$20 DIY Carpet Restoration with Awesome Results!

[@HondaStreetGarage]

Aye! RIT is the way!!

[@RefineMovement]

Yeah man, that stuff is the business!

[@shawnsiriwatana2142]

I use Dupli Color vinyl and fabric paint on my Civics and Preludes. Very fast drying and color came out awesome.

[@ecko90044]

Where the fibers stiff after painting? I was looking into doing that too

[@shawnsiriwatana2142]

@@ecko90044 ​ the carpet got a little stiff but it’ll soften up over time. So far I haven’t had any issues with it

[@ecko90044]

@@shawnsiriwatana2142 Ok cool because I was worried it would feel like sandpaper lol. Did you notice any bleeding on shoes or things placed on it?

[@shawnsiriwatana2142]

@@ecko90044 nah it’s pretty fast drying especially with this summer heat. Should be ok after an hour or so

[@ecko90044]

@@shawnsiriwatana2142 Sweet!!! I have 4 cans ready to go lol. Thanks for the info brother

[@1unkn0wn]

The lighting in your video is much better than other RIT example videos esp at the 9minute mark. Thank you for that.

[@madbeat5]

Bro' that came out great... your ek interior is going to look like new again..... nothing beats oem quality and fitment. Nice job!!👍

[@RefineMovement]

Thank you very much! Yeah, you can’t beat that reasoning that oem will fit best. Headliner in next weeks episode then the following week it all goes back together in the car!

[@kararodriguez7601]

Okay but can we talk about that beautiful St. Augustine grass?! It’s so nice! What products (if any) do you use on it? I have St. Augustine in my front yard but it’s been starting to fade due to weeds taking over. I’ve been trying to de-weed the yard to get it back to it’s former glory

[@PookieBuilt]

No response

[@DreamAliveUniversity]

Did it bleed on your shoes ever? How had it held up?

[@SlipperyPapi]

Finally, been waiting for this one!

[@stevrgrs]

I didn’t see if you mentioned it but Rit has a synthetic version as well as a color fixer :) You can also add vinegar. Just some stuff you can try next time :)

[@srarcade]

Dude...i had my carpet out 2 weeks ago and now you post this! Awesome stuff, gonna try it. Btw i did aftermarket carpet once, never again!

[@RefineMovement]

It’s like I knew you were waiting for some inspiration! lol try it out man, works great

[@mitchellmaguire6498]

lool had mine out since nov

[@kararodriguez7601]

The carpet came out great though! I’ll probably be doing this process for my Buick Regal

[@Jake-im2lv]

Was gonna use duplicolor or Vht vinyl paint but appears to be an Australia wide shortage of black cans. Haven't been able to get any since before Christmas. Gonna have to try rit dye

[@228dlb]

my mk4 jetta thanks you sir these are the results ive been looking for

[@bryceh5115]

Looks good! Things I've learned over the years is start with a pack of powder with 2 gallons of water and 1 cup white vinegar and use that mix as a "primer" next you can switch to a bottle to get it black black. When done I suggest setting the dye with vinegar and then rinse the pad again. I have had mats bleed onto my shoes in higher temps..not Everytime but a couple times my shoe soles have turned black 😅

[@RefineMovement]

Oh nice, sounds like you’ve got a system worked out! Yeah that dye can get on everything doesn’t it haha

[@Leafnode06]

Can you elaborate on the vinegar usage? I definitely dont want this to bleed on my shoes.

[@gary.richardson]

I heard fabric dye sticks to higher pH treatments not acid. I plan to experiment to see which pre-treatment method is durable.

[@bayarearob]

How does the carpet feel once dried?

[@kenyaduff4187]

I have a 2017 Chevy Equinox Can I dye my carpet without having to take it out? I love how this looks.

[@jamesski1713]

Good job, Thank you I was wondering how to proceed on my own project and this really helped

[@wesdriggs1269]

Now that it’s been done for almost a year, can you provide an update year review on how it’s held up, etc? Thanks!

