Name: Ron
Message: i looked though your search but didnt find it. can you dye lycra. i have a lycra body suit for scuba diving. it happens to be purple with flowers. well i do get some HEAT for it.i would like to dye it maybe blue-black. can it be done. thank you.

Is it 100% Lycra? Spandex is a thermoelastic polyurethane, and unfortunately cannot be dyed. However, many garments are made from a blend of Lycra with cotton, or Lycra with nylon. If yours contains cotton or nylon, you can often get good results by using cool water fiber reactive dye for the cotton, or acid dye for the nylon.

If your body suit is not dyeable, it still might be paintable, though fabric paints typically give better results on natural fibers than on synthetics, due to the smooth surfaces of the synthetic fibers. Consider an opaque fabric paint such as Neopaque, to cover your flowers. Without testing, I do not know how well this will work on your fiber, but it might be better than nothing, in your case. Good luck.

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