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Re-Dying Seatbelts
I have a set of red shoulder harnesses/buckles that I would like to re-dye to match the factory medium blue color of the interior of my truck. I am sure some of you have done this. Any suggestions on stuff/techniques?
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
Here is what my factory seatbelts look like.
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
I tried doing it on a set of belts in a car I restored because they didn't make new belts at the time ,I used spray die and it ruined the belts they were stiff as a board I'm sure theres a right way to do it but the method I chose was not it .....hopefully someone who had a good experience will help you out with the proper way
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
Thanks...I have not had luck with the spray dye in the past with seatbelts. It works great on plastic, but not fabric. I ethought of going with that Rit liqid dye you can get at any store...
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
I have used the rit dye but on black belts. If you can find the dye in that color which I doubt you can, it works great.
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
google Rit dye. you can make custom colors by mixing the dyes...
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
The potential problem with Rit dye or anything else is that you don't know what it's doing to the integrity of the belt material. I wouldn't want to find out that it was a bad idea at the last second.
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
Looks like Rit all the way...
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
well i got my 67 chevy truck seat belts from a guy in TN they where blue and in greart shape i paid $50 for them if any one whats
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
Maybe put a "want to swap" on the parts board; you get blue belts, they get red belts...
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
He is not gonna swap shoulder belts
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
i'd think to dye those red belts blue you'd first have to try bleaching the red out/then dye them blue// i doubt the dying process would affect the belts but the bleaching process would worry me
if i were to do it i'd search and try and get the correct size and color webbing and transfer the original ends onto it
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the strengh of seat belts???? I use the same one for years to lift and install engines all the time, never a fatality. built like a rock CHEVY
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
I work at a linen plant were we wash sheets, table clothes, napkins, pretty much everything in a hotel or restaurant. Occasionally we will do a dye and re dye table clothes. It is extremely hard if something isn't right it gets all messed up. I have never tried it on anything like seat belts. But when I do it at work I run a bleach cycle first, sometimes even twice. Then I run the dye cycle it takes about 200 hundred degree water too. If I were you I would look into buying new ones. Just my 2 cents
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
I tried to spruce up a blue set of belts using Rit and couldn't ever get them to look right. I even used several different shades of blue but they just never looked like they did originally. I would like to here about how the bleaching process turns out, keep us posted.
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
I needed belts also and my interior was hugger orange. I bought used tan ones. I took them all apart. I bleached the belts numerous times until they were white. I used Rit dye in red and again in orange. I used boiling hot water and did it outside in a bucket. The finished belts and buckle were so clean and shiny that I used a weak bleach solution to fade them slightly. Alot of time but they match the interior. The integrity of the belt is NOT compromised!
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Re: Re-Dying Seatbelts
You might want to contact Jerry Brown at The Truck Shop, I believe he restores belts in most colors, I remember seeing rolls of seat belt material while I was there.
www.thetruckshop.com The catalog lists the service as $175-225, but I think that's for a full set. Just two shoulder belts should be cheaper???
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I totally understand, if it was me I'd be doing the same as you. Always gotta throw out all the options though.
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OK, here is what I have come up with after carefully bleaching, drying, and re-washing with fabric softener. I think they have turned out pretty well. They are slightly yellow at this point (due to the bleach) I am now ready for the final wash with Rit color remover to whiten them up a touch more, and then the actual dyeing process will begin. Note how the color did NOT come out of the rubber boots.
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