Has anybody dyed their gear?

Kurosaki

Kurosaki

Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星
I'm curious if anybody has experience dyeing some of their gear or just certain parts.

I'm just casually shopping some suits and was thinking how much I would like the suit more if certain parts were another color, black in particular.

Please spare me the teasing vanity posts. :twofinger
 
ThumperX

ThumperX

Well-known member
Yes!
WITH MY BLOOD AND THE BLOOD OF MY ENEMY!!!!

Sorry couldn't resist...killed somethings with my motorcycle and they have left varying impressions on my gear.
 
Beniamento Bari

Beniamento Bari

The Eminent Italian Tenor
My only experience is putting on my gloves, and then rubbing my fingers in a can of black shoe polish and rubbing my hands together. It made the gloves look great, but because the leather was thin it dyed my hands black too.

It might work better on thicker leather. I now use non-colored leather treatment to make the gloves last longer, and to remove the sweat salts.
 
Grikl

Grikl

King of Redwood ....
Happy Hornet said:
Yes!
WITH MY BLOOD AND THE BLOOD OF MY ENEMY!!!!

Sorry couldn't resist...killed somethings with my motorcycle and they have left varying impressions on my gear.
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:laughing

You should of said "With my Red Water Comet" :laughing
 
SlideSF

SlideSF

Threadkiller
I had an old horsehide motorcycle jacket from the 60's that was a weird orange color. I died it black using regular shoe dye. It took two bottles and a lot of time, but it looked pretty good. After it was dry, I treated it with Sno-Seal waterproofing. The black never came off and it lasted several years before it started to fade, at which point I just re-dyed it.

I'm not sure how it would work on today's gear. Sometimes some of the parts are plastic, and sometimes the dye is actually paint. So be careful and always do a test patch on some unnoticeable portion first. And be careful! That stuff is gnarly and will stain anything it gets onto.
 
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