[cow109]

Here's the painted/dyed wetsuit. In the extreme closeup you can see that the weave pattern is not coated over, but rather the color is absorbed into the fabric. You can also see flecks of blue still showing and that is due to the fact that I sprayed it with a breathtakingly light coat (trying to play it conservative since this was a lab experiment). In the upper left you can see a patch of electric blue that I mostly missed with the spray. Now that its cured for 3 days it's mellowed somewhat from the emery cloth feel, but the new surface still feels more "plasticky."
I have to say this is definitely the way to color a suit. Much simpler than hot/soak dye, and will definitely be colorfast. Plus no dye on the inner lining against your skin. If I were diving in a group no one would notice anything unusual with this suit.