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56hotrodred · 10-22-2011, 10:55 PM

I saw somewhere a mention of a product that is good for dying or changing the colour of seat belts.

Anybody know of such a product? A quick search produced no results but it might have been elsewhere that I saw it.

Another planned winter project?

Thanks in advance.

56hotrodred (Barry)

benoit454 · 10-22-2011, 11:03 PM

I used spray can dye for vinyl and fabric like duplicolor or sem brand.

andrewmp6 · 10-23-2011, 02:47 AM

I heard you could throw them in the washing machine to clean them up from years of wear and dirt.

bigwheel15 · 10-23-2011, 04:07 AM

Ive been meaning to give RIT dye a try, ive heard of people using it with good results.

Stepper86 · 10-23-2011, 08:30 AM

PO did it on the belts in my truck, and Im not happy with it. The color is flaking and the belts are quite stiff so they do not roll up nice.

bucannon · 10-23-2011, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stepper86

PO did it on the belts in my truck, and Im not happy with it. The color is flaking and the belts are quite stiff so they do not roll up nice.

did the PO do spray can or liquid dye?

85Bowtie · 10-23-2011, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigwheel15

Ive been meaning to give RIT dye a try, ive heard of people using it with good results.

It sucks. Don't do it. Use the spray can....light, multiple coats.

Stepper86 · 10-24-2011, 01:42 AM

Im not sure how he did it, to me it looks like spray. The coats have not really bounded with the material on some parts of the belt. In those areas the belt is stiff and the color is pealing. Maybe it´s like 85Bowtie say´s, the key is to lay the coats very thinn.

andrewmp6 · 10-24-2011, 10:23 AM

If you want new looking http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/mm5/merchant.mvc he can restore them but its not cheap at all.

**N2TRUX** · 10-24-2011, 11:14 AM

Take a look at the results myoldchevytruck had with RIT dye. This is posted in the FAQ Forum here- Seat Belts....Make The Old Look New Again

To read further discussion on this topic go here- LINK

About a month ago, I bought a set of stock seat belts from Craigslist. They came out of a 69' Chevy Truck and were really in need of reconditioning. Luckily, the retractor boots were in great shape as were the buckle covers, GM push buttons and chrome ends. I had heard so many good things about RIT Fabric Dye, I thought I'd give it a try. Because the belts were originally parchment in color and stained pretty bad, I used 2 packs of RIT Dye and then followed the rest of the manufacturers directions. For the plastic pieces, I used Rustolem Paint for Plastic. Pictured are before and afters.

Before

After

Stepper86 · 10-24-2011, 12:02 PM

That looks good, have to see if I can buy something similar here, and try it out. Even if I fail it can´t get much worse than it all ready is:-)
The biggest problem with my belts will be to get the old dye or spray or what ever it is off first, since it´s now cracking and pealing I do not think it´s any good trying new dye over it

grs · 10-25-2011, 08:08 PM

[QUOTE=benoit454;4968054]I used spray can dye for vinyl and fabric like duplicolor or sem brand.[/QUOT
Do you mean vinyl paint from duplicator ?

10-22-2011, 10:55 PM	#1
56hotrodred Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountain View, Alberta, Canada Posts: 415	dying seat belts? I saw somewhere a mention of a product that is good for dying or changing the colour of seat belts. Anybody know of such a product? A quick search produced no results but it might have been elsewhere that I saw it. Another planned winter project? Thanks in advance. 56hotrodred (Barry)

10-22-2011, 11:03 PM	#2
benoit454 Chris Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monaville, WV Posts: 3,737	Re: dying seat belts? I used spray can dye for vinyl and fabric like duplicolor or sem brand. __________________ Chris GIT R DONE!!!!!! Check out all our rides, http://www.cardomain.com/id/benwa454

10-23-2011, 02:47 AM	#3
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: dying seat belts? I heard you could throw them in the washing machine to clean them up from years of wear and dirt.

10-23-2011, 04:07 AM	#4
bigwheel15 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 727	Re: dying seat belts? Ive been meaning to give RIT dye a try, ive heard of people using it with good results.

10-23-2011, 08:30 AM	#5
Stepper86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 263	Re: dying seat belts? PO did it on the belts in my truck, and Im not happy with it. The color is flaking and the belts are quite stiff so they do not roll up nice. __________________ Tom.______________________________________ The fleet: 2007 BMW 530xi M (daily driver) 1986 C-10 Stepside (project "my time") 1992 Corvette cab (summer time daily driver) 1969 Cadilac DeVille Cab ("it just need some paint")

10-24-2011, 01:42 AM	#8
Stepper86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 263	Re: dying seat belts? Im not sure how he did it, to me it looks like spray. The coats have not really bounded with the material on some parts of the belt. In those areas the belt is stiff and the color is pealing. Maybe it´s like 85Bowtie say´s, the key is to lay the coats very thinn. __________________ Tom.______________________________________ The fleet: 2007 BMW 530xi M (daily driver) 1986 C-10 Stepside (project "my time") 1992 Corvette cab (summer time daily driver) 1969 Cadilac DeVille Cab ("it just need some paint")

10-24-2011, 10:23 AM	#9
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: dying seat belts? If you want new looking http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/mm5/merchant.mvc he can restore them but its not cheap at all.

10-24-2011, 11:14 AM	#10
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: dying seat belts? Take a look at the results myoldchevytruck had with RIT dye. This is posted in the FAQ Forum here- Seat Belts....Make The Old Look New Again To read further discussion on this topic go here- LINK About a month ago, I bought a set of stock seat belts from Craigslist. They came out of a 69' Chevy Truck and were really in need of reconditioning. Luckily, the retractor boots were in great shape as were the buckle covers, GM push buttons and chrome ends. I had heard so many good things about RIT Fabric Dye, I thought I'd give it a try. Because the belts were originally parchment in color and stained pretty bad, I used 2 packs of RIT Dye and then followed the rest of the manufacturers directions. For the plastic pieces, I used Rustolem Paint for Plastic. Pictured are before and afters. Before After __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

10-24-2011, 12:02 PM	#11
Stepper86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 263	Re: dying seat belts? That looks good, have to see if I can buy something similar here, and try it out. Even if I fail it can´t get much worse than it all ready is:-) The biggest problem with my belts will be to get the old dye or spray or what ever it is off first, since it´s now cracking and pealing I do not think it´s any good trying new dye over it __________________ Tom.______________________________________ The fleet: 2007 BMW 530xi M (daily driver) 1986 C-10 Stepside (project "my time") 1992 Corvette cab (summer time daily driver) 1969 Cadilac DeVille Cab ("it just need some paint")

10-25-2011, 08:08 PM	#12
grs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Roanoke, Tx. Posts: 1,561	Re: dying seat belts? [QUOTE=benoit454;4968054]I used spray can dye for vinyl and fabric like duplicolor or sem brand.[/QUOT Do you mean vinyl paint from duplicator ?

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