Dyeing clothes and accessories??

[small_studios]

Has anyone used a dye to darken or change the color of clothes for your customs. Im trying to dye a green backpack black anyone think this will work?

 

[S-Ramos]

Depends on the material, but 99% of the time the stitching wont dye at all because its synthetic. If the pack is a nylon type material acrylic paint will do just fine.

 

[small_studios]

Here is a pic of the pack. Anyidea as to what brand of dye to use?

 

[small_studios]

I want to acheive a rich black color.

 

[small_studios]

Nobody has any other info?

 

[Ryan1982]

Maybe RIT dye. If not just use some acrylic black paint watered down a little and just paint the fabric. Or a combo of both?

 

[elvis1976]

Well i have done this for a punisher vest that was orange. I paint it black using fabric paint.
If you used dye there are some amterial that will stay green. THe straps for example won't dye. I'm sure I have tried that.
But fabric paint will work excellent!

 

[elvis1976]

I won't use acrylic it will make the materila stiff. Black fabric painting my friend!
Amazing!

 

[Doom Saber]

Rite dye is used to dye cloth and have seen ppl use it on plastics

If the material is light in shade,it should work

 

[elvis1976]

THis is what i come up with using fabric painting.

From this:

to this:

 

[small_studios]

Thanks guys i appreciate the ideas and comments.

 

[galactiboy]

one thing to keep in mind about dying is that it can be hard on the material. I had to dye a 1/6 suit twice to get the right color and I noticed after the 2nd time some of the seams stitching started to come apart.

 

[Spook_Nukem]

I'd like to second that opinion on the harsh side effects of dyeing. When using RIT dye the combination of the hot water and salt really takes its toll. I try to do all of my dying in one go to try and minimize exposure. I have the best success in dying a lighter material another darker color. Also I only use dye when I have multiples of a item just in case, well in case things go horribly wrong.

I think the worst experience I had dyeing items was when I tried to dye the BBI Chuck Morris flightsuit. I tried to use RIT color remover to lighten them up but it made them turn an pale yellowish-orange color in the dye bath. When I removed them and rinsed them out they immediately changed back to their original green color. In the end I had to bleach them out and then dye them to the appropriate color using Black RIT dye because it was the only color that would take.

 

[Crimsonbob]

Ive dyed a few green things black just by soaking it in watered down black acrylic paint, and drying it over and repeating it til i got bored, and wished id brought a proper dye I got there in the end though, but it wasn't rich black by the time i finished.