Colored hoses, Are they still available? Or has anyone tried dying a hose? Options

[TonyA]

Maybe i ma crazy but are these available anywhere, or has anyone ever attempted to bleach and dye a hose?

[bbrock]

Maybe i ma crazy but are these available anywhere, or has anyone ever attempted to bleach and dye a hose?

I think I've found an acceptable solution for colored hoses. I posted more details on my build thread here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2883669, but thought I'd post a short version here to make it easier to find.

First, I did try bleaching a small scrap of fresh German OEM Continental hose with the idea of re-dying it. Total fail. The bleach dissolved the braiding off the hose so I was left with a bare rubber hose and a bunch of still very black cloth fibers floating around loose.

Plan B was this Jaquard Neopaque opaque fabric paint.

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I used Russet and Green. The Russet looks pretty close to what the original red hose might have been. From bottom to top in the below pic is Red (air brushed), original remnant, Russet (sponge brushed), and the unpainted braided hose.

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I didn't have an original green hose for comparison and suspect this may be a little brighter than original. No doubt the paint could be mixed for a good match if you had a good reference.

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I brushed the hoses with a stiff nylon brush to soften the paint texture a little. It wound up with the feel of hose that has been in the hot engine bay for a couple years on the outside, but still flexible like new hose. A few pics of it installed.

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