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How to dye retro straps

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steezemonkey
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I have brown retro and i think i might dye them orange.
1. Is that possible.
2. How do i do it.
3. what and were do i get the supplies.



Sorry if this is basically a repost, but don't crash my thread if it is!
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BWalmer
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1. probably wont work - to dark of a color, you can only dye something darker than the original color
2. boil water, add dye to water, add item to dye into water, check often, remove when desired shade
3. some grocery stores, most craft stores...it's called RIT Dye.
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steezemonkey
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fuck number one made me sad could you make only teh text a different color
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Noss.
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check crowbar cult for help. LOTS OF JUNK ON DYEING STRAPS
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Bloc_chain
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some guys made orange from brown by bleaching them
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steezemonkey
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interesting do you know if i could find pics of that i want to see what the turnout was like
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Bloc_chain
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i think there was one posted in the "who has the dopest goggles" thread
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steezemonkey
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i saw some orange retros but im not sure if they were bleached
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steezemonkey
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and how well does that work i need to see some pics but i might just dye the text and riggers orange so would i use dye for that
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steezemonkey
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?
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