[@chrisbarnhart4178]

another guy commented saying, he did it a year before this video posted and it was still holding up well. i think doing more coats is whats gonna make it last

[@LT10N203]

Hi, man! Really great result, amazing to see. But how does the coat last through the time? Did you have any issues with cleaning or wearing?

[@jljacobs0127]

Does it need to be rinsed back off? And does it bleed if it better wet?

[@donlee9839]

thanks man.. Salute to you from Malaysia👍🏻😎

[@danno4800]

I did an aftermarket carpet in my 88 civic, and it was pretty good and not too hard to trim up, but definitely didn't like how it bubbled in some areas and didn't fit nearly as good as oem. I will donthis next time for sure. I think its worth however getting it professionally cleaned and steamed cleaned with industrial equipment. The cleaner it is, the better the paint sticks. I like how you used a garden sprayer. Good idea

[@Honderrez209]

RIT works but I would spray some type of fabric sealer. The paint fades off when you step on it with wet shoes or spills. I went with black fabric spray on my ej1 this time see if it holds up better..

[@Pawpawtruck]

How did it hold up

[@Honderrez209]

@Pawpawtruck so far it's holding up pretty good

[@goetzvg]

Does the black colour rub off? Like how durable is the dye? l have read everywhere online, only wool or nylon carpet can be dyed and I believe all these modern carpets are all not dyeable, so concerned that the dye will rub off and make a mess everywhere. Any updates on how it's looking now would be great

[@talonted1990]

Did this a year ago on my ej8, works great.

[@Yoshiwagu]

Can you do a shampoo to the carpet without getting ink tanking out? If you use white sneakers they don’t get ink in it? I want to do it but those thing worry me.

[@talonted1990]

@Andy Diaz I haven't tried shampooing the carpet and I don't wear white sneakers so I can't answer those questions from experience.

[@Hewston]

How well did it hold up 2y later

[@supermotovtec8550]

Im currecntly restoring my 97 sr coupe and was binning the carpet, not anymore ill be for sure doing this thanks for the video brother👌

[@shortbusoperations8513]

Is there an issue with any running/bleeding colors if you get in with wet shoes?

[@RefineMovement]

haven’t had any issue yet, no. Carpet has maintained its new great look I’m happy to say.

[@tarnzkomene8429]

Looks amazing so good i done my wrx carpet one thing im un sure of is that some of the dye is coming off when i rub it with my hand what have i done wrong? Or does it still need to dry off properly. I may go over it with a cloth and rub excess off and should i do my seats??? Im all so going to do my interior roof

[@WeronMedia]

Very solid results, i was looking at the aftermarket carpet options, but this looks amazing so ill be going this route

[@mcaro12803]

Do not do the aftermarket route. It does not fit right, trust me. It bunches up everywhere and looks like crap. Tried every way possible to make it work but it just never sat right. Traded my brand new aftermarket carpet for oem dirty carpet and going the dye route.

[@WeronMedia]

@@mcaro12803 Dying mine today! hope you got yours figured out

[@ktwoodward]

I used black Rite dye to do my auto carpet. How do you treat it so it doesn’t bleed off? After 24 hours, I rubbed a white paper towel on it and the towel had black on it. And when I rubbed a wet paper towel, it bleed onto it a lot.

[@Effytowers2000]

Did u ever find a solution to this ?????

[@reubensabile8188]

Hey does the dye come out if you extract?

[@impbroly3643]

Make sure u double coat for better results let it dry for 2-3 days I did the same on my single cab works like a charm

[@lesharnersmith6871]

what kind of carpet cleaner are you using (make and model)?

[@huynguyentran986]

How’s the dye holding up? Thinking about doing this for my eg restore

[@okasimyg8437]

Doing this right now to my Honda . Great video !Wish me luck!!!!!!

