RIT Dye Question

Modern Jones · Post by **Modern Jones** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:31 pm

Anyone have experience with RIT dyes?

-Is it permanent?
-Can you wash clothes afterward and they won't bleed?

Skip

P.S. Post your experiences ... successes/failures. Any info would be great!

IndianaJames · Post by **IndianaJames** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:03 pm

Skip,
I have used it to dye a MK VII from tan to green, and it worked great. Its not the best dye, I dont think, simply becuase its just a powder. I tried to dye some shirts black and they came out grey and splotchy. To answer your questions, yes its permanent, and you would need to wash the item a few times by itself to let it bleed out.

Hope this helps
I J

Kentucky Blues · Post by **Kentucky Blues** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:05 pm

Only permanent until you use rit color remover. And the Liquid rit dye might work better, though I don't know.

Regards, Daryl.

Post by **Dalexs** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:42 pm

IndySkip,

I'm amazed that a staff member doesn't even realize he's livin' less then 30 minutes from the RIT Dye master himself...

PM me with any questions.

Yes and Yes are the answers to the above questions.

Modern Jones · Post by **Modern Jones** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:10 pm

You'd be amazed by the things I DON'T know!

We'll have to get together for a "Zen Master" Rit discussion!

"Who's the Master!?..."
"Shonuff!!!" (Dalexs)

Skip

Lindiana · Post by **Lindiana** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:28 pm

I've used Rit dye on so many things my finger tips are perminantly colored

I just got done bleaching and then dying a web belt, but have done khaki's, a bad and various other things. I only use the liquid stuff though, works great when all you need is a color change.
Lindy

Jsoftz · Post by **Jsoftz** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 11:38 pm

How did you dye the pants? I've got some olive chinos that are not quite right, and I want to change them.

Lindiana · Post by **Lindiana** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:29 am

basically used the dark brown rit dye and mixed in 1/3 of the scarlett rit. Then swished the pants in it until I thought it looked good. Then to dull the color a bit I used black dye and dipped the pants in it a bit. A couple of washes and I have a good likeness to last crusade pants.
Lindiana

Jsoftz · Post by **Jsoftz** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:33 am

Do I have to bleach them or something first to get the olive color out, or should I just do it like it is?

Lindiana · Post by **Lindiana** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:34 am

I guess that all depends on what you would like. I'd probably bleach them overnight before dying them though.
Lindy