mrbungle Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 howdy , got some bdu's fom heatshock. thanks again ,nate!! dyed them with rit liquid dark brown dye. available in your laundry washing supply at walmart. i dyed 2 sets woodland DPM and desert DPM. the woodland ones were not even close. but the desert ones came out nice. they are darker in person than in the pic.
Acrylikhan Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Interesting...! How much dye did you use? Or should I also ask how big is your washer?
mrbungle Posted January 17, 2009 Author Posted January 17, 2009 i paid the lady at the laundromat to do it for me. i told her to make it as dark as possible. i think she dyed them twice. i will ask her and i will post it here.
Heatshock Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 nice to know mate also to clarify a point - the desert bdu's I sent u are genuine army surplus, and are poly cotton mix Tom; or at least so says the seller rofl from the original poster - in UK we use = DYLON Wash & Dye Instructions interestingly was reading its instructions: The shade will depend on 3 things: 1. FABRIC TYPE: • Cotton, linen, viscose, will dye to the full shade • Polyester/cotton & polyester/viscose mixes, will dye to a shade lighter than this • Wool, silk, polyester, acrylic, nylon & fabrics with special finishes, e.g. ‘dry-clean only’, cannot be dyed 2. FABRIC AMOUNT: • Up to 500g fabric (e.g. 1 pair jeans) will dye to the full shade • A maximum of 1kg can be dyed, to a lighter shade 3. FABRIC COLOUR: • Colour mixing rules apply, e.g. black dye on red fabric gives burgundy. Patterned fabric will often still show through original post also said he experimented with both shirt and trouser together with 1/2 a packet (ie 200gm of dye) and a full packet. it was the full packet that worked. also when buyin from UK - S95 ans S2000 patterns are basically the same, but S2000 is a thicker material. both are poly cotton AFAIK any1 needing help sourcing fatigues let me know
Lonescout Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 nice to know mate also to clarify a point - the desert bdu's I sent u are genuine army surplus, and are poly cotton mix Tom; or at least so says the seller rofl from the original poster - in UK we use = DYLON Wash & Dye Instructions interestingly was reading its instructions: original post also said he experimented with both shirt and trouser together with 1/2 a packet (ie 200gm of dye) and a full packet. it was the full packet that worked. also when buyin from UK - S95 ans S2000 patterns are basically the same, but S2000 is a thicker material. both are poly cotton AFAIK any1 needing help sourcing fatigues let me know Sweet...now we know I need to get the desert bdu's...also Micheal's and Joan Ann's carry the liquid which I have used on my daughter's Jawa. I did this in my own washer and the key is hot water so the Dye soaks into the material. I think I left it in their for about 30 min. Lifted the washer lid so the washer would stop and soak the material. Nate let me know what you can find for me also!
Acrylikhan Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 I don't know if DYLON is available in the States... but Rit is very good stuff! Excellent!
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