# Dye and costume washing

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/dye-and-costume-washing/17718>\
**Category:** Uniforms\
**Created:** [October 16, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/dye-and-costume-washing/17718 "2007-10-16T03:18:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![rune236](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@rune236](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/rune236)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/dye-and-costume-washing/17718/1 "2007-10-16T03:18:59Z")

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So i bought both pearl grey and black rit dye. What dye should I use on the elbow pads and which on the flightsuit?

Also, how long should you die the rothco [flight suit](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/uniform) to turn the correct grey color?

I’m hearing a lot about this color stripper, what is it and where do I get it?

lastly, do the rothco suits shrink in the wash? should I buy bigger then baggy with the hopes that it will shrink to just baggy? or doesn’t it shrink?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![frankfish01](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@frankfish01](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/frankfish01)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/dye-and-costume-washing/17718/2 "2007-10-16T22:44:28Z")

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ive heard pearl gray on suit, black for elbow pads…i used pearl gray for both, and it turned out fine.