Dyeing seatbelts???

[whitetop]

People that restore seatbelts recommend you use regular fabric dye available at most stores. Brand name is RIT. It will not wear off or stain your clothes. Mix up the solution and throw them into the bucket. It will not hurt the chrome or plastic. The only problem is the white date code patches. Might be able to do this part carefully by hand with a brush. Just about all colors are available.

[JoeC]

A friend of mine put his in the dishwasher. Wife got upset but he said they came out nice. I am not recomending it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[budnate]

Thnx Guys, I will go for it, they are faded now and have that kinda purple look where the sun got'em. I might try dipping one at a time and hand painting around the date code tag and hang em to dry. The guy in BC says to run'em through the dishwasher after dyeing them, I asked him what his wife thought about that and he fell out of his chair laughfing when I asked him that, he claimed he does it all the time, he must, he seems to always have a few really nice sets for sale, I dont know if I am brave enough to try it though, our machine is only 2 yrs old, I think I would not be long for this world if redyed the dishwasher. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Unreal]

Mine were "faded" but after cleaning them with TSP and a stiff brush, they came out black. I had bought some RIT to dye them, but did not need it. After cleaning, they were also much mor pliable.

[budnate]

What is TSP?? I would rather clean them than Dye them by a long shot, probably should do that before dyeing them anyway.

Bud.

[John Brown]

Stuck my old stiff and dirty belts in a pillow case, tied it shut, then threw them in the washing machine along with some Tide and sudsy ammonia. Came out clean and soft, (didnt need dyed) looked like new. Just call me Suzy Homemaker! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

[budnate]

Hey Suzy you prefer liquid or crystal soap [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img]

[John Brown]

Liquid, powders might not disolve completely, and can leave yucky stuff on your clean clothes, er, .....I mean seat belts. Sorta sounds like a commercial dont it? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

and by the way, TSP means trisodium phosphate, a generic cleaner. You might have to search for it though, depending on what your state laws are on phosphate cleaning products.

[RonNova396L34]

Budnate,
I just want to give my 2 cents here. The original owner of my car smoked which stained the white tags on my seat belt. I took them to the dry cleaner here in town to see if she had an answer. I came back in a couple of days and the belt and tag I gave her were now clean. I asked what she used and she told me she thought she'd try that "oxyclean" stuff advertised on the TV infomercial. It worked. And it didn't mess up the date code stamping on them either!
Ron [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]