r/tacticalgear • u/Charming_Neat1867 • 2d ago

Re-dying a chest rig

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How hard would it be to re-dye this from ranger green to a tan color?

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u/ATGonnaLive4Ever 1d ago

Personally not big on changing the color of anything of value since it damages the resale value. You may change your mind later but now you're stuck with it. Old ACU/UCP/ABU is where I keep my dyes and paints. It's also very hard to hit a color target, I wouldn't even expect a decent outcome without running tests using the same material first.

That said, if I was set on changing this and was aiming for brown I might try getting some stencils or coming up with a pattern and do a light spray paint overlay. Get artsy and show off your inner tacticool dweeb. Would shift the color toward your target and also help break up the profile, plus you could make it look pretty dope if you plan and do a little practice before hitting it. Even just some brown tiger stripes could add some legit drip.