clean carpet with before dying it? just some autoglym shampoo or something?
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:15 pm

any decent carpet cleaner product and one of these should do a pre dye justice

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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:16 pm

ok just ordered it, whats the best method of applying, it spray on, brush on etc? also does it need diluting or use as it is and how many coats?
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:18 pm

ask beemerlad he's used this shizzel on his carpet .
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:21 pm

magpie wrote:ask beemerlad he's used this shizzel on his carpet .
nice one will do. cheers mate
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:29 pm

pics of end result and process used will suffice :D
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:42 pm

magpie wrote:pics of end result and process used will suffice :D
cheers mate, I've pm'd him and I'll let you know how I get on with it.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 2:31 am

I used that stuff on my previous e30 which too had beige carpets. I purchased the black dye from eBay and the carpet actually came out like the original grey which looked good to and it's very easy to apply.