I purchased a lot of handset cords sometime back. I see that many of them, once opened , are faded . Beige cords that are very light beige and white in some places.
I was considering maybe Hair dye?
I was wondering if anyone has ever dyed the ruberized curly handset cords.
Thanks
IIRC there are a few posts on here about dying cords. Some with RIT dye and one I recall with Jello mix!
I did a pink cord faded to white, back to pink.
D/P
Here is the topic link.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=1190.0
Rit Dye has a product called "DyeMore", which is intended for synthetic materials, including vinyl. I've used it to create a purple and dark blue handset cables. The key is to get the right mix of colors, as I don't recall a beige color. Also, you have to consider the timing of the dye - like dyeing eggs at Easter - the longer it's in the dye, the darker/more intense the color is. I have a couple of bottles and (at some point when I have some free time...) need to create a mocha brown cable for a 2554 missing the cable, as well as a pink handset cable that's faded beyond belief.
Jim