My carpet finally met its match..!

[Jonesy92]

It's been a while since I have been active on here. Life has been hectic! I hope everyone out there is safe, and hanging in there through all this.

Now, my '03 Tahoe was never a show stopper, blah blah. But, it did look good. But I often found myself staring at the stains in the carpet. Now, after hauling around all 5 of my kids for the last few years, its gotten its fair share of stains, dings, dents, and scratches. But nothing bothered me more than the ugly stains on the carpet. So I set off trying to clean it up a bit.

After multiple cleaners, sprays, soaks, scrubs, nothing was working. It was time for drastic measures. I was going to dye the carpet, black. Here's a few photos of afterwards. I used RIT fabric dye, which is great. And, it doesn't stick to plastics. With that, you can keep a lot of the big stuff inside the car during the process.

It has been about a week since I've finished the front half and so far so good. The cargo area is under construction as of now, and will be getting the same treatment, possibly a little more if I choose to.
I knew it wasn’t going to be perfect, but as long as it didn’t look blotchy I was happy.

Side note: lighting sucks, but I haven’t noticed any lighter/darker spots yet. The cargo area, being a big square will take some time and concentration.

 

[2010gmcyukon]

I can't view any of those pics. Is it just me?

 

[corvette744]

I tried with a magnifying glass and still cant see them good enough lol

 

[Jonesy92]

Hmm. I wonder why. I'll try posting from my Iphone. lol

 

[Jonesy92]

I will add, with the exception of one spot, which took a tall, ice cold pitcher of Red kool-aid one summer day, its all pretty nice. It "feels" updated, if that makes sense.

 

[2010gmcyukon]

Hmm. I wonder why. I'll try posting from my Iphone. lol

I can see them now. Yeah definitely looks better than 20 year old disgusting tan carpet!

 

[Jonesy92]

Definitely. I got in every time and was just drawn to the stains. Couldn’t stand it. Especially after purchasing a 2015 Nissan.
slowly but surely everything’s getting checked off the Ta’Hoe build list.

 

[mpope2]

That turned out great. I’m currently working on restoring a WJ Grand Cherokee for my sister-in-law. Will have to keep that stuff in mind if I can’t save the carpet in it

 

[smcnair]

What kind of effort was involved? Trying to decide what to do and was thinking this https://www.stockinteriors.com/AutoCarpet.asp?Itemid=6083&ModelId=596

 

[Tonyrodz]

It's been a while since I have been active on here. Life has been hectic! I hope everyone out there is safe, and hanging in there through all this.

Now, my '03 Tahoe was never a show stopper, blah blah. But, it did look good. But I often found myself staring at the stains in the carpet. Now, after hauling around all 5 of my kids for the last few years, its gotten its fair share of stains, dings, dents, and scratches. But nothing bothered me more than the ugly stains on the carpet. So I set off trying to clean it up a bit.

After multiple cleaners, sprays, soaks, scrubs, nothing was working. It was time for drastic measures. I was going to dye the carpet, black. Here's a few photos of afterwards. I used RIT fabric dye, which is great. And, it doesn't stick to plastics. With that, you can keep a lot of the big stuff inside the car during the process.

It has been about a week since I've finished the front half and so far so good. The cargo area is under construction as of now, and will be getting the same treatment, possibly a little more if I choose to.
I knew it wasn’t going to be perfect, but as long as it didn’t look blotchy I was happy.

Side note: lighting sucks, but I haven’t noticed any lighter/darker spots yet. The cargo area, being a big square will take some time and concentration.
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Did you pull the seats and center console to dye everything?

 

[Rocket Man]

What kind of effort was involved? Trying to decide what to do and was thinking this https://www.stockinteriors.com/AutoCarpet.asp?Itemid=6083&ModelId=596

That’s what I did, it came out amazing. It’s a bit of work but easily doable in an afternoon.

 

[Rocket Man]

It's been a while since I have been active on here. Life has been hectic! I hope everyone out there is safe, and hanging in there through all this.

Now, my '03 Tahoe was never a show stopper, blah blah. But, it did look good. But I often found myself staring at the stains in the carpet. Now, after hauling around all 5 of my kids for the last few years, its gotten its fair share of stains, dings, dents, and scratches. But nothing bothered me more than the ugly stains on the carpet. So I set off trying to clean it up a bit.

After multiple cleaners, sprays, soaks, scrubs, nothing was working. It was time for drastic measures. I was going to dye the carpet, black. Here's a few photos of afterwards. I used RIT fabric dye, which is great. And, it doesn't stick to plastics. With that, you can keep a lot of the big stuff inside the car during the process.

It has been about a week since I've finished the front half and so far so good. The cargo area is under construction as of now, and will be getting the same treatment, possibly a little more if I choose to.
I knew it wasn’t going to be perfect, but as long as it didn’t look blotchy I was happy.

Side note: lighting sucks, but I haven’t noticed any lighter/darker spots yet. The cargo area, being a big square will take some time and concentration.
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I understand it’s more work, but IMO you should have pulled the seats, console and all the plastic that meets the carpet. I know you said the dye doesn’t stick to plastics, but I can see the stains around the bottom of the parts you didn’t pull. Other than that it looks pretty good.

 

[Jonesy92]

I am going to sand, smooth, and paint the trim black, so I wasn't too worried about it. If I was staying grey, I would definitely pull it all.

 

[Justrust84]

Definitely. I got in every time and was just drawn to the stains. Couldn’t stand it. Especially after purchasing a 2015 Nissan.
slowly but surely everything’s getting checked off the Ta’Hoe build list.

I have an 04 Tahoe LT and I love it! Love how you died the carpets! Great job! I also have a tahoe checklist! Im working on seat covers to cover cracked leather any suggestions?