Anyone have any input about dying a grey coat?

**Chas** · 18th October 13, 02:58 AM

In my experience the polyester will not take up the dye, only the wool will.

**madmacs** · 18th October 13, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by Chas

In my experience the polyester will not take up the dye, only the wool will.

I think with polyester you need a different dye which needs hot water to make it work properly... Hot water probably isn't the wools best friend, though I believe that I read somewhere that it's agitation not heat that causes wool to shrink...

**Llama** · 18th October 13, 04:58 AM

Polyester is almost impossible to dye. At best you'll get a mottled color, but it'll probably just ending up looking like mud.

You might be able to take it a bit darker, or add some tint, but it might not be worth the price to experiment.

**ArmyPiper** · 18th November 13, 10:03 AM

The answer is no. As stated by several above, its not the wool, that is an easy dye, its the polyester, you cannot dye it, not at normal low temps, in the fabric industry they use special dyes and are done at extreme high heats and with chemicals, the side effect is that when you try this on a 50/50 blend it causes the wool to frizz or go fuzzy. But NO you wont get a black color on the poly ever...it may go a bit darker if your lucky but it wont take to black...I know from experience

**piperdbh** · 18th November 13, 06:27 PM

You could try bleaching the coat before you dye it. Another idea is to take the coat to an upscale bridal shop. They'll have experience in dying fabrics, and will be able to tell you exactly how to go about the process, if at all. It might be easier to have a coat made in the color you want.