The wife's thanksgiving potato pot.....Your brave! Wife's pot? Lol
Actually she looked over her shoulder and said "Thats my grandmothers chair"You must be single...lol. My wife is pretty cool with all my car shenanigans but, if I had parts in the dishwasher or, using her pot to dye seat belts I believe she would not be happy about that...lol.
Dying the seat belts, keeping the retractors out of the dye so it's not to damage the mechanism.
halfafish:
Can you post a photo of the results? I've tried using black RIT dye before but with only so-so results. You'd think black dye would turn things black, but they ocnsistently turned out some kind of blueish-greyish color, not a deep dark black.
Came out a very nice dark black the mount sleeves covers were originally red and they absorbed up the dye very well. I couldn't find black so I used the graphite.
The dye manufacturer recommends 200° water for 30 to 60 minutes. I waited for the water to cool down a bit before I dip the re-tractors in.
If your belts are really nasty, soak them is a bucket of water w/laundry soap for a few days then scrub with a stiff brush. Afterward soak in water with white vinegar added(about 1 cup to 3 gallons water)for a few more days this removes the oil/soap. Rinse well.
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Yes we can and they are cheap.. not worth dying and all that unless you have to have stockCan't we get new seat belts? I don't think trusting 50 year old belts is a good idea.
No effect to the chrome whatsoeverDid any of the soaking/washing hurt the chrome?
Look awesome, thanks for posting.