dye door carpet

[GARY F]

restoring a 63 GP. the door panels are in very good shape but the carpet portion on the bottom has faded. what kind of dye and procedure would i use to dye them. I have my idea but sometimes it is not correct. 

[poci1957]

If you are making them black I used vinyl dye for a set of 1964 GP door panels including the carpet and it has held up for over 15 years.  If I recall I dyed the whole panel and when dry I lightly brushed the carpet so there was no clumping.  I might be less confident with a different color but for black regular vinyl dye worked for me, Todd C  

[auburnseeker]

I died a badly faded green carpet with rit Dye and it looked pretty good and felt fine when I was done and it was dried.   It's available at larger grocery stores. 

[JFranklin]

I have used a fabric dye in an aerosol spray can from an auto parts store. Comes in a few colors.

[SMB]

I just used some Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric  from NAPA.  It comes in rattle cans.  It worked well on my faded interior fabrics.   It can be used on carpets also.

I used a charcoal gray but they must have various other colors..

[Amphicar BUYER]

There are several choices, as I have seen this before.... paint is NOT dye! The spray bomb dye from any supplier work well if you follow the destructions. Be patient, several coats and you'll be fine.

[JACK M]

I mixed up some black Rit dye and shot some faded carpet with my paint gun.

I let it dry in the sun but it seemed to come off when I touched it so I then shot it with some vinegar. Worked like a charm.

[GARY F]

I want to thank all of you for your replies. I was thinking the rit dye also in a spray bottle.