Redying Todd's Shirt?
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Redying Todd's Shirt?
I have been trying to find a thread or a tutorial where someone has attempted to redye Todd's shirt to match the on screen color (maybe more to ABs?)...can someone help me out? Thanks!!
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I always thought the color was *perfect* ...
I'm wearing a Todd's in this pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... G_2757.jpg
On topic though - I do remember somebody started a thread on this a while back. I don't remember how it ever turned out (or if it did) but it's worth looking for.
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I'm wearing a Todd's in this pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... G_2757.jpg
On topic though - I do remember somebody started a thread on this a while back. I don't remember how it ever turned out (or if it did) but it's worth looking for.
Shane
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that shirt is obviously not from the greenish batch.McFly wrote:I always thought the color was *perfect* ...
I'm wearing a Todd's in this pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... G_2757.jpg
On topic though - I do remember somebody started a thread on this a while back. I don't remember how it ever turned out (or if it did) but it's worth looking for.
Shane
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Re: Redying Todd's Shirt?
What's the status on this thread? Has any one done a re-dye on a Todd's. Are there pics to be had?
I just got one (fit and material are great - no disappointed at all) and though the color is pretty on for TOD, LCS and CS I do long for that light stone SOC look too. Hence, I'm interested in anyone's experience re-coloring one of these.
Any council would be great.
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I just got one (fit and material are great - no disappointed at all) and though the color is pretty on for TOD, LCS and CS I do long for that light stone SOC look too. Hence, I'm interested in anyone's experience re-coloring one of these.
Any council would be great.
B
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Re: Redying Todd's Shirt?
Last year I spent a lot of money on Rit Color remover. Then I spent a lot of time trying to get the dye out of an earlier and darker run of a Todd's shirt that I have. The color would not lighten at all. I just put darker buttons on the shirt and gave up. However I did buy a lighter colored Todd's shirt recently, and It may not be the color we see on screen, but I like it better than the first one I received.
The new lighter colored Todd's shirt might benefit from a washing machine dye bath with a small VERY small amount of Black dye added to it. Naturally it will make the shirt darker, but you might get the stone color you are looking for. Good luck. You might try lightening the color first. However trying to lighten these shirts may be an incredibly hard struggle and wasted effort.
Indiana Jake
The new lighter colored Todd's shirt might benefit from a washing machine dye bath with a small VERY small amount of Black dye added to it. Naturally it will make the shirt darker, but you might get the stone color you are looking for. Good luck. You might try lightening the color first. However trying to lighten these shirts may be an incredibly hard struggle and wasted effort.
Indiana Jake
Last edited by Indiana Jake on Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:19 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Redying Todd's Shirt?
IJ,
Thanks. This is good advice and gives me piece of mind about following my gut the leaving the shirt as is.
I was wondering if my generation of Todd's shirt was a lighter and less yellow color than what folks have been describing on the boards and this confirms it. I'll be leaving well enough alone.
Again, thanks.
B
Thanks. This is good advice and gives me piece of mind about following my gut the leaving the shirt as is.
I was wondering if my generation of Todd's shirt was a lighter and less yellow color than what folks have been describing on the boards and this confirms it. I'll be leaving well enough alone.
Again, thanks.
B