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Dyeing waterproof omni-tech?

Hi all, first time poster, casual dabbler in the world of dyeing. I impulse bought this Columbia waterproof coat for a rainy camping trip, and I love the fit but the colour is unfortunately very close to my skin tone and looks kind of crazy on me imo. I was hoping to just adjust the colour so it doesn't look so fleshy, maybe a slightly more orange or reddish tone. I'm not hopeful that it's possible as heat seems ill-advised on these fabrics, never mind the fact that it's a waterproof garment. The tag says it's slightly more than half recycled polyester and the other half is regular degular polyester. I've used iDye before- is that something that would work on this type of material? Has anyone had experience dyeing waterproof polyester? I did check to see if anyone has posted about this before but didn't see much. My main concern is that somehow dyeing it would remove it's waterproof quality but I have no idea. TIA for any advice or ideas!

u/maswa-hardin — 2 days ago