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Dying raffia
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MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La 
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 Dying raffiaI dunno if any of y'all have ever tried it, but it's a bitch.
Wish I had just bought some already colored _________________ CSM Custom 18x42 Battleship with a 36 PD beating you to the hole My Rig (Old Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45193 (New Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54733 Stumps Fear Me |
| Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:43 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Re: Dying raffia Yeah, I got a shit ton of raffiaish grass free from work (7 55gal trashbags) tied it in bundles and am trying to dye it in boiling water just like it says... But the shit won't dye
 _________________ CSM Custom 18x42 Battleship with a 36 PD beating you to the hole My Rig (Old Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45193 (New Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54733 Stumps Fear Me |
| Sun Aug 04, 2013 4:01 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:33 pm Posts: 2455
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Re: Dying raffia Dont you have to treat it first? Bleach it or something? ?
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| Sun Aug 04, 2013 4:18 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Re: Dying raffia _________________ CSM Custom 18x42 Battleship with a 36 PD beating you to the hole My Rig (Old Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45193 (New Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54733 Stumps Fear Me |
| Sun Aug 04, 2013 4:29 pm |
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MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Re: Dying raffia Yeah, I think I wasted my time.
_________________ CSM Custom 18x42 Battleship with a 36 PD beating you to the hole My Rig (Old Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45193 (New Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54733 Stumps Fear Me |
| Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:04 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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Re: Dying raffia Take and mist it with spray paint
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| Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:53 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:33 pm Posts: 2455
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Re: Dying raffia That would work too....^
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| Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:34 pm |
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MMT F.E.  Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:09 pm Posts: 923 Location: North Central KS
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Re: Dying raffia might be better than raffia? If it doesn't absorb water it may not weather as easily?
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| Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:08 pm |
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Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 pm Posts: 3251 Location: Da Parish
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Re: Dying raffia I put mne in an ice chest filled with the dye and hot water, then put a brick on top to hold it down. Worked for me
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| Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:18 pm |
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