How to paint a small jib orange ?

[eebygum]

I’ve got a small working job from a previous boat which would make a good Storm jib but I would really like it to be high visibility orange.

Can anybody recommend the best fabric paint/technique or advice from experience of trying this ?

I’m conscious that ‘normal’ paint would just crack and peel off. If that’s the hive conclusion I guess I can just sew in some cheap orange nylon rip fabric panels onto the sail.

 

[Boathook]

Can get fabric paint https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colorful-P...8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1
Just a quick look on amazon.

I believe that there is a paint for inflatable dinghies that might be suitable.

 

[eebygum]

Thanks for that, I would still be keen to know if anybody has tried it on a sail ?

 

[Refueler]

Dye ?

I would not paint .. even with fabric paint.

I would talk to fabric people about a suitable permanent dye ...

Just a comment - years ago - I took a white spinnaker and in Blue Peter fashion .... bound up a large part of the centre and then dipped into a bin of dye. Removed while keeping the centre bundle uppermost .............. let the excess run off ... drip away. then opened it up to dry .... had a white centre and then literally a bomb burst of dye colour out to the extreme ...

 

[Supertramp]

Stich an orange head panel onto it.

 

[Refueler]

Stich an orange head panel onto it.

Spinnaker Tape ?

 

[coaster63]

Try fence panel protection won't be bright orange but near enough water based soaks in and stains well won't dry on to a crack like paint , re coloured whitening tan sail sun strip with mahogany worked well there's more orange colours maybe Cedar