Bleach spots or bleach stains are a common issue we see on carpet in both residential and commercial settings. Bleach spots can happen from a number of things such as: bleach spills, toilet bowl cleaner, acne medication, lotions, or some other chemicals. They often leave an unsightly white, yellow, or orange-like stain that is permanent. The reason this happens is because the bleaching agent has removed color from the carpet and this cannot be fixed with cleaning alone. We can repair bleach spots from solid colored carpet to multi-colored and patterned carpet.
Do It Yourself Bleach Spot Repair
We insist that you resist the urge to go scouring the internet for a DIY bleach repair solution. We’ve seen everything from crayons, markers, and even tea or coffee being used to try to re-dye a bleached spot. Do it yourself attempts often become more expensive then simply calling us in the first place. The reason for this is, because now we have to deal with removing the substance that was used to attempt to dye the carpet which results in more time to fix it.How We Repair Bleach Spots
The first step is we need to neutralize the bleach so that it doesn’t continue having bleaching ability. Once we’ve neutralized the bleach we use color theory to mix up the necessary colors to bring your carpet back to the way it was before. Often times this requires us to add two or more colors back to the carpet to restore the color. In the video to the side or above, you can see how we mixed blue to bring the yellowish bleach stain back to green and then a hint of red to blend the tone into the existing carpet color.
