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Banjo
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dying seat belts

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Bought used red shoulder belts (retractor type) I want to dye black, what do I buy and where and how do you use the dye? Thx, Banjo.
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Try CPR? :D :lol:

Actually, I don't know if dying them would work because they are made from Nylon, and I don't think you can dye nylon, can you? The color may take some, but every time you sweat or wear a white shirt, you'll end up with a black stripe across your belly.

Instead, you should look into having someone replace the webbing...

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Look into RIT Dye http://www.ritdye.com/Home.1.lasso it may work. You can get it at a lot of local stores or fabric stores. :2cents:
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hey, let us know what you do and how it works out.
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Supermike wrote:Try CPR? :D :lol:
I wuz fixin to say that! lol lol lol lol
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The probability is, that they won't take dye because the belt webbing is mostly nylon or polyester fiber.

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