dying jumpsuits

Ronin677

Well-Known Hunter
I know this has been covered a million times before, so except my apologies for bringing this up again (just can't find the correct issues with the search function).

If i buy a cotton/poly blend white jumpsuit, can i dye it? and if so what dyes do i need (ie special types).

once again sorry to ask this about this.
 
You can dye pretty much any material, some are more of a pain than others... some dont take to the dye as well or come out lighter than planned, but they will all dye.

Cotton usually dyes the easiest.
 
I Had an airforce bomber flghtsuit that would not dye.

I must have dyed it 5 times with the strongest bleach I could find, it didnt even faze it.
 
Well the good news is my local fabric store has told me that 65/35 poly blend can be dyed (although i will get some fade). As i need a pale blue/grey jump suit this should work out ideal.

I will keep you all up to date on how this pans out (fingers crossed).

I would buy a pre-made one but i want all my stuff to be scratch built so i can say "I made that". and at approx $25 for a complate jump suit it seems to make sense as well :)

PS - i am definately not knocking the pre-made jumpsuits as they are far better quality than i could ever hope to achieve. (y)
 
siberianhole said:
I have a line on 12 white jumpsuits size large for under $10. However, they are used, and they are 100% polyester. Should I pass?

There´s no chance to colorize Polyester instead of airbrushing ;)...

Only natural materials like cotton are possible to change the color.
 
Well i bought the 65% poly/ 35% cotton white boiler suits and dyed them using Dylon dyes and here is the result. I think once i have weathered it i will have a near spot on flight suit. I am HAPPY :D

335180AA-9893-C832-541D675A74EB5968.jpg
 
DonnieDarko688 said:
The color looks about right, you are just missing the shin tool pockets at the bottom of the legs.

Yep, just that last bit to do. I am waiting to get some tool templates so i can create the pockets to fit the tools.

BTW do the thigh pockets look too low?
 
This thread is more than 17 years old.

Your message may be considered spam for the following reasons:

  1. This thread hasn't been active in some time. A new post in this thread might not contribute constructively to this discussion after so long.
If you wish to reply despite these issues, check the box below before replying.
Be aware that malicious compliance may result in more severe penalties.
Back
Top