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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  If the cloth is totally removable, you could def try Rit Dye or any fabric dye and see how it goes. Worth a try? If the umbrella is attached, you could then try fabric paint, perhaps...? |
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Originally Posted by capt_noonie I think the Rit dye is a good idea. We bring in our umbrella when we aren't using it. There aren't many months out of the year that the rooftop in the day is comfortable up there. Ours is with Sunbrella fabric and it still showed lots of wear in just a few months. That was why we brought it inside. |
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Originally Posted by Maximo Our Sunbrella umbrellas always start to fade after 4 - 5 months. We store them in the winter, but never get more than 2 years use out of each. It is a bummer having to replace them. |
I tried dying the fabric of the umbrella and it didn't take. Perhaps because it is a water repellant fabric?
I then went on pinterest...and saw that many people had posted about their success with spray painting umbrellas, so off to the store I went and bought 8 cans of spray paint. I had washed and dried the fabric first. Spray paint made a dramatic difference right away. But it doesn't look great. I've had tons of experience spray painting, and this is by far my worst result. It looks mottled. It would look somewhat acceptable under a tree, as sunlight through leaves creates a mottled effect anyway. But just my itself in the bright full sun of my patio, it looks hideous..and it's even worse when the umbrella is up and being viewed from the underside.
My friend, that is an artist, wants to take the painted umbrella, and paint on it some flowers on it and then seal it. I painted it green, so she says it will be a good background for summer florals.
Today, I did what I should have just done yesterday. I ordered two new umbrella canopies.