Wearing rubber gloves mix 1 2 cup of rit all purpose liquid dye with 2 cups of very hot almost boiling water.
Dye rug with rit.
That being said i dyed an old rose colored print carpet 10x12 with green rit dye.
I originally started this using a rug doctor steam cleaner.
The more synthetic in the fabric the less dye it will absorb.
Let the rug dry outside on a very warm and sunny day until it s completely dry about.
I found this to be a bit of a pain.
I also found that removing there excess water after spraying the dye made the dye not as dark and end result was a bit blotchy.
The problems you may face dyeing your carpet at home include uneven color and crocking which means the dye will rub off because if it has not been applied with.
Using a spray bottle is an interesting idea for applying dye to large items.
This works great if you re prepared to disassemble the whole machine to clean out the dye before returning it.
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Then pour straight rit colorstay dye fixative into your paint sprayer and sprayed the entire rug again.
Wet the carpet and place it outside on a tarp.
I have dyed a lot of clothes but never a rug.
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When the rug is saturated with dye let it dry in the sun for about an hour.
Different fabrics do absorb the dye differently.
I just laid it out on the ground a bucket of hot dye and a scrub brush scrubbed it into the carpet on my hands and knees.
Saturate the entire rug with the dye.
We do not recommend dyeing carpet in your home.
Above answer is interesting and probably correct.
This process took about 15 20 minutes.
Use a pot holder mitt if bottle is too hot to handle.