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John L 
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 Topic: Colour RepairPosted: 12/February/2006 at 1:48pm |
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always start lighter and work your way to the color of the carpet
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Paul Moss
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Posted: 12/February/2006 at 7:20am |
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John you are right you achieve better results and match's with dyes, however the result is then permanent so practice is crucial. With crayon transfer dying on synthetics it can be removed if mistakes are made. |
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spruce
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Posted: 12/February/2006 at 1:42am |
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Thanks Paul for the info
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John L
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Posted: 11/February/2006 at 7:57pm |
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spot dye kit is your best choice....
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Paul Moss
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Posted: 11/February/2006 at 10:12am |
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Spruce To re- colour using wax crayons is an old carpet makers trick. Find the nearest crayon colour of the yarn. Apply crayon to the area concerned. Place a damp cloth over the area. Place a steam iron over the cloth for a few seconds. ( Do not over heat) Remove the cloth and you should have colour transfer. Basically the heat will set the dye from the crayon into the yarn and the wax because it is warm will stick to the cloth . Results do vary dependant on fibre content. Becareful on wool as end result will be permanent.
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SSDB
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Posted: 26/January/2006 at 12:41am |
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I'll share a story. Back in the late 80's.
This lady was selling her home. The carpet was mauve colored and by the sliding glass door the carpet was really faded. The rest of the carpet looked practically new. As I was cleaning she came over and started talking to me and asked if I could fix the faded out spot over by the sliding glass door. Heck. I thought I could do anything. Still do :) Anyway. She left to do some errands. I finished cleaning the carpet. Took a look at the faded spot and wondered how in the hell I was going to match the color. At this time I never did any color restoration work. So I went a block down the road to a grocery store and bought some sugar free cherry (could've been strawberry I don't recall) Kool-Aide packets. Hehehehe. Came back and added a little water to a cup, mixed it up, grabbed a white towel and fixed it up. The lady returns and absolutely loved the dye job! :) Picked up an extra $200 bucks or so because I made her happy! That same week I bought a dye kit and did over $2000 in dye work. |
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Steaminpile
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Posted: 19/December/2005 at 11:29am |
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color the fibers not the floor
yes wax crayons |
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spruce
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Posted: 19/December/2005 at 2:16am |
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How do you do COLOUR REPAIRS with wax crayons? Is there a trick to it or do you just draw on the floor? |
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Advantage
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Posted: 15/December/2005 at 7:34pm |
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LilNiteRidrhood is right. In fact that is the only way I have found that works on polyester carpet. I do color repair but I don't see much of it. Just another way to be a hero. Spots over the size of your fist are a pain, easier to patch. |
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CCT, UFT, OCT, CRT, RRT, WRT, SMT, FSRT, JTC, JSR, JWR, MTC a great life, if you don't weaken.
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LilNiteRidrhood
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Posted: 15/December/2005 at 1:18pm |
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Nope, its wax. Same when you go too dark, use white chalk. |
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MR. STEAMER
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Posted: 15/December/2005 at 7:54am |
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I was wondering the same thing... it has to be markers
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cmaster
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Posted: 15/December/2005 at 1:20am |
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Are those wax crayons or markers?
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Steaminpile
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Posted: 15/December/2005 at 1:11am |
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go to Walmart and buy some FAT Crayolas you'll get a better match and you can lighten it if need be
it sounds ridiculous but trust me,,it works and it's permanent (unless you WANT to take it out) saved my hide well.....................my wallet anyways |
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cmaster
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Posted: 15/December/2005 at 12:48am |
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No colour repair for me. I'm not IICRC certified to do it
 . I tried it, couldn't get good matches, so I quit doing it. I get 2 or 3 calls a year asking for it. Even if I promoted it, I would think that $3000.00/year would be more than a generous estimate
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