NICKMO
New Member
Just wanted everyone to know that you can dye exhaust wrap. If this has been covered I appologize.
I ordered some red exhaust wrap to follow the color scheme of my project and I was pretty dissapointed with the color. It was not the shade I was after and was pretty washed out in some sections, almost pink.
Anyways, I wanted a dark red and figured I had nothing to loose so I went about dying it like you would any fabric. I used Rit brand "scarlet" (which states on the bottle "will stain fiberglass"). I made the wash very concentrated. The directions said three gallons of water and one bottle for 2lbs of fabric, I used about two gallons of water and 1 1/2 bottles of dye.
I read on the internet somewhere that if you get the factory colored wrap wet the dye will leech out so I DID NOT rinse it like you would a t-shirt or anything else you might dye.
I cut a test strip and rinsed it after dying just to see what would happen, and it actually held the color pretty well. The basic color stuck but it did wash out a bit, which left a slight brown tint. Barely noticable, but enough for me not to rinse the rest.
I have a feeling though that if you were using a primary color, over dyed it, then rinsed it you'd probably be in good shape.
The factory colored wrap is a bit more expensive, so if you want to save a few bucks you may just want to order plain white wrap and try coloring it yourself. The dye cost me about $6 and the wrap (in red) cost me $30, and I could have gotten the equivalent wrap in white for $15 and spent $6 on the dye and saved a few bucks.
Hope this will help someone else.
Thanks.
I ordered some red exhaust wrap to follow the color scheme of my project and I was pretty dissapointed with the color. It was not the shade I was after and was pretty washed out in some sections, almost pink.
Anyways, I wanted a dark red and figured I had nothing to loose so I went about dying it like you would any fabric. I used Rit brand "scarlet" (which states on the bottle "will stain fiberglass"). I made the wash very concentrated. The directions said three gallons of water and one bottle for 2lbs of fabric, I used about two gallons of water and 1 1/2 bottles of dye.
I read on the internet somewhere that if you get the factory colored wrap wet the dye will leech out so I DID NOT rinse it like you would a t-shirt or anything else you might dye.
I cut a test strip and rinsed it after dying just to see what would happen, and it actually held the color pretty well. The basic color stuck but it did wash out a bit, which left a slight brown tint. Barely noticable, but enough for me not to rinse the rest.
I have a feeling though that if you were using a primary color, over dyed it, then rinsed it you'd probably be in good shape.
The factory colored wrap is a bit more expensive, so if you want to save a few bucks you may just want to order plain white wrap and try coloring it yourself. The dye cost me about $6 and the wrap (in red) cost me $30, and I could have gotten the equivalent wrap in white for $15 and spent $6 on the dye and saved a few bucks.
Hope this will help someone else.
Thanks.
