AndyGottem
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Noobie Dye Question Thread
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Is disc dying dead?
I know i've been out of the loop for a while, but last i heard RIT changed all of their formulas and nobody had found any suitable replacements.
Anyone got input?
I know i've been out of the loop for a while, but last i heard RIT changed all of their formulas and nobody had found any suitable replacements.
Anyone got input?
Wow, that's a loooooonnng time ago. RIT even has a new dye called dyeMore (I think) that supposedly works fine.
But iDye poly has been the go to for years - at least since I started dyeing like 5 years ago.
This may already be answered somewhere in the preceding 63 pages, so I apologize in advance. I've stumbled my way into owning a variety of clear and white discs and unfortunately I prefer bright colors. I'm thinking about dyeing the discs as solid bright colors, but I'd like to still be able to see the stamps if possible. Do dyes bleed into the stamps if they're not wiped first? If so, is the stamp still typically legible?
Water mixes will leave your stamp intact.
Dyes with acetone will destroy them.
Dyes with soap/detergent/shaving cream are hit and miss. SC tends to just remove the color from foil stamps which is kinda dope. Ive made some striped stamps by using SC to remove the color, leaving silver foil.
jakebake91
* Ace Member *
Can anybody point me in the right direction of an easy way to turn an old dark blueish proton ion into something I can actually find? Just wanna make it a brighter color. Preferably a cheap easy way, cuz I'm broke and dumb lol
perhaps im dating myself again here, but last i heard, discs cant be dyed brighter than their original color.
This is mostly true:
Though I've seen a coat of worm dip appear to brighten a disc a little, but not enough for what you are thinking.
Your best bets are silver/gold sharpies.
Not really. 1 packet per large mason jar (24-32 oz) will work fine.
I think the instructions to use it for dyeing clothes say 2-3 gallons per packet, so that is a very high concentration.
Can't help you with the acetone mix as I avoid that.
For detergent/soap mixes I use about 1/4 - 3/8 of a teaspoon per 4oz of detergent.
Thanks for that info. Does the detergent help to thicken the dye? i have used shaving cream, but with only some success. I guess its all trial and error.
I use detergent to make "dye paint", more or less. If you can find my earlier posts in dye a day threads, i often gave extensive details. Or find the couple "how its made" threads.
Nenja
Eagle Member
I'll just ask here since it might really be the colour...
Last night I tried to dye my first discs and since I was impatient I decided to try "Herdins multi fabric" which is supposed to color polyamid. I used a mix of few drips of water, 1:1 aceton and detergent. It looked good and all but 5 hours later it came off practically without leaving a spot.
Is it the color? My fluid mix or maybe the fact that I tested it on 2 glow (Innova and kastaplast) and one older opto, I bet opaque premium will take it better but, that much better or should I just accept the wasted money and order idye?
Last night I tried to dye my first discs and since I was impatient I decided to try "Herdins multi fabric" which is supposed to color polyamid. I used a mix of few drips of water, 1:1 aceton and detergent. It looked good and all but 5 hours later it came off practically without leaving a spot.
Is it the color? My fluid mix or maybe the fact that I tested it on 2 glow (Innova and kastaplast) and one older opto, I bet opaque premium will take it better but, that much better or should I just accept the wasted money and order idye?
Probably this.
Is it made for synthetic fibers? I can't find anything in English about that stuff online.
Nenja
Eagle Member
Yeah but I guess it doesn't even work for that, communist environmental friendly bull.
Earlier this year I did some color dyes with idye. Like you, I really just wanted solid bright colors. It works really well when the pre-dyed disc is white, but still works OK when the disc is a light color and your dyeing within the same general color. I think it's worth a shot to turn your faded light pink disc into a more vibrant pink. Just make sure to use really hot water. I tried using cooler water to mitigate the risk of inadvertently affecting the disc's dome, but my non-white discs really didn't absorb the idye unless the water was piping hot.
im not expecting the world i just want something less laborious to find in the woods
i dont care if its solid or looks choppy i just want it to pop out more
i have a few discs aim had when he used the worm dye but the idye is almost $10 cheaper and you know im dg cheap
so hot water but not boiling
would it work to do less water so the dye is a higher concentration
It's gonna be pretty concentrated, I don't think you need to make it even more so. And yes, hot but not boiling. I brought mine up to the edge of boiling, then pulled off the stove for about a minute before submerging the disc. Then I checked the disc color and flipped it over about every 5 minutes or so until the desired color was achieved. The hot water really opens up the pores of the plastic and allows for a surprising amount of color saturation. Also, I found that this process made the discs permanently more grippy and pliable. So there is some risk that you will experience some post-dye differences in hand feel.
I also considered the worm dye, but didn't go that route because a) $10 dye for a $15 disc seemed disproportionate, and b) I could only find scented worm dyes and I didn't want my discin' bag and car trunk to stink. And I dyed for the exact same reason as you -- just wanted a disc that's easier to find. I don't care so much about the aesthetics of my discs. The grippier handfeel was an added benefit, but has made me leery of dying discs that are already 'perfect'.
