Tutorials on weathering coveralls?

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I have some steel wool and some charcoal, but I just want to lightly stain it and fade it.

I don’t want to get too crazy but I’d like to break my reeds in a bit.

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I did a thread on my spruce green coveralls on Halloween. Check that out. I bleached them overnight in my garage utility tub with a half gallon of bleach. Then dyed them with black rit dye. I think you can just skip that part though. Then I used flat black spray paint to grease them up. The outcome was pretty great!

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Ah flat black spray paint I can do. Ill check that out.

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Here’s a before and after and an alone after shot. Since the reeds are polyester, I found it takes a little longer to get the bleach and dye to take and make a change. But it finally did and the outcome is great.
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Very nice! Mine are reeds as well.

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Hi - Here is how I did my weathering:

  1. wash the coverall seperatly in your washing machine

  2. after the coverall is clean and dry, use a dremel, scissors or sandpaper to add some damages or holes to your coverall

  3. now dye your coverall with Silk Painting or textil color for a base color. I took green and blue together to get a gentle petrolic look. Put very warm water in a bucket and mix the water with your Silk Painting powder

  4. Put the coverall in the colored hot water and let it set for some hours

  5. take out the coverall from the bucket and wring out the coverall

  6. wash the coverall again in your washing machine

  7. let it dry and see if your favourite base color has reached, if not, repeat 4.

  8. Now use liquid Silk Painting in a bottle, add some water if necessary. Use some old dry sponges or brushes and draw some dark and dirty spots on the coverall. Mix your favourite mud color and some old dark blood and apply it to your coverall, you can use an old Plant sprayer and add the liquid darker color by spraypainting it on your coverall

  9. after the darker areas are dry use lighter colors to highlight some areas at the seam or some edges, use a dry sponge and use it like an old dry felt pen

Your coverall should now look like this (remember my coverall was new). Let all dry and enjoy.


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Thanks Rabbit. That looks great.

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I’m going to try this stuff as well, since my coveralls are brand new…thanks guys!

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Sanding the cuffs and bottoms of the pant legs with sandpaper really goes a long way for the worn-in look. Misting with matte (flat) black spraypaint in areas as mentioned above really helps too, I’ve found. The Shape’s coveralls are wrinkled as heck too, so letting them dry crinkled up is a fun idea. I kept mine balled up in a Wal-Mart bag for a week before I wore them this year to get that effect. Honestly, rolling around in the yard or driveway is a nice touch too! :laughing: