Hello, everyone!
My Red Kap Men’s Twill Action Back Coveralls (Spruce Green) just arrived today, and I’m about to begin weathering them to look more accurate to the movies.
For supplies so far, I have black, brown, and red fabric paint, a few different brushes, and sandpaper.
Before beginning any of the weathering/painting, I want to fade the color of the coveralls to resemble the Tex Green color. I’ve seen people fade them with dye, bleach, and letting them dry out in the sun. For people who have done these methods before, which would be the most effective for someone who is weathering their first pair of coveralls?
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Sun’s the most natural way. You can wash them a few times just basic detergent to get some fade b4 putting them in the sun.
I think @underwaterwreck dyed a pair b4 , maybe he can chime in on that process.
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yeah i have, i would recommend running them through a bleach wash once or twice and then using about half a bottle of dark blue, since the red kap spruce green is so bright. Hope this helps !
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How much bleach and half a bottle of dark blue paint? just to clarify . @underwaterwreck sorry , maybe plug your old post in here too.
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so basically half a bottle of any dark blue fabric dye of your choosing, I recommend rit dymore dark navy. Personally the easiest for me is to do them in a washing machine on the tub setting, also MAKE SURE ITS ON HOT WATER AND NOT COLD. And do some math about how much liquid your container can hold. That way you can see how much bleach you need to use to lightly fade them. My washing machine can hold about 17 gallons so i added in 2 cups of bleach but it depends on your washer.
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Ok, thank you very much for clarifying .@underwaterwreck 
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