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johnar · 20-06-2008, 12:10

Hello all, have a short question about sails.

Can you dye Sails another color?

Thank you,

John

**GordMay** · 20-06-2008, 13:13

No, I can’t “practically” dye sailcloth; and I doubt most of us could.

Polyester/Dacron (sailcloth) requires the use of disperse dyes*, as opposed to acid dyes (for wool or nylon) and fibre reactive dyes (for cotton and rayon).

The difficulty with polyester dyeing is that it requires a lot of heat to get the dye into the fiber. Boiling water is not hot enough to do the job by itself, so a noxious-smelling carrier chemical must be added, for immersion dyeing. Polyester dye actually transfers to the fibres best at very high temperatures.

* Instructions for Immersion Dyeing Polyester using PROsperse Disperse Dyes:
C:\Website\Immersion Dyeing Polyester.htm

johnar · 20-06-2008, 23:52

thank you very much,

John

20-06-2008, 12:10	#1
johnar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Boat: Morgan, O.I. 33' Dutch Treat Posts: 103	Sails Hello all, have a short question about sails. Can you dye Sails another color? Thank you, John

20-06-2008, 13:13	#2
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,443 Images: 232	No, I can’t “practically” dye sailcloth; and I doubt most of us could. Polyester/Dacron (sailcloth) requires the use of disperse dyes, as opposed to acid dyes (for wool or nylon) and fibre reactive dyes (for cotton and rayon). The difficulty with polyester dyeing is that it requires a lot of heat to get the dye into the fiber. Boiling water is not hot enough to do the job by itself, so a noxious-smelling carrier chemical must be added, for immersion dyeing. Polyester dye actually transfers to the fibres best at very high temperatures. Instructions for Immersion Dyeing Polyester using PROsperse Disperse Dyes: C:\Website\Immersion Dyeing Polyester.htm __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

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johnar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Boat: Morgan, O.I. 33' Dutch Treat Posts: 103	thank you very much, John