Yes , more a pungent green but I did throw the whole bottle at it. Because..... You know.... impatience.Mmm... brighter than I was expecting but certainly green
Dyeing a pack
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We will find out - I've just hung the bergen up to dry off which can take a day or two and the 'true' colour is difficult to ascertain before its fully dry.
Looking at the outcome and seeing how certain colours have come through I think If I have to do a MTP again I would look at chocolate brown as a base colour over wash
I was wondering about this. I think I would be tempted to try and bleach first to reduce the intensity and sort of desaturate the original colours.
I want to do a whole tent but the risk of it coming out naff (and the cost) is putting me off. Because it has some stains on it I would probably try a detergent wash, a mild bleach, green dye, then reproof. Dunno, is it worth it? (the tent is a Robens Fairbanks).
Tricky one - There does seem to be quite abit of technical support on their website and the actual instructions but I guess you won't know until you've dabbled... No chance of a sacrificial piece of similar material from somewhere so you can try some experimental swatches?
May have mentioned am curious to see how this goes - did the dyeing process after the waterproofing?
Yeh, from past experience the secret is to rinse, rinse, rinse .... then rinse again!
So I ended up with a colour range I'm happy with.
The 1st photo is the original MTP
That then had a full bottle of Dark green applied which produced the rather lurid bright green.
I then tried applying a 1/4 bottle of Tan -which didn't touch it or add any visible different at all.
I then ordered up some Chocolate brown dye and threw half a bottle at the Bergen.
What I've ended up with is what I would say at distance looks like a deep olive green - as one gets closer the original undulating varied MTP is still there , some slight shading under the dye in different areas provides a varied background.
Overall I'm happy with this - I like the earthy tone of it and I feel it blends better than the original.
The 1st photo is the original MTP
That then had a full bottle of Dark green applied which produced the rather lurid bright green.
I then tried applying a 1/4 bottle of Tan -which didn't touch it or add any visible different at all.
I then ordered up some Chocolate brown dye and threw half a bottle at the Bergen.
What I've ended up with is what I would say at distance looks like a deep olive green - as one gets closer the original undulating varied MTP is still there , some slight shading under the dye in different areas provides a varied background.
Overall I'm happy with this - I like the earthy tone of it and I feel it blends better than the original.
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Yes , its definitely got that vibe to it. Its a sort of 'dirty' green that can easily disappear in the dark.
I may see if I can be ar-sed to swap out the buckles but as they match the mesh on the back section I'm quite happy.
I do feel after playing around with the Dyes that Rit Dye are however missing a trick. If they know what different ratios of dyes create a certain defined colour , surely in this age of consumer being right and in the same way Paints are mixed they could offer a more bespoke premixed service ? rather than just supplying information regarding the colour palette and ratios.
I enjoy wasting time and money as much as the next man.
Hmm. Interesting stuff, and thank you for documenting it. Having considered dipping into the world of dyes for a coupla things myself, I now feel the urge to head straight to black.
