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Hi Dave,
I'm in the UK and want to tint a canopy and was wondering what is "RIT" dye?
Is it a clothing dye? Do you soak the whole clear canopy or would just one side do it ( canopy already glued into a frame, unfortunately...)? Are there any other methods that you know of....? Thanks.
rgds,
Barry
Yes, RIT is a clothing dye. And when it actually works, it's done to the canopy as a single piece. You soak the part in the dye.
Unfortunately, nowadays it appears that very few of the mfg's are using a clear plastic that will respond at all to RIT. In the last year and a half, not one of the canopies that I've tried to dye has taken even a hint of the color. And a number of threads on this topic have had industry insiders post that there has been a changeover away from the old type plastics that would take RIT. It appears that dyeing canopies is not a sure thing.
In order for you to find out if your canopy will accept RIT, you basically have to find a suitable container, buy the dye, heat the water, and try it out. If it doesn't work, you've out of luck, out of RIT, and have to find another way to color your canopy. But you do have a large pot you didn't have before.