[@lostface913]

Awesome brother definitely need to o my rug ty brother

[@kristopherdetar4346]

They do the same thing in the factory with trimming and stretching. Your car smells new inside with new OEM carpeting. Good Luck !

[@XsoukinX]

Maaaan so satisfying seeing that transformation lol..turned out amazing dude.

[@RefineMovement]

Yes for real! As I was spraying I was like wow! haha Thanks

[@laurencefrangosrhodes9763]

Hey quick question, I want to do this with my car but I was worried the dye would wash out if it got wet or if I steam cleaned it. Do you know how well the dye sticks? it looks so good I am very tempted to try it!

[@Zeemee9]

Did it to my car beige and it came right out after being steam cleaned. The color transferred once the carpet was wet mess up a lot of my clothes for months. I wouldn’t recommend. Ooh my carpet is an ugly green color now.

[@dispickle5971]

@@Zeemee9 did this and washed my carpet and the dye came out and my carpet is green too, it sucks

[@elizam7783]

@@dispickle5971 did you use the fixiate on it?

[@ryan28109]

Awesome video man! You inspire me too keep working on and cleaning up my 92 hatch

[@RefineMovement]

That’s awesome to hear, thank you very much! Send me some pictures of what you’re doing with your EG on my Instagram! @refine_movement

[@daiuto64]

You persuaded me on this one, looks like I have another weekend project, excellent job!

[@RefineMovement]

That’s great to hear! Very worth while! Send me some pics on Instagram if you end up doing it

[@charlesoliver2803]

how has it held up has it faded at all?

[@upfactoryracing4148]

Mark knows his stuff! This came out pretty damn good!!

[@ronyhyper]

I love it!!! This is my next move 🙌🏽

[@CanadianSpaceMan]

Would you recommend the dye for dyeing the rear seats? Haven't seen very many people do it.

[@RefineMovement]

I dunno honestly since I haven’t done it either but I believe using the Rit, same stuff I use to dye my carpet, would work great

[@omard7348]

Hey bro, question did it smelled for weeks after you installed?

[@RefineMovement]

No. I let it sit out and bake in for a few days before putting it in the car and no smell

[@MrBugs03]

Awesome stuff man. Glad I came across this video. I've just picked up a 98 Orthia that's gonna be a track/daily. Interior needs tidying and gonna be making the carpet black. What was your water to rit ratio?

[@ZenCyde]

he said half rit half hot water

[@jairuzmangune1510]

This is awesome! I'm just wondering how was the texture of your Carpet? Does is it have a chemical smell? How would your carpet react to your steamer after spraying dye into your carpet? Thank you!

[@RefineMovement]

It came out great dude, all around, for real. No chemical smell, no rough texture. The carpet is worn down of course, it’s not plush like it would’ve been brand new but the texture has not changed. Seriously a worth while job to do if yours is in need

[@jairuzmangune1510]

@@RefineMovement That's awesome. I'm gonna try it on my Carpet that's why. It's good that it doesn't have any smell 🙌🏻 Thanks again!

[@2koolforyou88]

I would have done that but my fibers on my carpet was gone so I just wanted to replace it I did do it to my other civic cleaned it really good and used dupi color carpet paint came out great

[@Speedslays]

Looks amazing

[@spenceledsman]

Hey man I know it’s been a while since this video, but I just did this today. Did you let it dry in the sun? And is that a good idea? I’m planning on doing that but don’t know if it’s gonna fade in the sun for a day. Thanks man

[@devinmyers5409]

did u end up drying it in the sun? Did it fade?

[@spenceledsman]

@@devinmyers5409 I did dry it in the sun! Just for like 12 hours and it was dry already. And no thankfully it didn’t fade!

[@HinesRiley]

Excellent work! Enjoy!

[@RefineMovement]

Thank you! Yes, a much better place to be

[@michaelpasion6844]

Looks great and clean hatch.

[@kenoyangg]

Good result. Does color loss if water spill on it?

