FYI: Rit brand offers a less caustic method of mixing their dyes. They also provide a video on their website. I have not tried their product but I offer this information as an option to using turpentine as a dye thinner as Rit uses a water and salt thinning option.
Hello! Great video! It's encouraged me to try to dye a lime green piece of luggage I have to black. Do you think your method will work? (It's a small, rolling luggage that would serve as a carry on). Also, what's the purpose of the turpentine?
Thanks for viewing. I can’t say for sure that you’d be able to change the color of a canvas bag. The turpentine was used as a medium to thin the stain thin enough to spray it. You might check out a product called ColorBond which is a permanent spray paint that sticks. I’ve used it on vinyl and faux vinyl but not on canvas. Check out their website and see what you think.
Great video, I want to dye a pair of light gray boots to black, there made out of cordura. Do you think this method would work? Also does the smell go away?
Since condura is nylon, it dyes differently. I"m going to post a link and some comments from others so you can read up on them and decide. Sounds like it it can be dyed but the material has to be soaked in boiling water. Link: ourpastimes.com/dye-cordura-7444123.html Comments: "my dad works in the textile industry and deals with dyes and stuff from a chemist perspective. i asked him about dying some riding gear before. he looked it over and gave me some pointers, but said he be surprised it it held well and didn't look like crap. it seems that even "untreated" cordura has some sort of treatment that's used to help the dye stay in longer. it also keeps any new dye from setting into the fabric well". Another comment from someone different: "...use Liquid RIT dye. HOT water. Don't rush. Rinse well. Have fun."
I'm about to do this to my Kuryakyn handle bar roll bag, however i'm not seeing the link to the dye..or am I missing it? Good instructional video, by the way.
Link to eBay Dye: www.ebay.com/itm/Tarrago-Leather-Color-Dye-Kit-with-Preparer-Canvas-Imitiation-Colors-1-30/112019454065?var=410957012109&hash=item1a14e13871:g:TecAAOSwTM5YwDTF
Hi there. Awesome video! I’m from New Zealand and wanting to refurbish my Golf Bag. I like your idea of the Turpentine mix as most other people use a boiling water mix (and I can’t necessarily submerge my golf bag in boiling water). The only product I can find in my country is Rit Dye More. Do you recommend using your turpentine method but with Rit Dye More instead? Thanks
If it were my bag, I personally would, but just make sure to get ‘odorless’ to save yourself the smell. The turpentine I think puts a bit more stress on threads than water but you gotta think ‘how many times am I going to need to do this ’. Thanks for logging in and the compliment. If you get time after completion of your project, please let me know how it went.
I can't seem to find odorless turpentine; the brand name is blocked out in your video. I found Turpenoid and odorless mineral spirits on Amazon and other sites. Will either of those work?
Found it but it's extremely expensive... I would need 40 ounces for two colors. Can I use something else? Also, is Turpenoid the same as Turpentine? Can I use that?
The Tarrago dye is water based and did not mix with the turpentine. I'm not sure what the purpose of mixing the dye with turpentine is supposed to do. Why not just mix the dye with water?
Mixing with water would have 1: diluted the original mixture without maintaining pigment integrity and 2: the factory protectant repellent on the canvas bags would have repelled the water.
Hello I want to dye my canvas backpack, but I also don’t want it to stain my clothes just Incase I get caught in the rain . Do you recommend a sealer of some sort ??
I've been caught in the rain since this video and didn't experience any 'bleeding' of the dye. My advice is to allow adequate dry time for sure before use in inclement weather. I have no opinion re: sealer, probably wouldn't hurt as long as it's safe for canvas.
Hello. I have a old briefcase made of half leather and half canvas. I am trying to restore and paint the canvas. What would you recommend? For painting, why did you use turpentine? What is its purpose?
Hi. I have no reason other than I needed a medium to use for the dye and believed turpentine would be effective in reducing the thickness and also give me the ability to spray it on and have it soak into the canvas. As I mentioned in my comments, there are other brands available, some you can mix with water which would be less toxic. If you 'do' decide to go with turpentine, definitely go with odorless!!! I suspect turpentine is a bit more destructive to the canvas fibers as well. Would seem logical, however;...all this time later, my canvas bag is still in great shape and has not needed another application. Good luck with your project.
It's been awhile and I don't recall if this is the exact link, but halfway down, they have a video how-to. www.ritdye.com/instructions/using-rit-all-purpose-dye/
FYI: Rit brand offers a less caustic method of mixing their dyes. They also provide a video on their website. I have not tried their product but I offer this information as an option to using turpentine as a dye thinner as Rit uses a water and salt thinning option.
I followed all of your instructions and bought everything that you used and it did not change the color at all.
Were you attempting to dye canvas?
Thank you, Dean. 👍
Thanks for viewing. Dean
Thank you for the tuition. Very useful!!
