dying seatbelts

has anyone used "rit" dye to dye their seatbets? i have blue seatbelts out of an 81 cutlass and was planning on dying them black....if anyone has used this please post results and opinions thanks

 

Yes,I tried to dye some that way.Didn't work,seatbelts are mostly made of synthetic material,not cloth,nothing penetrates it.I also tried the spray vinyl stuff,it comes off.Black might penetrate some of the older made materials but I had no luck dying any.My opinion is buy some black ones,they aren't that expensive.

 

marhyde works good and last.

 

When I built my o/t pickup I dyed the red belts black with RIT dye. It worked okay but if you looked real close you could tell (fooled the ISCA judges at the time). I let them soak a long time.

 

I've used MarHyde on belts, as well, and have had zero problems with rub-off or fade. I dyed the belts a darker blue from the original faded light blue.

 

Are repros not available? I'd go that way to avoid the big ol mess. Gary

 

Did some seat belts twelve years ago in RIT dye - dyed them twice in hot water and they came out perfect - they still look perfect today.

 

Use S.E.M. dye found at your paint store. It can be tinted any shade.

 

Dying Seatbelts... Sounds like a very cool name for a rockabilly band!

 

I say shoe dye.. its a spray dye and its cheap it works great on bringing back trashed leather vinyl etc and should work well to change a color too.

 

yeah but i'm kinda cheap so...

 

I did the black RIT on some old blue belts.

Looked pretty good, but the black would "migrate" to the passengers

Rich

 

Back in the late 80's I bought a Monte Carlo from FLA and the carpet was faded, I used RIT dye, looked great, I sold it to a lady that had this High Dollar white dog, she came back 2 days later and this dog was the prettiest shade of Pink you have ever seen, she was Pissed, I guess the carpet wasn't completly dry when I sold it to her.
I thought it was funnier than the lady did!

 

Though it's OT, where do you find this spray dye? I was going to try and turn a pair of red MX boots to black.

 

well, i dont plan on using them but they are mandatory so might as well have them match

 

I have some belts I want to restore as well. Doing the very same thing.

Is this the Mar-Hyde in discussion?

http://kustomaccessories.com/VHT-Black-Satin-Aerosol-Spray-Vinyl/M/B000CPIN9S.htm

 

I used black Rit on a set of old blue GM belts. They came out great! They're a dark charcoal and no trace of the blue. I'm a cheap ass,too, I say go for it!

 

It depends on the material. If it is a newer belt that feels very smooth to the touch, you are probably not going to be happy with the result. Older (rougher fabric) belts may work fine, but dye might still come off. Skin oils and sweat can dissolve dye unless it is very well set, and even then it can break down.

I've seen sewn cloth covers for seat belts too, they used seat-colored fabric and it looked very good.

 

Here's the belts I'm dying. I suspect they'll be easier than the initially mentioned belts.

How is the dye with the hardware? Does it stain hardware?

 

I used SEM on some belts it worked good.

 

BTTT... still wondering how the dye reacts with hardware.

 

I have some red belts like scootermcrad. I would like them kind if a fadded white yellowish color, ya think if I poor some bleach on them it would work? Would the bleach ruin or weeken the material????