How can I dye my trench coat purple?

Question

I have a black trench coat and I want to dye it purple, like the jokers, do you know how I can do that? plz help!!!

Answer 1

You can't.  Unless, of course, you find a way to remove all the black dye from the garment and then work from there.  I think the best bet is to go to a thrift store and obtain a light tan one and work with fabric dyes from that point.

Answer 2

Short answer: WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY!

For more than anyone really wants to know:

You can't dye something lighter than the original colour.  So you'd have to start by bleaching your trench coat quite a bit lighter than the purple you want.

Different materials take or give up dyes differently.  If you were to use a dye-remover, you might well find that different components come out different colours.  The outside fabric is likely a cotton-polyester blend.  It's often easy to bleach cotton; it's almost impossible to bleach polyester, because the dye is right through the fibre, rather than just on the surface.  The thread, buttons and lining might stay black, or turn some other colour.

If you tried really hard, you might be able to find purple dye that would do a good colour job.  Maybe.

Your chances of success would be better if you tried to dye a beige trenchcoat, but for the above reasons, it's a long shot.

Really, I think you'd do best to look on the Net for a joker coat. Wish I knew how to do that ....

Answer 3

If your coat is made of synthetic fibers (acrylic, polyester), there is no way to change the color.

If your coat is made of natural fibers (cotton, linen, rayon, wool), it is possible that you can bleach the black dye partly, then use RIT dye from the drugstore to dye it purple.  Bleaching it will weaken the fabric, and ruin any waterproofing that it may currently have.

To bleach a natural-fiber cloth, use a large bucket or a stopped-up sink in an area that is well-ventilated.  With gloves on, use about one part non-colorsafe bleach to ten parts water.  Mix up the liquid before you add the (DRY) cloth.  Wait about half an hour, then put the cloth into the washing machine by itself and run it through a cycle with detergent.  Dry the cloth, then follow the directions on the RIT box to dye.