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Just picked up a used BC (ranger) on ebay yesterday. It's a little more faded brown than I would like. Is there a dye or process other than buying a new one that might put back the blackness?
Bc Restoration?
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So nobody's ever thought of reversing the effects of salt water bleaching?
DiveMaven
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Why don't you PM ScottZeagle and ask him if there's a way to recondition the BC??
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Never done it...
I guess you could try "rid" dye, but i have no idea....
sorry!
I guess you could try "rid" dye, but i have no idea....
sorry!
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Well that does sound better than my idea of shoe polish or a magic marker. I'll give the dye job a try and hope for the best.
Damselfish
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I'd leave it alone, more important that it works, and trying to dye something like that seems just as likely to make it look worse or do damage. Many dyes need heat to work and you don't want to simmer your BC in a pot. There are cold water dyes but they are harder to find and intended only for natural fabrics. Man-made fabrics usually won't even take dyes very well if at all.
You may also want to consider what effect(s) a dye will have on the rubber/plastic components of the BC.
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