DIY: Dying Plastic Parts
01-12-2012
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DIY: Dying Plastic Parts
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A friend and I were talking the other day while working on my swap and I mentioned that I wanted to get a Dc5R dip stick but didn't feel like spending the 30 bucks for just a dipstick . He mentioned that they make a "dying kit" for plastic and then you can paint over it so if it would ever chip, You couldn't see the orange under it.
I've seen alot of ways to color the dip stick black; coloring it with a sharpie or spray painting it. Those are good cheap ideas but the sharpie will fade and the spray paint runs the risk of chipping. SO...I stumbled on some videos of people dying anything from Legos to R/C car parts with Rit clothing dye...So I got to thinking and tried it myself.
Materials needed-
-Wet sand paper
-One box of Rit Clothing Dye ($1.66 at WalMart)
-A pot with water in it (Reasonable size for what your dying)
-A Stove
-Part you wish to dye
The pot I use was a little over kill but it's the only thing I could find that my family doesn't really use. You can find a cheap pot at WalMart or even the Dollar Store.
1) Sand the part using a fine grit wet sand paper (1500+), Clean your part with Alcohol or Acetone being sure to get all dirt and grease off of it.
2) Fill your pot with enough water to submerge the part you want to color.
3) Place the pot of water on the stove and bring the water to a 'simmer' being sure to not 'boil' the water.
4) Carefully open the packet of Rit clothing dye and poor a generous amount of it into the pot. Depending on the size of the pot and/or part, You may have to use more. Since I only dyed a dipstick, I didn't need much but I used a larger pot than I should have so I poured all of the dye in.
5) Keep the water at a low temperature and make sure the water 'simmers', You can support your part anyway possible or just hold it. It's somewhat time consuming so your choice.
6) Periodically check on your part making sure the outcome is coming along as it's intended. Depending on the color of the part you started with, It may take longer.
7) Once you are happy with the color of your part, Remove it from the pot and wipe it off with a towel or rag and check to see if it is completely dyed.
8) Install your part and
A friend and I were talking the other day while working on my swap and I mentioned that I wanted to get a Dc5R dip stick but didn't feel like spending the 30 bucks for just a dipstick . He mentioned that they make a "dying kit" for plastic and then you can paint over it so if it would ever chip, You couldn't see the orange under it.
I've seen alot of ways to color the dip stick black; coloring it with a sharpie or spray painting it. Those are good cheap ideas but the sharpie will fade and the spray paint runs the risk of chipping. SO...I stumbled on some videos of people dying anything from Legos to R/C car parts with Rit clothing dye...So I got to thinking and tried it myself.
Materials needed-
-Wet sand paper
-One box of Rit Clothing Dye ($1.66 at WalMart)
-A pot with water in it (Reasonable size for what your dying)
-A Stove
-Part you wish to dye
The pot I use was a little over kill but it's the only thing I could find that my family doesn't really use. You can find a cheap pot at WalMart or even the Dollar Store.
1) Sand the part using a fine grit wet sand paper (1500+), Clean your part with Alcohol or Acetone being sure to get all dirt and grease off of it.
2) Fill your pot with enough water to submerge the part you want to color.
3) Place the pot of water on the stove and bring the water to a 'simmer' being sure to not 'boil' the water.
4) Carefully open the packet of Rit clothing dye and poor a generous amount of it into the pot. Depending on the size of the pot and/or part, You may have to use more. Since I only dyed a dipstick, I didn't need much but I used a larger pot than I should have so I poured all of the dye in.
5) Keep the water at a low temperature and make sure the water 'simmers', You can support your part anyway possible or just hold it. It's somewhat time consuming so your choice.
6) Periodically check on your part making sure the outcome is coming along as it's intended. Depending on the color of the part you started with, It may take longer.
7) Once you are happy with the color of your part, Remove it from the pot and wipe it off with a towel or rag and check to see if it is completely dyed.
8) Install your part and
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