Painting Fabric

[SirIsaacNewton]

I have a favorite hiking backpack of mine that I think is the best backpack every created in terms of weight distribution etc. The Osprey Exos 46. I go ultralight and camp in a hennessey hammock. These things are pretty freaking cool. My hammock is tactically great but the pack is like walking around with a target on my back.

The problem is the color

I would like to paint it a digital woodland camo like my tactical vest and have packed and ready to go. Would it be possible to do this and what would I use?

Thanks for any advice or suggestions even if it is just a company to send it off to.

 

[Storm52]

Go to a craft store. They will have FabriColor in a spray can. Now with that being said, I'm not certain it will adhere to 100% synthetics, but you can read and ask.

 

[LACamper]

That's very similar to my Gregory pack. I've considered it but figured the nylon wouldn't take the paint. I figured if I needed better coloring I'd add a piece of burlap for coloring.

 

[jmknox]

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[Bayoupiper]

The craft stores also have acrylic paints for fabrics.
Any acrylic will work.
They also sell something called textile medium that helps the paint adhere to fabrics.

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[fastmover]

post pics of the finished product please.

 

[SirIsaacNewton]

I think I am actually going to go with LAcampers suggestion and add a piece of burlap or some sort of cloth that will cover it instead of painting it. Since most of the material is synthetic I don't think that the paint/dye suggested will hold.

 

[Lewgee]

You can do like back in the day for Molle packs.. just make a cover for it with an elastic band like the box-spring sheet ;-)

 

[CrkdLtr]

You can do like back in the day for Molle packs.. just make a cover for it with an elastic band like the box-spring sheet ;-)

I was thinking the same thing. It would be easier and more cost efficient to just make a slip for the back pack and the straps than it would to go and paint that thing.