NEW WAY TO DYE GIRTH BELTS!!!

[Strider]

Very helpful thread! I'll order a girth belt made of a synthetic fibre soon and will try to dye it with idye crimson which is specifically for sythetic materials. I've used it before to dye lenses for my Vader in the correct color and it worked like a charm.

 

[mattman1138]

Has anyone had any issues trooping with the minwax stain? I've been doing research on stains and the minwax is designed for indoor use. Trying to decide if I should go minwax (indoor) or behr (water and UV resistant). Thanks!

 

[BobaFettAZ]

I ordered a girth belt on amazon and gave this a try today. My local Home Depot doesn’t carry Minwax anymore and said the Verathane wood stain is the closest thing. I printed the ESB girth belt pantone color from the CRL and brought it with me to match. Verathane has limited colors and I picked Truffle as the closest and had the paint guy add some extra tint to darken it a bit more. The staining was easy and I used less than 1/2 the can, wrung it out in the paint tray, then hung it up and dabbed it with a rag to remove more of the excess stain. I’ll let it hang dry for 24-48 hours and see how it looks. I saw one recommendation to stain it twice. Any other thoughts on whether or not that is necessary?

Overall, super easy to do and cost me less than $45 for the belt, stain and supplies. Thankful for this tutorial!

 

[whistle8mp]

Wow! thirteen years later and this tutorial is still useful. Loving all the awesome girth belt successes, keep up the good work!

 

[Thxboy]

I ordered a girth belt on amazon and gave this a try today. My local Home Depot doesn’t carry Minwax anymore and said the Verathane wood stain is the closest thing. I printed the ESB girth belt pantone color from the CRL and brought it with me to match. Verathane has limited colors and I picked Truffle as the closest and had the paint guy add some extra tint to darken it a bit more. The staining was easy and I used less than 1/2 the can, wrung it out in the paint tray, then hung it up and dabbed it with a rag to remove more of the excess stain. I’ll let it hang dry for 24-48 hours and see how it looks. I saw one recommendation to stain it twice. Any other thoughts on whether or not that is necessary?

Overall, super easy to do and cost me less than $45 for the belt, stain and supplies. Thankful for this tutorial!

i just did mine a few weeks ago and I stained it twice. After first round i rinsed it until water ran clear. Dyed it again l, let sit another 24 hours and again rinsed until water ran clear and then let dry.
Came out perfect.

https://imgur.com/MBzSzXg

 

[BobaFettAZ]

i just did mine a few weeks ago and I stained it twice. After first round i rinsed it until water ran clear. Dyed it again l, let sit another 24 hours and again rinsed until water ran clear and then let dry.
Came out perfect.

https://imgur.com/MBzSzXg

I ended up staining mine twice and it came out great.

 

[archtk]

Anyone in Australia have a guid alternative rotj stain paint?? Just about to dye mine but struggling to ding what to use!!

 

[HAUPTMANN]

Does anyone know what shade I need for ROTJ exactly?
File:ROTJgirth2MEG.png - Databank
Is that color that shade? iDye Textilfarbe, Poly Beutel 14 g, für synthetische Stoffe, Red kaufen | Modulor

 

[SigSavage]

What is the Minwax color for ESB?

 

[SigSavage]

Minwax Dutch Chocolate

 

[Barcode]

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Minwax Dutch Chocolate

That color looks correct to me. Hopefully someone else can confirm. Thanks for posting the color.

 

[lowberg]

Tried this technique with miniwax spice, diluted with water but it came out too light imo. Did two soaks, looks almost pinkish in person.

I'm going to try again without diluting the stain to see if I can get a stronger red.

 

[AlphaCloneFett]

That color looks correct to me. Hopefully someone else can confirm. Thanks for posting the color.

It's not correct

 

[AlphaCloneFett]

Tried this technique with miniwax spice, diluted with water but it came out too light imo. Did two soaks, looks almost pinkish in person.

I'm going to try again without diluting the stain to see if I can get a stronger red.
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It's too faded....you want a rich dark red/brown color, it's a very dark color

 

[Ord Mantell]

The problem with the synthetic fiber girths is its not easy to get a good rich color using those stains. You might try starting with a stain that's a more saturated red then darkening with misting with either a blackish stain or paint. When I used this method I used minwax crimson. It was fine, but it wasn't great. A real mohair belt will be easier to color, will be far more pliable and soft, and will have the correct size cord, but obviously mohair is a more difficult/pricey option.

 

[HAUPTMANN]

Does anyone know what shade I need for ROTJ exactly?
File:ROTJgirth2MEG.png - Databank
Is that color that shade? iDye Textilfarbe, Poly Beutel 14 g, für synthetische Stoffe, Red kaufen | Modulor

Here's a little addendum. I now used a white cord strap as raw material and colored it with the dye mentioned. However, not in red but in crimson. The strap is made of polyester. I colored the strap twice and the result is impressive. I will post a picture soon. iDye Textilfarbe, Poly Beutel 14 g, für synthetische Stoffe, Crimson kaufen | Modulor

 

[Coanc]

NEW WAY TO DYE GIRTH BELTS!!!

So after trying to dye my girth I finally lost it and went down to my neighborhood paint store. I brought a color so they could match it correctly and bought a LATEX stain to dye it with. It worked amazing and its so much easier and it does'nt rub off on your flightsuit. So heres what I did

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First I get my paint roller liner, stain and girth ready to dye.

View attachment 86613 Then I pour the stain in the liner and begin to soak the girth untill its obsorbed enough stain so theres no white showing. Make sure you force it in with your fingers and hands.

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Then once you have it soaked with stain your gona want to ring out the excess stain so it can dry quicker.

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Your going to want to hang it up so it can dry but while its hanging get a rag and blot out as much excess stain as you can. Make sure you don't rub it or it will fray, only blot it. Then when thats done just let it air dry for about 24 to 48 hours and your all set. The key thing is to only get latex stain because all other stains will eat and corrode your girth. A pint of stain costs about thirty bucks but it saves you all the headaches that come along with dyes. A pint will dye two girths so if your doing more then that I suggest to buy a gallon. I have only done this in ROTJ color but they can match any color you like.

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[Coanc]

Did this for the ESB “color” it worked like a charm! Any insight on accurateness for esb? It’s been a hell of a time trying to match. Let me me know!