[@RefineMovement]

I haven't spilled anything on it thankfully so I actually can't tell you!

[@98Kentuckian]

That come out really nice! I'm tempted to do this on mine now

[@batmansprotege1569]

How long did it last brother ?

[@RefineMovement]

Still looks great over half a year later. I’ll be posting an update video soon

[@rawmotofilms2424]

Dude do you ever go to ace cafe Orlando? Yesterdays Honda/Acura meet was sick!

[@RefineMovement]

I’ve never been myself but yeah, something I’d like to attend with my EG and when all the virus stuff chills out

[@d.masso1]

Looks amazing. Looking forward to that headliner video!

[@HotRod-wv4vm]

Can’t wait for the headliner cleaning as I need to clean mine.👍

[@RefineMovement]

Next week! I actually ended up replacing my headliner. Was too far gone to clean

[@packrcch]

will the carpet bleed if it gets wet?

[@boking8575]

Gud lookin out bra bout to hook da magnum up any advice?

[@0Ninja0Dude0]

I think I'ma take this route I got a few places to stitch up but this looks like the cheapest option so lil investment there's no reason not to. The trick to cut those carpets is using a hot tool like a pipe that's been torched

[@MotoHooked]

I have to try it ! Thanks for this one!

[@headshotheroes2618]

That's Awesome!!! Thank You For Sharing this Tip.

[@markzurlo1787]

great video, thank you for all the great info.

[@abigailmerrill9854]

Is there a way to completely seal the dye? I did it to my carpet and it’s still rubbing off.

[@RShipwash]

Rit has stuff to put on top after you dye something. It's in the same kind of bottle but I forget what it's called.

[@savagewarriorzz2199]

Highly interested! How is the color holding up? It doesn't rub off?

[@RefineMovement]

That’ll have to be a video later down the line. It’s only been in my car for about 2 weeks and it still looks great but that’s a short amount of time of course. Seems like it’s going to hold up very well though

[@savagewarriorzz2199]

Awesome cant wait to dye it! Thanks for the great content!!!

[@Drayman1011]

had to find an OEM carpet at a wrecking yard for my EF, someone decided to buy an aftermarket carpet for mine and cut it 2" to the left before I got it

[@VeggieLard]

Dude, it looks so good!! Great job, and congrats

[@patrickklos9755]

How long did it take to dry ?

[@RefineMovement]

I let mine dry for a day.

[@erickalvarez7886]

Does the carpet have to stay wet to put the black dye rut on it? Or I can apply the while it’s dry?

[@RefineMovement]

Apply the dye when the carpet is dry Erick

[@gman20031]

Did you shampoo it after to keep it from bleeding.

[@RefineMovement]

No, I didn't. Seemed to work out ok

[@Juan-The-Jazz-Cat]

First, nice ek 👍

[@RefineMovement]

Aw man, I wanted to be first!

[@Juan-The-Jazz-Cat]

Haha, nice 😄

[@Mrtrunks]

Looks great man!

[@ketam]

Good info . Thanks for sharing

[@donjones4237]

Where did u get the bottle from

[@wopino]

AWESOME!!!! Looks a million times better wow! I'm so doing that to my disgusting eg carpet! Thank you for this walk through man, it's really going to inspire me and help me through this. Did you have to wipe the dye in after every coat or later to blend it all in? Can't wait to do this mod!

[@RefineMovement]

Giancarlo! thanks a lot dude! Yeah, for something so inexpensive and just requiring some prep work in cleaning it, it’s so worth while. I only wiped in the dye after the last coat. After all three bottles were sprayed down on it the carpet got more saturated with the dye, you know. So only at the end did I feel it was necessary to wipe the dye in to the fiber but see how it goes for you. Maybe you’ll feel you want to do it after each coat. Send me some pics on IG if you end up doing it man.

[@wopino]

@@RefineMovement i will for sure!!!

