D.I.Y General Thread

>>9189668
probably not, the only way would be to take off the patch

hand dying with bucket prob

I used a seam ripper then sewed them back on. I had great results using the stovetop method and RIT Liquid dye

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>>9189668

I stand by what I said in the other thread, you sick bastard

>>9189707
I don't know who you are or whatever you're talking about anon.

>>9189712
The other night some anon was talking about dying a flecktarn jacket so I assumed it was you

You're still a stick bastard

>>9189719
it was me, and i'm doing it anyways

>>9189701
What's that browish orange thing above the top pocket. It looks so ugly. Possible rip it off with a seam ripper?

>>9189731
velcro, the place of the name tag

>>9189730
May the murder /k/ube have mercy, he knows not what he does

>>9189751
W2c sweater?

>>9189682
This. Just remove the patches completely. Except use Dylon. Dylon is a much more potent dye. I've used Dylon and Rit for several years on many projects. And Dylon is the winner for overall potency.

>>9189731
It was sewn on, so, yeh. It can be removed easily.

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what are my chances to make a jet black denim jacket out of pic related using dylon velvet black dye in a washing machine? should i bleach it before? or i'll just ruin it completely?

>>9190049
Too bright. It'll end up looking like indigo or dark wash. Though there does exist color removers that strip color out of garments.

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>>9189668
Whats the best way to white out the colored line on converse? Was thinking paint but i feel like that would come off too easily

>>9189751
>tfw ur fit gets reposted

Sweater was bought in Italy by my uncle, no idea who makes it

>>9190274
Angelus shoe paint

Are there any good places to find out how to knit and design patterns and such?

>>9190274
just wear them u dork

>>9189727
How did you mannage to get it so black?

did you use dyson? if so how many washes.

what did you do for the velcro patch?

>>9190829
Also Effay where are you guys getting these?

What place is the most Reputable/ least expensive

Preferably in the states, so i don't have to pay an exorbitant amount on shipping.

>>9190829
use a whole pack of dylon dye, hot in the washer, with a FUCK TON of salt (i used 4 cups of salt for mine)

>>9190834

keep shooting had them for around $30 brand new a few months ago.

>>9190975
>>9190986
Thanks very much! I appreciate it, been wanting it for over a month, but wasn't too sure about it all.

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Also thinking about copping some military desert boots, cutting off. The sole (Which is dope, most military boots have dope soles) and doing something with them. Or possibly just dying the desert boot black and reattaching the sole.
Anyone have experience with this?

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is there a way to dye gortex a dark or black color?

>>9191001
You can get this professionally done at place that repairs shoes. It'll cost you around ~100 bucks that includes the paint and the new sole.

Give me more details on what you need and i might be able to help you with the paint at the very least. Materials of boots etc. kind of sole you want


>>9191008
Yes but then it won't be cortex it'll ruin the membrne just buy it black

>>9191030
Basically Rothco's desert boots have cool soles, the ripple with sole being the coolest. They're also cheap, I like the look of the desert boot, i just don't like the color. How would I go about dying that material in pic provided to black. It looks like a suede material. With dye and a brush? Applying in coats?
And if It turned out I didn't like the final product I was thinking about ripping off the sole and saving it for something else as I have a few pairs of redwings and if I ever need a change I'd use those.

>>9191067
Oh that's what you want Alright.

Yeah your gonna want to start by cleaning the boot first with Suede cleaner, i know it's new but for the best results You'll want to do that first.

After that you'll need special dye for suede. It's hard to work with so i recommend gloves, it's though to get out. If you get Angelus. It ussaly comes with a brush for it. If you get the small 3 0z i believe bottle you'll need 2-3 i've only worked with the dye in bulk so i'm not too sure about the quantity

If you have an air brush use that instead.
Regardless you'll want to have a a spray bottle with water to keep the suede damp, don't over do it though. Be gentle remove any excess dye
do a second quote if necessary.


Okay while it's drying remember to strech the suede somewhat so it doesn't stiffen. when it's dry just brush with a suede brush and then add the protective coat.

>>9191001
Just get some Nike SFBs

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>>9189668
JUST did mine using the stovetop method. I fucking love it, phone camera is dogshit

>remove flags with seam ripper
>get big cooking pot
>heat stove to medium/low
>pour in enough water to cover parka
>add cup of salt, few drops of detergent, and two bottles of black RIT
>drop parka in pot, turn it every few minutes with tongs
>30 minutes later take it to the sink
>rinse with hot water, gradually turning to cold water as the runoff becomes clear
>when its all clear, wash and dry it
You can still see the camo pattern on mine, so if you want an overdye that covers it, go for at least 3 bottles. maybe 4

>>9189701
damn, that's sexy af

>>9189668
>>9189701
>>9189717
>>9189727
>>9189751
>>9189758
>>9191204

Is this the offical effay parka?
s..should i cop everyone is doing it?

>>9191454
how new are you...

>>9191204
Fuck that looks good

>>9191204
what dye

will dylon dye the stitching?

>>9192521
liquid rit in black

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>>9191204
Does the rit coloring work on polyester?
I've been thinking of copping this but I think it would look better black

>>9192585
according to what ive read, no it doesnt.

>>9192589
Damn
Well might try with just the machine wash color, the worst case scenario, it's just slightly darker green, since the parka is polyester/cotton blend.

>>9192561

almost never. at least with rit.

Is it expensive to dye it? What are the chances of fucking everything up?

>>9191001
As the stiches are nylon or something you won't be able to dye them and it will end up looking like shit. Been there, done that.

