Guest Report post Posted February 4, 2007 I know that there is a thread on fur going in the fly tying bench but is there a good way to bleach feathers. And what type of dye do I use to dye them after they are bleached(hair dye or rit like cloths dye) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronn Lucas 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2007 Acid dyes for protein substrates. Some Rit dyes will work but I don't like or use them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_F 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2007 I use a very similar process to this with the exception of using 40% volume peroxide and Wella products as opposed to Clairol simply because Wella is the easiest to obtain where I am. Depending on what feathers you wish to bleach you may have to be very careful as the bleaching solution may cause some damage to the barbules and hooks used to marry the barbs together. If it's capes then you should be fine. Also, make sure you wash them thoroughly before and after bleaching. Normal dish washing detergent is ok but I prefer Venpol or Synthrapol as they're considerably less "sudsy". :dunno: As far as dyes go I mainly use Veniard dyes but have started to use Jacquard acid dyes too and had very good results with them. There is a product in the US called Fly Dye but I'm afraid I've no experience with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
