NEW WAY TO DIE GIRTH BELTS!!!

yea thats what i wanted.they only had 28" and 42" . this ones a 38" and its perfect . think i'll give this one a shot . wont be my frist FAIL at this . THANKS.

big FAIL . i found and orderd the centaur . thanks dsonik1

Awesome, vod! Glad I could help.

wow very cool, I am gonna use this

its the perfect shade too

really good way how to die it...I already use this way and it is awesome!

Very cool man!!!!!!!!!!thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Leo

Originally Posted by Amaden7766

Has anyone tried upholstery fabric spray paint like this:

http://www.fabricspraypaint.com/Defa...ic_Spray_Paint

I'm pretty sure Lowes carries something like this. Hobby Lobby may as well.

OK...so way late here, but...

I have used Duplicolor Upholstery and Vinyl coating for a ton of stuff (usually just on vinyl). I wound up giving it a shot on my girth belt and it worked pretty good. Not a lot of colors to choose from, though. To get the dark, blood red color I wanted, I had to saturate the thing (used almost an entire can) in dark red and then mist on charcoal grey. Not exactly what I wanted (and the belt is a bit too small for my gut), so I'll probably replace it and do the stain method. It looks to give a much better coverage and probably has lots of color choices.

$14 bucks for the belt from horseloverz & $11 for the Olympic red pilgrim stain (along with $0.88 for a paint pan) saved me lots of money! Instead of dipping the belt into the stain, I simply pours the whole can onto the belt in the pan. I got great coverage with out lots of working it in.

Results are fantastic!!!

Originally Posted by dsonik1

The color I used can be picked up at any Lowe's:

Minwax water-based stain, #13 Spice Red

They have to mix it for you, as it is a decoration tint formula. But that color is a standard Minwax tint color. Hope this has been helpful.

So is the #13 Spice Red specific to Lowe's or is that the Minwax number for Spice Red that they have the color code for? Just want to be sure so I can be specific when I go in.

Thanks,

Sean

Originally Posted by batmann539

So is the #13 Spice Red specific to Lowe's or is that the Minwax number for Spice Red that they have the color code for? Just want to be sure so I can be specific when I go in.

Thanks,

Sean

This is the first time I've quoted myself I think....

Any way, Big thanks to dsonik1 for explaining in detail to me the #13 Spice Red color. If you get the "Minwax water-based clear tint based" quart can and take it to the paint counter, tell them you want it colored to the minwax #13 Spice color to which either Lowe's or Home Depot will have the color code for. I thought for some reason the Spice Red #13 was specific to Lowe's either that or I thought you had to specifically buy the Spice color only to find out that Minwax doesn't produce it to my knowledge so that's why you have to get the clear tint and have it dyed to the Minwax Spice color.

I hope this helps someone else because for some reason I just wasn't getting it on how to get the Spice Red color so hopefully this will clarify for anyone else who is struggling with it like me. Sometimes I'm slow that way.

Sean

just finished mine today!

used minwax Chine Red latex stain from Lowes, worked AWESOME! may dust it with some burgandy spray automotive fabric and vinal dye to darken it a bit...not sure yet

THX all for all the input

Works great

Yeah I'm definitely trying this next weekend....the RIT Dye has ruined two sinks and my sanity!!!!!

Just got the stain...going to see how it goes this weekend.

This worked great on my girth belt. I will post pics once I get my camera recharged....

Going to try this out myself in the next couple weeks, thanks for the write up.

dsonik was the label on the can you used a beige color says wood stain on it?

Where can you pick up the girth belt with the leather on the one side? I did some digging in the forum searches and the best i found was this link some one had posted.

Original Trevira Cord Girth and English Girths | EQUESTRIAN COLLECTIONS.COM

When you guys are picking your girth belt sizes are you going with pants size or larger?

I went a couple of inches bigger, but the girth belt won't actually fit all the way around your waist, anyway. Specifically when you've got layers of armor on. You're going to have to use some 1" nylon strapping to buckle it behind you:

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Just make sure you get real mohair. I got mine online at Dover Sadlery, and it's perfect:

http://www.doversaddlery.com/product...&ids=475993510

I got a mohair girth will rit stay in it i have seen some posting on nylon girths and was wondering if that is why they wont take color ? curious. I think I'll go the latex stain either way just curious.

I just did my girth with Behr red barn color, I put vasoline on them and it wiped right off.

Wow! thanks for posting this..Im going to attempt to make my own belt...and since the extent of my artistic ability is drawing an uneven stick figure, this will really help!

A little experience with DoverSaddlery.com

Ordered a Girth belt from them a couple weeks ago. Never got any notice from them and my paypal said pending. I finally called them last week and they told me the belts are back ordered till mid October, I told them that was fine and I could wait. I checked the status of my paypal yesterday and my order had been canceled. Im not sure what is going on with them. So I just placed an order now with horseloverz.com. Hope its better then Dover Saddlery.

Something I've wondered: would a sinch strap for a kids saddle work for a good sash? Its cotton & has buckles on both ends.

Definitely going to try this out, ordered the belt and I'll pickup the stain this week. The leather belt pieces on the end, is that easy to find? or did you make those yourself?

Speaking of dyeing soft parts, anyone know how to remove color from a Nomex Flight Suit and/or dye it?

Originally Posted by JRTyner

Speaking of dyeing soft parts, anyone know how to remove color from a Nomex Flight Suit and/or dye it?

Nomex will be tough. If it were cotton, a hot wash cycle with a cup of bleach would probably do it. But Nomex is synthetic, so....

Originally Posted by Madmartigan

Nomex will be tough. If it were cotton, a hot wash cycle with a cup of bleach would probably do it. But Nomex is synthetic, so....

Yeah, but if anyone has any ideas, I am open.

THanks so much. Did my belt using this method. Looks great.

funny I did that ten years ago..I used a bucket. And the drying is key.
my dad use to stain "recolor" coaches and chairs.
nice work

Just bought myself some 1" webbing and a white girth belt for my ESB Fett. Can someone help me out as I'm in the UK and a lot of the colours you guys seem to be using are from Walmart etc. I don't have access to any of that. :'(

Has any UK Fetts done this method and what colour did you use? Cheers.

Really struggling to find Latex Wood Stain in the UK. Nobody seems to have ever heard of it! Any assistance?

Nice process! I will give it a go for sure.

Where can i actually get the stain? I have been to Menards and The Home Depot and they didn't think latex stain existed. they pointed me to water based, but I didn't buy it. So, the question is, where can I buy it, what brands are making it, and what color is good for PP2 (or ESB as they are the same brown color). Thanks in advance to whoever can help me out.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing! I will be sure to try this on my build.

Originally Posted by BedlamX

OK...so way late here, but...

I have used Duplicolor Upholstery and Vinyl coating for a ton of stuff (usually just on vinyl). I wound up giving it a shot on my girth belt and it worked pretty good. Not a lot of colors to choose from, though. To get the dark, blood red color I wanted, I had to saturate the thing (used almost an entire can) in dark red and then mist on charcoal grey. Not exactly what I wanted (and the belt is a bit too small for my gut), so I'll probably replace it and do the stain method. It looks to give a much better coverage and probably has lots of color choices.

I just did the exact same thing, already had a can of Duplicolor Burgundy so I gave it a try, and agree is not the best, but works fine, I also used the whole can and still I can see some white spots, the question is, if I wanna stain it can I just directly stain it in a similar color or do I need to take the color out with bleach or some other chemical? I'm leaning towards just dip it in stain and see how it comes out, I have another girth on its way so I will experiment with this one and share whatever is I learn from.... any comments are appreciated...

No big deal I have a coup