Not to open any old wounds ... but I wanted to follow up on the issue of the 2nd run SFP jumpsuits color. PLEASE do not turn this into a SFP sucks thread, there is already one of those in the Sarlac Pit.
BTW ... I agree that they suck and will NEVER buy anything from them again, but I got in on the 2nd run and I have to work with what I have now. Perhaps an upgrade will happen in the future, but for now I am trying to work with the SFP suit.
Like most people in the run I ordered and expected a ROTJ "TK409 Grey" jumpsuit. What I got was a color with a touch of lavender. I did not notice it right off the bat, but as I got my other pieces completed and did some test fits with the vest, armor, boots, gloves, etc. the color appeared purple/grey not light grey.
I decided to alter the suit anyway, and deal with the color later. After several alterations to the lower half of the suit, it now fits me perfectly. However, I now have to deal with the color. Since I have TK409 belt pouches and ankle spats, I decided to test some color removal methods on the SFP belt pouches and ankle spats.
This is what I tried on the belt pouches:
Wash w/ Ritt Color Remover: DID NOT WORK
Then wash w/ 1 cup of Bleach:
VERY SLIGHT LIGHTENING
Then soak in 100% Bleach for 2 - 3 hours: WORKED
I then tried one of the ankle spats:
Soak in 50% Bleach 50% water for 2 - 3 hours: WORKED HALF WAY
Then soak in 100% Bleach over night: WORKED
Did the Ritt Color Remover help the process? I don't know yet. I have one more spat to try, but I wanted to get some opinions first.
How do you think the color looks? Please be honest, I want to try to get this suit to work for this Holloween.
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