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i have a pair of cloth seats from a 4th gen firebird im going to throw in the chevelle to replace my 3rd gen camaro seats.
they are cloth and beige, and i want to dye them black.
i have a thing of rit dye, its a powder you mix in water and can use it in the washing machine or soak fabric in a tub of warm water with it.

have any of you guys ever used this stuff? how about on seats where you dont want to take them apart?

i was thinking about mixing some in a spray bottle and spraying it and brushing it in. might this work?
the box was only about $0.99 at the arts and crafts store.

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aaron
 
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BowtieAaron said:
the box was only about $0.99 at the arts and crafts store.
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Well you get what you pay for.
At 99 cents I think you will be wasting your time more than your money.
The material on the seats is probably not going to accept the dye.
Sounds like a big mess to me.
 
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thanks

i have a friend who did an entire carpet cor his mistubishi with it with great sucess. i think he even did it with a spray bottle.

its a permenant fabric dye used for clothing. i figured its worth a shot. i have all winter to get it done, and the seats were only 5 bucks from the u-pull it.

aaron
 
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Don't under estimate ritz dye its pretty amazing. If your going to recover your seats any way you have nothing to loose. Most important make sure the dye sets so if it gets wet it won't get on your clothes. I dyed a headling and it looked perfect.
 
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BowtieAaron said:
thanks

i have a friend who did an entire carpet cor his mistubishi with it with great sucess. i think he even did it with a spray bottle.

its a permenant fabric dye used for clothing. i figured its worth a shot. i have all winter to get it done, and the seats were only 5 bucks from the u-pull it.

aaron
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Nothing to lose, so I say go for it.
Post up the results good or bad. Interested in knowing.


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thanks guys.

results will follow when i get some time to do it.
i will see if i can dig up pictures of his carpet a little later.

aaron
 
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TCSS1970 said:
Don't under estimate ritz dye its pretty amazing. If your going to recover your seats any way you have nothing to loose. Most important make sure the dye sets so if it gets wet it won't get on your clothes. I dyed a headling and it looked perfect.
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how did you dye it? in a bath of water, washing machine, or different way?

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aaron
 
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BowtieAaron said:
how did you dye it? in a bath of water, washing machine, or different way?

thanks

aaron
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On the headliner in a 85 chevy pick up I mixed it in a bucket and took a small hand held foam roller. Worked well but I'll admit I wasn't sitting on it. I think you could do the same with fabric seats and after they dry 24 to 48 hours take a spray bottle and wet them and vacuum. I believe it'll work. Obvisiouly some materials won't take dye.
 
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several years ago, i dyed a new dark blue carpet for a 72 buick a-body using two packages black ritz dye mixed in a pail of hot water. i applied the solution to the carpet with a 6" wide paint brush in a circular motion to work the dye in. i let the carpet dry in my basement.
the result was excellent.
 
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I have used this crap on clothes in the past. There is a reason I used the word crap to describe it.

I'd die my carpet with easter egg coloring before using this stuff but this is based on my longevity, fading, and color transfer from clothing. And it was tried many times on many different fabrics. Maybe they have changed their formula. If not, still crap.
 
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I used to work with a friend in a body shop when I was stationed in Louisiana and I saw this friend dye seats and carpet with Ritz dye. He would mix up a batch in a 5 gallon bucket. His batches would consist of five boxes of dye and a half a carton of Mortons salt. He would apply the dye with a sponge. He would let the parts completely dry out and repeat as needed. I thought he was crazy but it worked. Also works great on faded parts. :yes:
 
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cool. thanks guys.
its worth a shot.
i have all winter for it to dry and such. so im not in any hurry.
i will shampoo them first, then mix up double box and apply with a sponge or maybe sponge and spray bottle.

aaron
 
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BowtieAaron said:
i have a pair of cloth seats from a 4th gen firebird im going to throw in the chevelle to replace my 3rd gen camaro seats.
they are cloth and beige, and i want to dye them black.
i have a thing of rit dye, its a powder you mix in water and can use it in the washing machine or soak fabric in a tub of warm water with it.

have any of you guys ever used this stuff? how about on seats where you dont want to take them apart?

i was thinking about mixing some in a spray bottle and spraying it and brushing it in. might this work?
the box was only about $0.99 at the arts and crafts store.

thanks

aaron
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An old trick with RIT dye is to place salt in a bottle of hot water then adding the dye, drying time will be faster and will not bleed. 40 years of car business and works everytime!
 
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Beaux said:
I have used this crap on clothes in the past. There is a reason I used the word crap to describe it.

I'd die my carpet with easter egg coloring before using this stuff but this is based on my longevity, fading, and color transfer from clothing. And it was tried many times on many different fabrics. Maybe they have changed their formula. If not, still crap.
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When I was working on race cars in the early 2000's, black denims and a crew shirt were the uniform of choice up until race time. I used Rit once or twice during the year to keep my broken in and comfortable pants looking brand new and hide any sins from crawling around on the ground under cars. I never had any issues at all.
 
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