My new tye die box and first dye

[TrippinBill]

 

[Carolina Crushers]

That's looks pretty cool

 

[tstack10]

That is sweet. Does it add any weight to disc? What type of paint is it? Really awesome

 

[jaj040]

Nice setup and good looking disc.

 

[ChUcKyZ]

That is sweet. Does it add any weight to disc? What type of paint is it? Really awesome

That's not paint man, that's dye!

 

[TrippinBill]

That is sweet. Does it add any weight to disc? What type of paint is it? Really awesome

It is dye, and I'm no expert, but I think it doesn't add any weight really. If it does, it would be less than a gram. I used a mixture of Rit dye and Dawn liquid soap to thicken it up so it doesn't run too much.

 

[TrippinBill]

I have heard of people adding acetone to the dye to make the colors brighter. Can anyone confirm that this works?

 

[bcr123psu]

Looks good, but now your box is stained

 

[fixed1313]

Nice looking box setup and dye job.............what are you using as a base for the disc to sit on? Looks like cork?

 

[TrippinBill]

Nice looking box setup and dye job.............what are you using as a base for the disc to sit on? Looks like cork?

It's kind of like clipboard material. My dad had it lying around his garage, I don't really know what it is.

 

[TrippinBill]

Does anyone know if I can dye orange or yellow on a red champion plastic disc?

 

[REDARMY]

Does anyone know if I can dye orange or yellow on a red champion plastic disc?

if you want to lose it EVERY time you throw in the fall, sure.

 

[TrippinBill]

if you want to lose it EVERY time you throw in the fall, sure.

Not where I play. So does that mean the colors will show up? I just wasn't sure the lighter colors would show up on a red disc.

 

[WillACarpenter]

Not where I play. So does that mean the colors will show up? I just wasn't sure the lighter colors would show up on a red disc.

if the dye takes very well then it should show. If you were doing a hot water in a pot kind of dye it will come out...with the spin maybe yes maybe no.

as for the acetone...yes but it will make it more runny again. I messed with just dripping and splashing some liquid rit and acetone on discs it worked pretty well.

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[fixed1313]

With spin dyes I have always had the disc color affect the final dye color. Think primary colors in art class..........yellow and blue make green.

 

[Carolina Crushers]

You should post more pics of the finished dyes. See what you've done, now I'm wanting to dye a disc.

 

[ChUcKyZ]

With spin dyes I have always had the disc color affect the final dye color. Think primary colors in art class..........yellow and blue make green.

For the most part I agree, but I have also seen numerous examples of dyeing so deeply that the dye color "overpowers" the plastic color. Dye blue strongly enough on a yellow star disc and you can get blue. It has a tinge of teal to it, but is definitely blue.

Certainly not going to happen with yellow on a red disc, though. It'll show, but as a darker red-orange than the original color. It won't be a nice bright yellow.

 

[discgolftravelerron]

That looks awesome! Do you have to do one color at a time? I guess so or it would kind of turn brown, right?

 

[skinner21]

That looks awesome! Do you have to do one color at a time? I guess so or it would kind of turn brown, right?

I have seen people do multiple colors at a time using spinning. As long as the dye is think and doesn't run together and mix it should be fine.

 

[TrippinBill]

You should post more pics of the finished dyes. See what you've done, now I'm wanting to dye a disc.

I will post some finished products a little later.

That looks awesome! Do you have to do one color at a time? I guess so or it would kind of turn brown, right?

I did orange and red at the same time on a yellow star plastic disc and the stayed true to their actual colors.