So I have this super fancy pack (thanks sis, for slaving away at MEC and getting me sweet deals and free shit), and it's got lots of fun stuff like pockets and zippers and good back support for my broken back and all that.
Problem is, it looks fancy as fuck, and it does not get dirty, I don't understand how...was on the road all winter, it should be dirty and stained as shit but it's just got a bit of train grease on top and that's it...anyway it's super conspicuous and I wanted to either dye it black or do something else to make it look less expensive (and less brightly coloured...). Not sure how well dye will take to the fabric, it's nylon and polyester polyurethane coated which makes me think that either the dye will do fuck all or it will ruin the fabric or at least the waterproofness.
The other thing is that I can't take out the frame, which will make the whole process a huge pain in the ass, because I believe you need to submerge the whole thing in boiling water for a time in order for the dye to do its dyeing thing.
I could also potentially just cover it in patches or something but the ones I have are all light or bright colours so that doesn't solve that problem...maybe i should just find some tracks and get the rest of it nice n greasy...
If you have any ideas I would super appreciate the help! hitting the road in about 2 weeks so I've got some time to get my shit together....cheers guys
Problem is, it looks fancy as fuck, and it does not get dirty, I don't understand how...was on the road all winter, it should be dirty and stained as shit but it's just got a bit of train grease on top and that's it...anyway it's super conspicuous and I wanted to either dye it black or do something else to make it look less expensive (and less brightly coloured...). Not sure how well dye will take to the fabric, it's nylon and polyester polyurethane coated which makes me think that either the dye will do fuck all or it will ruin the fabric or at least the waterproofness.
The other thing is that I can't take out the frame, which will make the whole process a huge pain in the ass, because I believe you need to submerge the whole thing in boiling water for a time in order for the dye to do its dyeing thing.
I could also potentially just cover it in patches or something but the ones I have are all light or bright colours so that doesn't solve that problem...maybe i should just find some tracks and get the rest of it nice n greasy...
If you have any ideas I would super appreciate the help! hitting the road in about 2 weeks so I've got some time to get my shit together....cheers guys
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