Fire Suit Faded

272" Spitzer
540 Chevy
The Blower Shop XR1
FTI XPM Series Converter
FTI Level 6 Powerglide
3.69@199
.916 60'

2017 Bradenton Heads Up Madness
Open Outlaw Champ

2018 PDRA T/D #5
2019 PDRA T/D #2

2020 Retired From T/D Competition....

2020 Bradenton NMCA Hemi Shootout Winner

2021 getting back into bracket racing with a Gen3 Hemi powered 87 Cutlass.

March 05, 2019, 09:44 AM

TOP38

quote:
Originally posted by "The Bender":
Bazinga!

Is that an Industry Term?

March 05, 2019, 11:40 AM

MasRacing

Brian unfortunately they all seem to fade like that. Mine has been like that since it was a couple years old. I think I take pretty good care of it too. I don't wear it working on the car and I keep it out of the sun when Im not using it. When I sent it back for recert I questioned whether it affected any of the protection capability and they said no. Unfortunately they just look terrible. Most comfortable suit I have ever worn but I would never buy another because of the way it has worn.

March 05, 2019, 01:48 PM

Lenny5160

You guys don't like that Sparco brown?

March 05, 2019, 04:05 PM

Roger McGinnis

You could spray it with upholstery paint.

March 05, 2019, 05:16 PM

"The Bender"

quote:
Originally posted by Roger McGinnis:
You could spray it with upholstery paint.

That not might be a good idea, it could make it flammable...….

March 05, 2019, 09:02 PM

NEMO963

Unfortunately many of the materials fire suits are made of don’t hold dye well. The old PBI wouldn’t Holt it at all which is why those were that natural tan color. Nomex does ok but the darker the color the worse it is. Even the fire gear we wear for work (structural firefighting gear) is the same way, which is why so many departments wear the natural/tan gear. My department wears black gear and it turns yellow/Brown from heat exposure and sun, as far as what I have seen no way to redye it. One of the reasons we went to black gear was it was easy to see damage from fires and take the gear out of service. Most gear and fire suits are a blend (nomex, pbi, Kevlar, carbon x) and depending on the percentages determines how well they hold color (which is why some brands are worse than others).

March 06, 2019, 06:56 AM

Joey Anderson

Be sure to wash it with nothing but Woolite Dark. This will help it.

March 06, 2019, 08:03 AM

Roger McGinnis

quote:
Originally posted by "The Bender":
quote:
Originally posted by Roger McGinnis:
You could spray it with upholstery paint.

That not might be a good idea, it could make it flammable...….

It might, but it wasn't any sillier than the question asked. I think only the propellant would be flammable, but I'm not a rocket sociologist.