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Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:13 pm
by minton
Is it possible to "Dye" seat belts to a darker colour?? (Lite Blue to Black). If so what specific type of dye should be used.
Re: Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:54 pm
by bagarre
Approval aside...
Nylon will accept dye. Polyester won't.
I used to clean and dye carpets in another life. Using Rit dye or similar, you can darken but not blacken. The colors will blend. You might be able to lighten them with a very mild mixture of bleach and the dye them black. But the blue will always show thru to some degree.
The bleach will weaken the fibers. Not sure about Rit. Most dyes have agents to make the fibers accept the color at
the cost of fiber strength.
I would just buy new ones tho.
Re: Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:01 pm
by GAHorn
Vinegar (acetic acid) etches the fibers to encourage them to accept the dye... but as already mentioned by the bag-guy....

.... it weakens the belts. Plus...how would you prevent the hardware from rusting (unless you could remove it.)
I'd have them re-webbed...or buy replacements too.
Re: Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:46 am
by blueldr
Why not just use a "rattle" can?
Re: Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:26 am
by FredMa
SHARPIE! one with a large tip
Re: Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:28 am
by minton
Great advice

Re: Changing seat belt colours
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:54 pm
by blueldr
That's one of the advantages of getting the advice of we Aircraft Maintenance Technicians. We have some great ideas on tough problems.