[@zarcero21]

Good work!

[@arthellstrobles1241]

Looks clean👍🏿👍🏿

[@jonathansantosdeleon9690]

Heyy were you got the bottle?

[@RefineMovement]

Amazon has a few different ones

[@isaacpelland4831]

That spot has always been on mine too lol

[@bryanfigueroa3]

Hi there! Whats the brand of the steam/shampoo cleaner?

[@RefineMovement]

Bissel maybe?

[@kararodriguez7601]

It’s a bissell spot clean professional

[@lastfanstanding999]

i pressure washed mine then soaked with Dawn dish soap, and then i scrubbed really good, then pressure washed it again and hung it out in the Florida sun for most of the next day, i could have used a wet-vac to speed it up but i had other projects i was working on, so it was all good!

[@cliosp]

Where can I buy that paint? How is it called?

[@RefineMovement]

RIT Dye is the paint and I bought it at my local grocery store.

[@ryanludwick8288]

Anyone know the speaker size for the front of a 99 civic? Is it 5.25"? I tried a couple ranging from 6.5" and down from Amazon. Didn't work. Anyone know the scoop?

[@wilbersoto2232]

Amazing 💪🏼

[@tommyhedges3248]

Could you do a headliner with this ?

[@RefineMovement]

Hmm I wonder. I don’t see why not. as long as your headliner is in good shape in the first place

[@saucydayzvt8vh]

How's the color holding up?

[@RefineMovement]

Still very well! This video I’m linking I made 8 months ago but it still looks just as good! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHnFd4WFl7eonrM If you care to follow us on IG I’ll be posting picture updates. @refine_movement

[@saucydayzvt8vh]

Cool I was actually looking for your video where you cleaned and painted the inside of your car. (Eg)

[@vincephan344]

Does this dye change the texture of the carpet, like does it feel more rough/coarse than before? I tried dying my carpet before with vinyl/carpet spray and afterwards it felt like astroturf, it was stiff and felt like plastic.

[@elisscaliving4776]

Mix it in at the end of the process

[@angelc8824]

Where can I find that hand pumping spray bottle?

[@Vacated204]

go to the garden isle in any hardware store, should be something called a "chemical sprayer" or something like that.

[@RegularFootisChris]

cool car!

[@five5ix56]

So how is it holding up? Automotive carpet is more of a plastic fiber not a cotton one so it doesn’t absorb the Rit it just kind of dries to the fiber. If it gets wet watch out!

[@jeremyhare9515]

I rinsed mine after so I wouldnt have dye coming out in the car and it fucked me. Carpet literally turned green

[@mcaro12803]

Did you not have to rinse the carpet after you dye it?

[@RefineMovement]

I didn’t, no

[@jeremyhare9515]

I did and it fucked me literally turned into green carpet

[@ghostpimp]

Should’ve used duplicolor, works just as good.

[@hurricanebob7058]

After taking the carpet out of the vehicle, and vacuuming it, take it to a laundromat and wash it once or twice in a big front-loader washing machine (the ones that large comforters are washed in). Use some odor eliminating detergent during the wash cycle. Then dry it gently on low heat. 🎇🌴

[@lastfanstanding999]

there is a spray paint made specifically made for carpet btw.

[@Uber_With_Landino]

How has it held up over a years time?

[@RefineMovement]

It’s holding up very well, thank you! I don’t usually have many passengers so it’s pretty easy to keep the carpet clean really. But the color is holding great. I’ll have to make an update video to show everyone

[@Dizzycraft]

Great Channel man.. new subscriber gonna have to pick me up a shirt

[@shamiyahenry1229]

So first off amazing video I have a 2013 Honda civic sedan that is in need of some love. Will this video be a great to follow along for my car? I also want to update the car: change my stick gear, put lights in etc...help a sister out please. Thanks

[@MRBMN-zp4cd]

Looks great ,however just so you know that bissell you used is not a steam cleaner.