sarge57 0 #1 April 7, 2003 How about some opinions from experience...thinking about buying a new Javelin from stock, but color scheme isnt my first choice...its ok, but is it possible to dye all or part of a rig "at home", without doing any structural degradation tofabric, or any other damage??? Thanx for helpooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaatttarrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuusssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #2 April 7, 2003 I have no experience in trying to die cordura, but I can't imagine that it would be an easy task once the rig is built. I cruise the internet classifieds for gear all the time. PM me what you're looking for and I'll see if I can find you a rig that is pleasing to your eye! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #3 April 7, 2003 No. Dyeing a rig is a major alteration that must be done by a master rigger with the appropriate approvals from the manufacturer or the FAA. The hot deal used to be to dye a military surplus container from OD to black. Anyway, why screw up a perfectly good rig.Forget it. It'll never look right, probably won't work, and I'd ground it until YOU proved it didn't deqrade it. I had a newbie who changed his blue Javelin to black over the winter with a fabric marker. It took me a couple of minutes to figure what was wrong he did such a good job. But he didn't do the back side of the harness.Either find what you can live with, or order custom. Terry I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbaur 0 #4 April 7, 2003 QuoteIt'll never look right, probably won't work, and I'd ground it until YOU proved it didn't deqrade it.Stain-resistant also means dye-resistant. Experiment first with small pieces of fabric and webbing.I have never seen a nice after-market dye job, even the OD to black that Terry mentions. But I don't recall any harness or container failures from dyeing.I would like to see manuifacturers offer batik in addition to tie-dye!Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 April 7, 2003 Reminds me of the time that a rig was returned to the manufacturer after the second owner had dyed all the binding tape with some form of shoe dye. Since no-one had a clue what brand of shoe dye had been used, the official response was: This rig was never here. We never saw it. We have no records of any modifications. We have no knowledge of its where abouts. We will not repair it. We will not update it. We will not supply parts for service bulletins. We will not repack it. etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #6 April 7, 2003 I would buy it if it fits and forget about the colors. After your first 10 jump weekend you'll forget all about the colors. Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #7 April 7, 2003 QuoteForget it. It'll never look right, probably won't work, and I'd ground it until YOU proved it didn't deqrade it. I had a newbie who changed his blue Javelin to black over the winter with a fabric marker. It took me a couple of minutes to figure what was wrong he did such a good job. But he didn't do the back side of the harness. Not to mention that dying cordura involves all kind of interesting chemicals to get the dye to take, and ther are like, a million steps to the process. That would be why tye dying is such a high cost option on a rig... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
