Good idea.

 

I can see it now, a tie-dye carpet. Just like the good ol hippy days of yore.

 

It will be interesting to see how the dye works. My experience with dying clothing that is not initially of uniform color is that the dye does not color it uniformly, and I'm expecting this to happen to the carpet Now let's give this whole thing another thought.

Assuming you haven't bleached that entire 8' area, consider getting some more carpet fast; hopefully it will be from the same roll. Patch the area where you bleached it. Then, in an inconspicuous location such as the corner of a closet, experiment with different solvents by putting some on a rag and rub the carpet to test for colorfastness. Be careful now, you don't want to generate new discolorations so choose the test location wisely. The ideal test place for this would be on a scrap of carpet. You can then follow up with some 409 cleaner, water, and your shop vac. Assuming the solvents do not take the color out, carefully proceed to remove the stain from the carpet as just described. My suggestions for solvents in order of preferance for testing would be: paint thinner, laquer thinner, tolulene, acetone, MEK (avoid fumes and skin contact with that one). Some of these are very volatile so keep any flame/cig smoking away.

If you can't get a new patch from the carpet dealer, consider swapping the trouble piece with some from a closet. There are guys out there that do carpet repairs too; you might wanna look into that.

 

I did reply to it. Sorry to take over your thread
But I dont know about the dyes, but I'd have whoever messed it up replace it
Or if you did it... kick yourself in the butt, and just patch it until you can afford new carpet

 

As a 30 yr carpet installer; my first usual response is "Gas and a match will fix it!"

Do you have house insurance to cover a replacement?

I've seen a few questionable claims where bleach was "accidentally" spilled on a crappy carpet. If you've got a solid (single) coloured carpet; I don't think you'll get satisfactory or acceptable invisible patches.

Don't install vinyl floors over painted surfaces. Chances are the paint will pull loose and leave bubbles under the vinyl. If you install the vinyl over a stained floor; it may bleed through and discolour your new floor.

 

The only problem with most dyes is that they are made for natural fibers. So unless your carpet is made out of wool or cotton, the dying results will be very unpredictable.
But I have another suggestion. You mentioned that most of the spots are small? Why not clip these areas to take the discolorations off. Then go to the very edges of your room carpet, clip good fibers off, and glue them to the damaged spots. I did this to an old runner that I had. I used Tear Mender glue, and so far the repairs have lasted 5 years.
Good luck.

 

If you run to your insurance company over this (depending on the state) they can jack up your rate, even if your deductible covers the cost, or they can make a case to drop your coverage and make it difficult for you to get more coverage, if you don't believe me, it happened to me.