Thank you for viewing and commenting Tok
Hello! Great video! It's encouraged me to try to dye a lime green piece of luggage I have to black. Do you think your method will work? (It's a small, rolling luggage that would serve as a carry on). Also, what's the purpose of the turpentine?
Thanks for viewing. I can’t say for sure that you’d be able to change the color of a canvas bag. The turpentine was used as a medium to thin the stain thin enough to spray it. You might check out a product called ColorBond which is a permanent spray paint that sticks. I’ve used it on vinyl and faux vinyl but not on canvas. Check out their website and see what you think.
Great video, I want to dye a pair of light gray boots to black, there made out of cordura. Do you think this method would work? Also does the smell go away?
Since condura is nylon, it dyes differently. I"m going to post a link and some comments from others so you can read up on them and decide. Sounds like it it can be dyed but the material has to be soaked in boiling water. Link: ourpastimes.com/dye-cordura-7444123.html Comments: "my dad works in the textile industry and deals with dyes and stuff from a chemist perspective. i asked him about dying some riding gear before. he looked it over and gave me some pointers, but said he be surprised it it held well and didn't look like crap. it seems that even "untreated" cordura has some sort of treatment that's used to help the dye stay in longer. it also keeps any new dye from setting into the fabric well". Another comment from someone different: "...use Liquid RIT dye. HOT water. Don't rush. Rinse well. Have fun."
Awesome video
Thank you.
Has it gotten wet after you did this? Did it run?
Gotten wet several times, no runs.
@@PilotViewProductions thanks!
I'm about to do this to my Kuryakyn handle bar roll bag, however i'm not seeing the link to the dye..or am I missing it? Good instructional video, by the way.
Link to eBay Dye: www.ebay.com/itm/Tarrago-Leather-Color-Dye-Kit-with-Preparer-Canvas-Imitiation-Colors-1-30/112019454065?var=410957012109&hash=item1a14e13871:g:TecAAOSwTM5YwDTF
Hi there. Awesome video! I’m from New Zealand and wanting to refurbish my Golf Bag. I like your idea of the Turpentine mix as most other people use a boiling water mix (and I can’t necessarily submerge my golf bag in boiling water). The only product I can find in my country is Rit Dye More. Do you recommend using your turpentine method but with Rit Dye More instead? Thanks
If it were my bag, I personally would, but just make sure to get ‘odorless’ to save yourself the smell. The turpentine I think puts a bit more stress on threads than water but you gotta think ‘how many times am I going to need to do this ’. Thanks for logging in and the compliment. If you get time after completion of your project, please let me know how it went.
I can't seem to find odorless turpentine; the brand name is blocked out in your video. I found Turpenoid and odorless mineral spirits on Amazon and other sites. Will either of those work?
Search eBay. You’ll get dozens of hits.
Found it but it's extremely expensive... I would need 40 ounces for two colors. Can I use something else? Also, is Turpenoid the same as Turpentine? Can I use that?
The Tarrago dye is water based and did not mix with the turpentine. I'm not sure what the purpose of mixing the dye with turpentine is supposed to do. Why not just mix the dye with water?
Mixing with water would have 1: diluted the original mixture without maintaining pigment integrity and 2: the factory protectant repellent on the canvas bags would have repelled the water.
Hello I want to dye my canvas backpack, but I also don’t want it to stain my clothes just Incase I get caught in the rain . Do you recommend a sealer of some sort ??
I've been caught in the rain since this video and didn't experience any 'bleeding' of the dye. My advice is to allow adequate dry time for sure before use in inclement weather. I have no opinion re: sealer, probably wouldn't hurt as long as it's safe for canvas.
Hello. I have a old briefcase made of half leather and half canvas. I am trying to restore and paint the canvas. What would you recommend? For painting, why did you use turpentine? What is its purpose?
Hi. I have no reason other than I needed a medium to use for the dye and believed turpentine would be effective in reducing the thickness and also give me the ability to spray it on and have it soak into the canvas. As I mentioned in my comments, there are other brands available, some you can mix with water which would be less toxic. If you 'do' decide to go with turpentine, definitely go with odorless!!! I suspect turpentine is a bit more destructive to the canvas fibers as well. Would seem logical, however;...all this time later, my canvas bag is still in great shape and has not needed another application. Good luck with your project.
Will the color transfer thinking of doing this to a canvas purse
Mine has not transferred. Make sure you use odorless turpentine, keep away from flames, and allow adequate dry time, outdoors if possible.
I need to dye my twillfast® rpc (Camaro) convertible top a nice deep black again. I live in AZ and the sun kills it! I wonder if this would work....
Rie, although I haven't tried it on a car, based on what I experienced on this small scale, I'd try it on my own.
What did you do with the clear liquid that came with the dye?
Didn't use it.
Hi, Do you have a link to that video on the Rit Website. Thx
It's been awhile and I don't recall if this is the exact link, but halfway down, they have a video how-to. www.ritdye.com/instructions/using-rit-all-purpose-dye/