Painting this vest. Will paint even work?

[Brian McIlmoyle]

Originally Posted by rc_p120

You can also dye it. I read on some forum that dudes have used something called 'Rit dye' with good results. I used Tintex dye from Shoppers drug mart on a chest rig, going from tan to black, and it was left looking gray. The material is also alot stiffer after the process.

I would recommend just spray painting that mofo, it's quicker and easy and will probably work better and you can always tough it up later if you feel like being fancy.

you can not dye black to a lighter colour.. you would have to bleach it first then dye it.. bleach sufficient to bleach black nylon would likely wreck it.

[rc_p120]

Originally Posted by Brian McIlmoyle

you can not dye black to a lighter colour.. you would have to bleach it first then dye it.. bleach sufficient to bleach black nylon would likely wreck it.

For sure, I went the other way around (tan to black), but Con3jo I think in your case you might be best served by Krylon spray paint.

[Danke]

This was a black sling (you can see some underspray at the butt end), and a woodland nutsack.

[Desmodus]

Originally Posted by rc_p120

For sure, I went the other way around (tan to black), but Con3jo I think in your case you might be best served by Krylon spray paint.

I was definitely going the spraypaint route. Just trying to decide whether to spray it tan.. or OD.
Sadly, i dont have a room with the best ventilation or anything and considering its winter it would be retarded to paint it right now. Best done in summer

[FOX_111]

Spraying OD on black will not look like OD. It will turn out a very dark green. More in the line of a darker RG.

If you want to make it OD, spray it Tan first, then re-spray with OD. It will probably look like shit though to be honest.

[Jimski]

I painted the exact same vest: some lighter paint completely disappear on this material.
before applying lighter paint I suggest you spray the zones with a very covering and thick white primer, and then apply the color.
I did that to get some desert and reddish brown on a dark OD one

paint reacts weirdly on this material, and will melt from bug spray if you use it.you will most probably get a quite messy result in the end, not flashy like factory colors.

it's good if you go for that kind of look


and now I just want to do it again, I'd do it if this vest wasn't so goddam uncomfortable i.m.o

[Serious_Exsanguination]

Painted my second line rig prior to deployment. Took the shine off and allowed it to blend in better. After lots o' patrolling, the paint would slowly wear off but the dust dirt and stains only added to the camouflage.

Used a laundry bag and Krylon to paint it.