Color-changing pants???

[sonofzell 1]

Okay, I've been playing this game for 37 years or so, and I must say this is a first.  The girdle I'd been using for the last few years was finally laid to rest recently.  Before dumping cash on a replacement, I decided to dig up my trusty old CCM 520's that had been relegated to the shed for the last decade or so (they held their form a lot better than my waistline did lol).  Since I dropped a couple lbs recently, I figured it was worth a shot, right??

So the good news is they do fit - albeit a little more snug than I remember hehehe...  The odd thing is that they have completely CHANGED COLOR!  I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself, but the once black pants are now a very uniform reddish-brown (think Hershey Bears, maybe a shade or two lighter)!  Now as I said, these guys were in my shed - along with cans of gasoline, chlorine, etc.  It wouldn't necessarily surprise me to find SOME discoloration, but for the entire surface to have changed, it definitely had me scratching my head.  Note that these were tucked away in a hockey bag, so they were not directly exposed to the elements.

At any rate, beyond the mere curiosity, it did get me thinking if there was any precedent for actually dyeing this kind of material, and wondering how hard/risky it would be to try to dye them back to their original black.  To be perfectly honest, I can't say hate the new color (and it surely doesn't matter for my beer league!), but I just thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone else has seen any similar transformation.

If nothing else, they're a conversation starter 😃

 

[BenBreeg 493]

No way, keep them like that!!!!  Nothing says "I've been playing since before you were born...and stay off my lawn!" like those!!!!   😄

[caveman27 208]

I usually get new gear at that point. Foams and plastics are going to disintegrate with minimal impact. Plus, new equipment usually has foams that are better and lighter, or at least more protective.