I picked up a surplus yellow Hi-Viz jacket from work, as we're only allowed to wear orange now. Nice and warm, removable liner, waterproof, etc.
Usual Polyester PU coated stuff.

However, it's not only INSANELY bright yellow but also liveried and I'm not so keen on wearing this particular company's logo outside of the office.

Is there any way to dye it or stain it black or dark green, without wrecking it?

The short answer is no. You can Google the long answer.

You'd be better off finding a way to cover the logos.

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"You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water."

I was thinking more just avoiding looking like a beacon and enjoying a quality garment.

Don't fancy rocking the 90's day-glo look then?

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"You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water."

My days of rocking mics like a vandal, lighting up stages and waxing chumps like candles were not only to the extreme, but well beyond... however, I'm no longer getting paid for doing it, so no - No more 90s for me.

I was always an 80s kinda guy anyway.
Interestingly, I would actually have a valid 80s costuming use for the orange Hi-Vis we're left with, but I can't take that one home!!

What's your job?

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Working out on site supervising street works and railway works.
Apparently the yellow has been found to attract insects, so H&S have banned it. Orange is easier on my eyes, anyway...

First I heard it was banned.

Yellow has been the standard for highway/street works for as long as I've been doing it (>33 years), no mention about it at the last Kent/Medway coordination SEHAUC meeting.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Our cleaners still wear yellow

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SSgt Kris "Bloodsucker" Kobus, VAS.
A09/TQ2.0.12136E1

Orange is actually more visible than yellow, orange is bright enough for low light but dark enough for fog etc. That's why lifeboats are orange

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Yellow not only attracts insects, but blends in to green backgrounds far more.
The first one is likely just our H&S dept being picky over a few people who got insect bites, although we do also work in areas like Nature Reserves with some nasty swarms of stuff.
The second is actually where Network Rail regulation comes from - Orange only.

Yup, NR are the main wearers of orange, along with postmen, which is why Medway Street Works suggest on wearing of yellow on public roadworks sites, to differentiate the works type.

Anyway, tough roadworkers shouldn't whinge about a few insects.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

A few... never. But swarms so thick you need a full face breathing apparatus just to get to site?

But these aren't your pansy roadworkers, matey... these are Sewer Maintenance workers!!
They're like the Special Forces of public services labourers. They boldly go where no man has gone before (especially as getting NRSWA permission to shut the road for a survey is such a pain these days) and where angels fear to tread... and the sewers beneath your road are the domain of nightmares!
The sort of insects they meet on a daily basis, most people don't know even exist - Our guys are on medical risk lists for things that make Leptospirosis the least of their worries!
"What you call Hell, they call home... "

As Vicky said, no. - Woody, I'm making that guess based on the fact that you said it also seems to have a PU coating, which would prevent dye absorption.

That said, polyester and other synthetics CAN be dyed, with something like Jaquard's iDye Poly, but it requires a bit of work, the cost of the dye should also be taken into account, and the resulting colour may not match expectations.

Worked with sewer workers myself. We have large culverts in Medway too.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Culverts??
Small Diameter Team, that is!!

I'm talking the BIIIIIIG 11m diameter stuff

Medway's just outside our area, although we probably still have dealings there.

Largest I know of in Medway is about 2m, egg shaped surface water culvert.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Brick construction, I assume?

What's yer largest sewer?

You guys don't half talk some shit...

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AKA: Simon

Yeah, but I get paid for this shit!!
PVB is also old friends with one of my primary contractors, so there's another connection.

Just don't ask about The Singing Sewermen...

Who's that then?

PM if needed.

Yup, egg shaped culvert is brick built.

We've got a few like that.

Largest trunk sewers are 36" going through the towns and ending up here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/d ... 000/page/4

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

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