Monday, February 10, 2014

ACUs...in the brown, in the pink

After the crappy results of the tan, we gave the ACUs another shot. This time, we got down with the Dark Brown.


The usual characters. Some poor result tan ACUs, the killer green ACUs (Humboldtflauge), MarPat desert.


We used the same bucket, same method, same salt, blahblahblah.
If you need the details go back and read the previous installments. 



Use gloves or you'll dye your hands. 


And after all the effort, letting them soak, wringing, then a wash and dry....



TAAAAADAAAAA! Total crap...
In direct sunlight, they appear pink, except for the Massif shirt, which actually looks purple. This stuff would be awesome if we wanted to blend into a Pride Parade. Not that we are opposed to that sort of thing, but we are more likely go Au Natural butt nekkid than in these hideous failures. 


So there you have it. We do the hard research so you don't have to. In this case, we learned how to take a $5 billion government failure and make it worse. At least when we jack things up, we do it with $3 worth of our own money. Speaking of which, we accept donations.
Cash, paypal, sexy selfies, candy, ammunition, precious metals, Applebee's Gift Certificates...

-G. Monkey

1 comment:

  1. GM, you should really try Rit Taupe dye, it works wonders on default ACU UCP camo, much better results than Tan or Brown dyed.
    The Taupe gives actual tannish-brown look, not pinkish like Tan/Brown.

    I have had a pair and handed them down to my teenage son as he was bugging me for quite a while. I may go and dye another pair just for fun once again.

    Just as you I tried all sorts of clothes dye combos on dozens of used and new ACU garments and the only two that worked well in the end (for me personally) were 1/3 Kelly Green + 2/3 Dark Green and the full-on Taupe pack.

    All others left much to be desired and got tossed away or handed down to friends and family.

    Do try the Taupe...and let us know how it works for you. ;-)

    (And don't forget to add vinegar to the mix as well as salt if dyeing the standard NyCo ripstop ACUs. For FRACUs salt alone is enough, since they don't contain Nylon but Rayon).

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