Idye Polyester Dye: Black

This is incredible! Nearly fully restored my 100% polyester patio furniture. I say nearly because it could be a little darker, which is more obvious when you look underneath (but the important part is the surface so no big deal). I followed the instructions very carefully as others have suggested - pre-wet material, stir constantly for 30 mins to 1 hour - supposedly the longer you go the deeper the color, so I went to 55 minutes before my arms were completely exhausted as I needed it to get really dark. I bought a cheap 12qt stainless steel pot. You do need to be careful of the splash zone since you need it at a rolling boil the whole time, I’ve got a white tiling on my backsplash and didn’t think about it and it was too late to protect - the first splash left a few spots in the grout (the actual glossy tile was easy to wipe off), so be careful.

Let me start by saying I've dabbled in dying, but am not a serious dyer of things. I've dyed some doilies and such to hide staining (and to go with a macabre theme) using Rit Dyemore for synthetics. I got lovely dark grey's, but not BLACK. Now to this. I bought some cheap plastic net mesh material at Joann's on sale to use for a project, but it was ELECTRIC BLUE. I decided at the price it was, I'd dye it. Knowing I could never expect to achieve my desired end color with the Rit, I hit Amazon and started reading reviews. I settled on this, bought it, and eagerly awaited it's arrival. I'll tell you it worked with a dream now so you can stop reading if you just want to make sure it works. IT WORKS! Ok. Still with me? Holy CRAP did it work! I use a stainless steel stock pot and tongs when I dye things on the stove. I have always poured the dye water down my pink porcelain sink. I've needed to use a little elbow grease to get everything clean before, but not excessively difficult. THIS though? The electric blue had metallic glitter flecks. It is now a GORGEOUS metallic black shimmery wonder. Achievement unlocked. The stainless steel pot was cleaned with bleach this time. The sink was filled with a bleach solution and allowed to soak as it was a lovely shade of grey (an improvement in my mind, but we rent). There are a few spots on the pink countertop near the stove, but that's the next remodel task and it's starting to peel up in other areas. I was EXTREMELY CAREFUL! A single drop of this will stain even METAL almost immediately! It also smelled horrible. The fabric has been washed twice and still stinks. Luckily it's going to become a display rack for hair combs, so I don't really care that it's pungent. I will absolutely use this again, but OUTSIDE! We have a black folding table and we will be using that and our camp stove in future and that stock pot is now dedicated to this smelly messy wonderful process! Water to be poured on the blacktop! It says it can dye 3D printed objects and I completely believe it!

I feel like I followed the directions to the T.. I even purchased a stainless steel pot large enough to fit the small 95% polyester/5% elastane dress I was trying to dye (which was primarily black besides the weirdly spaced out rose pattern I was trying to dye). I read in other reviews that the product smelled 'terrible' and people couldn't wear their clothes after, so I went in fully prepared for battle with a mask, fans blowing, windows open.. and I'd say it was mildly unfavorable. So my advice is maybe just don't put your face right above the pot your using & you should be fine cracking a window or two. It was easy enough to use, but time consuming. I used two packets, followed the directions & at first it looked like it dyed the dress decently, but it stained my dryer after washing it in the washing machine twice by itself. I needed the dress for an engagement shoot, and I'm not fussy so figured I'd just wear it anyways.. which I feel like I should I mention there was a blue-ish tint on my light grey couch after I briefly sat down (nothing a throw blanket can't hide I suppose), but the directions said to hand wash till the water runs clear or throw in the washer, and I did did both twice, so like I said maybe it was user error and I did something wrong? Just be careful and test if the color will transfer to other items you don't care about first! Hope this helps!

Did not work. Followed instructions and it only slightly darkened my pink shirt to light purple. I only used it to color 1 item. It also has quite a smell.

Worked fine. 100% come out charcoal grey and not black on my acrylic/polyester socks. Happy with the results and easy of use however I wished things ended up black which is why I tried this over the RIT synthetic dye.

I used stove top method to dye polyester fabric. It turned out gunmetal grey but quite dark and I'm happy about this result. I previously tried rit dye more graphite with hot water bucket method which comes out light purple.

There was a skirt I fell in love with at Target, but it had polka dots. I am not a polka dot girlie. But the skirt was polyester, so what could I do? After some research, this was a highly suggested product. It worked great! No more polka dots, just a solid black skirt with a silhouette and ruffle I love. Word of caution: It made my kitchen smell like burning tires. Keep your fan on and a window open. Also, do NOT rinse it out in a bathtub. Use a stainless steel sink or something. It will leave a gray ring in your plastic tub.

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Il prodotto è valido, un po' scomodo da usare, la polvere della bustina va ovunque, è talmente fine che non la vedi. Io ho finito due tende in poliestere e data la grandezza non avevo pentole abbastanza grandi da contenerle, ho deciso di metterle in lavatrice con un lavaggio da 60 gradi e il colore ha preso. Il problema e che dopo il lavaggio permane un'odore acre molto forte e consiglio un secondo lavaggio con un detersivo e un profumatore per bucato. La mia tenda era grigio chiaro e volevo portarla al nero, non è proprio nero ma grigio scuro. Attenzione a sommare il colore di partenza del capo con il colore della tintura, la scala dei colori non mente neanche qui. Se avete un rosso e mettete il nero verrà fuori il viola.

Why did you choose this product over others?: I used this dye in conjunction with the Rit All-Pupose to dye a pair of black jeans which were very faded. The jeans are 80% cotton, 19% polyester and 1% vacose and before this I had tried the Dylon all-pupose dye for use in a washing machine which did absolutely nothing because as I now know mixed fabrics won't take to all dyes in the same way. So to dye the cotton I got the Rit All-Pupose and to dye the 19% polyester I got this Jacquard iDye Poly. The results I've gotten using both of these together have been fantastic but being aware of what material you are dealing with and following the instructions are cruicial to getting good results, this is probably why some others haven't had good results. To dye polyester you MUST simmer it in boiling water, a washing machine will not work as polyester has to reach a certain temprature to take to the dye. I got a cheap 16L cooking pot to use specifically for this as you should never use it for cooking afterwards. I filled it with water, about 3/4s full as my jeans need room to be able to move freely in the water when stiring later on, and brought to boiling point before adding 1 cup of salt (table salt will do fine, but ignore the instructions of adding vinegar if you are dying plyester), add all the dye and stir then turn the hob down so it's boiling only slightly. Then, I added my jeans. I left it simmering for 1 hour stirring every 3 minutes before removing them and rinsing them under a hot tap until the water runs clear of any ink. It's cruicial you don't take them out of the boiling water and run them under a cold tap as it'll shock the fabric and potentially cause the colour to be uneven. I rinsed my jeans for about 10 minutes under the hot tap with the tap setting on my boilet set to max then reducing it half way towards the end to slowly bring the temprature of the jeans down. After this there was no steam or ink coming off the jeans and were ready to go into the wahsing machine on a cold wash for 30-45 minutes - it must be on a cold wash! Afterwards I allowed them to dry naturally and I was really impressed by the results. Some of what I did such as washing them on a cold wash and bringing the temprature down slowly as to not shock the fabric was not included in the instructions so if you're not dying a mixed fabric similar to mine then I highly recommend doing some research firstas I did! It's a lot of work but worth it in the end.

I only use silk and/or satin pillowcases. Unfortunately, a blue pen went through the wash, and my light coloured pillowcases were ruined. Or so I thought. One packet of this dye was sufficient for me to dye eight pillowcases, and they all came out very very black – which is what I wanted.

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it worked