Ok. How do you get hair dye out of a carpet!?!

[Kate!]

Without me realising it, I got a splodge of foam from my hair dying adventure on the carpet and now it looks like coal has been trod in :bawling:

Heeeeeeeeelp meeeeeee!!

I'm going to try scrubbing it with Vanish I think.

[Niamh.]

oh no, what colour is your carpet?

[Kate!]

It's cream Niamh D:

[Niamh.]

Oh s**t could be a lost cause then but try dabbing it with nail varnish remover

[Kate!]

Oh I'll try that.

- prays -

[Kate!]

I've got a steam cleaner, maybe that'll work.

[Niamh.]

Oh yeah try that too

[Kate!]

- has breakdown -

[AnnieK]

Is it a short pile carpet or can you cut it out. Also, I was told to try WD 40 on nail varnish and it took that out.

[Kazanne]

If it fails kate you can always cut a circle or square of spare carpet(hopes you got some) you have to be precise with this and then take out the marked piece and replace with the new.it works honestly but glue it as you'll end up hovering it up,lol

[lostalex]

can we please have before and after pics of the hair that was being dyed?

just out of curiosity

[Kate!]

Short pile Annie. :(

I'll remember the wd40 if all else fails

[lostalex]

If it fails kate you can always cut a circle or square of spare carpet(hopes you got some) you have to be precise with this and then take out the marked piece and replace with the new.it works honestly but glue it as you'll end up hovering it up,lol

won't the new section always look new though? how do you age a small square of carpet?

[Kate!]

Short pile Annie. :(

I'll remember the wd40 if all else fails

[Kate!]

I can't do that Kaz, I live in rented accommodation, it's not my carpet. Apartment was part furnished and decorated.

[Kazanne]

won't the new section always look new though? how do you age a small square of carpet?

Depends how old the carpet is ,where it is and how big the patch,but I don't think it would be too hard to age a small spot, a few kids on it will do the job.

[Kazanne]

I can't do that Kaz, I live in rented accommodation, it's not my carpet. Apartment was part furnished and decorated.

Oh !!!!! dear Kate,can you try some diluted bleach?

[Kate!]

can we please have before and after pics of the hair that was being dyed?

just out of curiosity

Absolutely not. Never putting photos on here again after the stuff people do with them. Anyway back to the topic....

[Kate!]

Oh !!!!! dear Kate,can you try some diluted bleach?

Yes I thought of that, I'll try the other stuff first though Kaz

[lostalex]

Absolutely not. Never putting photos on here again after the stuff people do with them. Anyway back to the topic....

wait.. who did what with Kate's pics?? :o

[smudgie]

Mix a bit of vinegar with neat washing up liquid on a damp sponge and dab at it Kate..good luck.

[Kate!]

Let's stick to the topic

[Jessica.]

wait.. who did what with Kate's pics?? :o

I heard Marc printed them out and put them on the wall of the gents toilets in his local alcoholics anonymous centre.

[AnnieK]

Yeah Kate....whatever you do, don't rub it as t will just spread...

[Kate!]

Thanks Smudge :love:

- adds to list -

[Kate!]

Thanks Smudge :love:

- adds to list -

[Kate!]

I heard Marc printed them out and put them on the wall of the gents toilets in his local alcoholics anonymous centre.

:fist: damm Jess, now everyone will know Marc and I are in rehab.

[LemonJam]

what colour is your carpet?

bit of an inappropriate question Niamh :\

[Jessica.]

bit of an inappropriate question Niamh :\
:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[Niamh.]

bit of an inappropriate question Niamh :\

Sorry, was just wondering, seeing as she was dying her hair and all :hehe:

[Kate!]

bit of an inappropriate question Niamh :\

:laugh2:

[Livia]

My hairdresser told me that only two things really get hair dye out: more hair dye, and hair spray. I sprayed my shower curtains with hairspray when they were dotted with hair dye and then machine washed them and they were fine. Not sure it'd work so well on carpet... hope it works out, Kate.

[Z]

My dad's office has this VAX machine for steam cleaning carpets and I swear it's never there, somebody's always got it at home to get some tough stain out of the carpet :laugh: I remember when I was much younger we had a cream carpet in the living room and somebody had an accident with the red wine when my parents had people over (think it was one of my parents who spilled it), never seen so many adults get into such a flap in my life :laugh:

[Ammi]

My hairdresser told me that only two things really get hair dye out: more hair dye, and hair spray. I sprayed my shower curtains with hairspray when they were dotted with hair dye and then machine washed them and they were fine. Not sure it'd work so well on carpet... hope it works out, Kate.


..yeah, I've heard about the hairspray one, I don't know what the science to it is though...

[Lee.]

Is it permanent dye? If so, I don't think it will come out, as it'll have dyed the carpet fabrics... I'm not positive though. :/

[Z]

Maybe you could dye the rest of the carpet the same colour