Mule Tape - Dye

[Lonely Raven]

I totally forgot to post this, and I just stumbled into this photo in my Facebook gallery.

I got a box of the Mule Tape that was for sale here, and it was mention that we should wash that mule tape. Since I'm all about stealth, I figured I'd go one step further and dye my mule tape after I washed it.

Here is the results of black RIT dye (liquid) mixed 3/1 with boiling water, stirred occasionally. Then washed with detergent and air dried. You'll notice a pice of 7/64 Amsteel in Silver for color comparison (sorry about the camera phone photo, I'm still slumming it and being lazy with my photography).



The color is a *very* nice silver, not as brown tinted as the photo shows. This stuff looks *great* now, and I hope to find a good use for it.

I just thought I'd share that with you all, in case you wanted to experiment with your own stash. I have some ideas of where I'm going to use this, but I'm waiting for a piece of hardware to arrive before I start designing.

[JohnSawyer]

Awesome! Looks better than I expected. Thanks for sharing!

I have some Wine and Navy RIT dye sitting around from my Anodizing setup.... I might have to give it a try!

I just picked up another 3000' of 5/8"-1850lb mule tape... I'll have to start another sale...

BTW: I have found mule tape to be better than rope for every purpose I have tried... I don't carry rope in my truck anymore...

[KerMegan]

I have some Wine and Navy RIT dye sitting around from my Anodizing setup.... I might have to give it a try!

?!? anodizing with Rit..sounds interesting! is there a link available for this technique? KM( who loves new things to try..)