>>9192603
The Dylon dye costs like 10 bucks and if you follow the instructions it's kinda fucking hard to fuck up

>>9192585
I know how to dye polyester, but it's a bitch, and it involves boiling water and protective gear.

You need something called Idye, it's essentially a chemical compound that eats away at the fibers a bit to let some high concentrations of dye stain the damned thing.

Problem is, it's pretty bad for people, so it's best to do it in ventilated areas. I do it a lot when dying mini clothes for art related things. Black is easy, but other colors are very hard to controll.

>>9192618
Yeah I'll probably not dye it then or try what the results are with just plain cotton dye
Just darker green could be neat as well, depending how that looks irl

AY should I buy the 1.75m or 1.65m version? I'm just a bit taller than 1.75m but I don't want this thing draping to my knees so which would you guys recommend?

>>9192736
i wouldn't order smaller than your height, because it can end up being short in the sleeves
actually i ordered one size up my height, because i wanted it to be long
it's a parka after all, it's supposed to fit longer (normally to mid thigh), if you don't want that, you can always cop the field jacket

>>9192771
Thanks my man, I'll cop the 1.75

is it pleb as fuck to replace the patches

im not german and i dont want anyone asking

>>9192821
The way I see it is it's a German product so yeah it will have a German flag (which is a pretty effay flag). People might think you're a nazi but that's also effay

>>9192603
rit is 3 bucks a bottle.

Is it possible to bleach suede? If so,how?

Anyone know how much Dylon dye to use to get the same result as these:
>>9191204
>>9189751
I still want the camo pattern to shine through.

>>9191204
Sorry but what is RIT?.

>>9193183
clothing paint like dylon

>>9193183
A brand of dye. It is sometimes favourable because it comes in bottles that don't require salt or something else to "fix" the colour to the fabric.
>>9193092
If you want really black, I'd say two packages and a lot of time (2+ hours) before you rinse.
>>9192979
Not easily, I've read a bit about using oxalic acid but I've never tried it.

>>9191204
If I'm aiming for a darker black should I keep it in the pot for longer than 30 mins alongside using a third bottle?

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>>9191204
Would this work on my flecktarn parka? It's 65% cotton and 35% polyester. I know some people have a 80/20 mix.

>>9193271
Oh and where the fuck to cop a liner?

>>9193288
oftentimes it's sold together, try milsurp webshops, German or British ebay

>>9193194
thanks for the advice. I've got some old pumas i want to bleach white, and ill probably test the oxalic acid on some suede swatches when i get home from uni.

>>9190986
I got mine for $3 new. Local surplus stores are worth checking out every so often. I chose the one with a regular collar instead of the hood. I hate three-panel hoods.

>>9192923
Dylon is more potent tho. You could prolly dye a shirt or two with the leftovers.

What's a good place to cop a flecktarn parka?

After dyeing in the washer, is the next load of white wash safe?

>>9193749
No. Excess dye may still bleed out for the next wash

i have an XL white t-shirt that's way too big; it doesn't even look grungey-oversized, it straight up looks like a cholo t-shirt. but i want to do something to it to make it wearable. any ideas? i was thinking of either combining it with another old shirt and do some fabric/color blocking, or destroying the hems to give it that tattered look in which i'll need a tutorial

>>9193288
Amazon has them in some sizes on occasion
German Amazon constantly has that shit

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>>9189921
/k/ube have mercy on their souls
None of them know what they do
Ave nex alea

>>9193202
probably so, mine was only 30 minutes

>>9193271
mine was 80/20. i dont know how yours would dye.

>>9191204
weird thing about it is the clasps for the drawstrings were green, but they dyed black.

No clue.

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>>9189668
W2c that exact parka.

>>9193711
the parka is with hood, what you got is the field jacket, which is a lot cheaper than the parka, that's why you got it for $3
they're two quite different things, the parka is a heavier, thicker fabric, the field jacket is lightweight with less pockets and shorter in length of course

>>9193925
Varusteleka.com, MidwayUSA, Amazon, Kommandostore.com, any local surplus store

Please don't dye surplus that you don't know what it is, we've had incidents of prototype camouflage samples dyed black by /fa/ggots and ruined forever

>>9193729
You must be mentality disabled if you haven't realized almost the entire thread is about flectarns and there's plenty of posts even giving you the links to them. They'll probably all out of stock. Mines in the mail right now.
>>9193836
Try using some power tools like a belt sander, or something that produces sparks that could eat holes into the T, if you feel creative you can try to distress it yourself with scissors or a knife but if you don't know what you're doing you'll probably just rip and ruin the shirt in a unwearable state.
>>9193925
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>>9193945
These sites are pretty good to go to if you're into military pieces. And like anon above said, if you don't know exactly what it is don't ruin it. Just make a thread on /k/ or something and ask them what the item is.

>>9193902
Fuck did I get a retarded parka?

>>9193945
>we've had incidents of prototype camouflage samples dyed black by /fa/ggots and ruined forever
For real? Can you post some?

>>9193938
Yeah. I just couldn't get over the hood cut. They had parkas too for 15 bux. But they were out of my size anyway. At any rate, a simple field jacket will look just as awesome dyed this way.

$42 (34 euros) shipped for a flecktarn liner on German Amazon. c/n?

>>9193998
You're literally a nigger
Please stfu
gtfo
etc etc

>>9194088
You say that like its supposed to hurt me, I'm not birthday I won't start crying if someone insults me. This is 4chan come up with something original.

Are flecktarns actually warm?

>>9189668
why the fuck would you dye the jacket? just buy a black jacket.

i wasnt asking for your favorite drink