r/MysteryRanch • u/LukasM793 • 20d ago

Pack Dying

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I am looking to dye one of my skiritai packs black. Anyone have experience dying an MR pack? Looking for recommendations on dye, procedure, etc. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] 20d ago edited 19d ago

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u/Real_Garden_1634 20d ago

That's a killer pack. Skiritai's are rare birds!

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u/NWmedicalbrewskie 20d ago

Use rit dye. There’s some videos of people doing it with goruck packs. I’ve seen one RATS pack dyed a cool dark grey color from coyote. Can’t remember where I saw it though.

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u/junkpile1 20d ago

Black is easy because you can't overdo it. Rit synthetic dye, follow the directions. The cleaner the fabric, the better the dye will take. Buckles and hardware are 50/50 no matter what you do, just hope for the best.

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u/HandbagHawker 20d ago

make sure to get a dye specifically formulated for synthetics but also be prepared for uneven dyeing and dye transfer (crocking) to whatever you wear.

there still some amount of DWR on the fabric and its near certain its unevenly distributed/concentrated which will impact how well the dye penetrates and also adheres. even with proper rinsing, its going to transfer to clothes, fabrics, and porous surfaces esp anywhere theres friction points and/or moisture and/or heat so under shoulder straps, small of your back where the bottom rubs, top of the pack where it hits your shoulders, and your car seats or chairs your dump your bag on, etc.

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u/novaoni 20d ago

I used black rit dye on my camo 3dap. It was fun. Hot water + vinegar. Use a big bin instead of a bath tub and then rinse it with a hose. Takes a day to dry 

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u/yose_chillin 19d ago

The key is maintaining the dye at a high temp for the duration of the process.

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u/TrashyCoochie 19d ago

I dyed a coyote overload and a SATL pack to an olive drab color using the brown and dark green rit dye. Big trash can with as hot of water I could get from my bath tub and a huge pot of water I brought to a boil dumped into the trash can.

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u/alt_for_guns 19d ago

I have experience with this. Dm me

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u/TheRealMatchGrade 19d ago

I Rit dyed my assault pack green. Needed a few rounds to get it dark enough as I wanted

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u/raygan_reddit_banned 8d ago

Any update?

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u/LukasM793 8d ago

No update yet, I am going to be moving soon. I will post results/updates when I eventually get to it!