How to Repair a Bleached Carpet

Bleach is a great cleaner, but its stains are impossible to remove. This can be especially frustrating when bleach spills onto carpeting. In the long run, you may want to replace the carpet, but in the meantime, here are things you can do to make the spot less noticeable.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• dye
• small paintbrush
• small sewing scissors
• super glue
• tweezers

1. If the bleached area is very small, you may be able to get away with mixing a package of fabric dye and carefully applying it to the bleached fibers with a small paintbrush.

2. For a larger stain, clip the bleached fibers out of the carpet with a very small pair of scissors.

3. Clip fibers from an unseen part of the carpet (such as under the couch) that are the same colors as the stained area before it was bleached.

4. Apply super glue to the area where the bleached fibers were clipped out. Using the tweezers, place the newly clipped fibers one at a time into the "bald spot" until it is completely filled in. Let it dry thoroughly.

Tips & Warnings

• If the bleach stain is substantial, try moving the carpet so that the stain is under a piece of furniture. If that doesn't work, you may want to replace the carpet.