The Official First Dyes Thread

[Dan Howard]

Nice Birds! Let me officially welcome you to your new addiction, my condolences to your friends and family.

 

[DiscDogNation]

so I tried 2 discs for my first time

I touched the second one up with a little sharpie art ... is that considered bad form ? had fun learning ... have some ideas for more discs. iDye purple sucks on a yellow Blizzard btw.

1st attempt (I know it sucks but you gotta start somewhere)
140g Blizzard Wraith

2nd attempt much better I think
131g Blizzard Krait

 

[bombmk]

I touched the second one up with a little sharpie art ... is that considered bad form ?

Bad form? Whatever works for you, dude.
Not as interesting from a dyeing perspective perhaps, but on the other hand the difference between that and q-tip dipped in dye is basically nonexistant.
The color won't last as well, though - from my experience. Which is also why I feel I cannot really evaluate sharpie jobs as a dye job - but only on its artistic merits as it looks in that instant. Because I know it will quickly look a lot different. If eligble at all.

An all sharpie job is just a tad less interesting from a process viewpoint - which is a large part of what makes me come back to this forum day in and day out.

 

[Kenny53691]

Here is my first dye that I did yesterday. I wanted something fairly simple to start off with, and a "bird" theme since it is a TeeBird.

 

[Kenny53691]

^^^ Sorry for the big pic. I forgot to size it down.

 

[Tiny]

This is my 2nd... first was a realllllly butched word dye. lol

Also, I am the worst and shouldn't have picked something with so many cuts. lolol.

I LOVE THE way it turned out though

 

[CBoyle]

Star Shark Marble

Here is my first dye. Did it with Navy Blue RIT Powder following instructions from the "How to do a Marble Tutorial"

 

[Ranger Rick]

My first attempt:

Used contact paper, and it bled through. I touched it up with a sharpie, and throw the heck out of it any ways.

 

[ghdiscgolf]

My first dye. Tribal Dragon on a slightly beat Z Glide. The bleeding at the top had to have come from a wrinkle in the vinyl that went across a line. I didnt think it was a big deal but i learned the hard way lol. The stamp also caused some small bleeds because it was so deep. Cant wait to do another, hopefully the next will be sharp and bleed free.

 

[sgamerp]

Can we get this stickied?

 

[Garryjercia]

Well, not as vibrant as I had hoped. But not bad for a first attempt.
Maybe it's the proton plastic??

 

[pacanova]

^ How long did you let it sit? I've not tried marbling proton yet but dip dyes take longer on it for sure.

 

[Garryjercia]

About 13 hours

 

[holotone]

CFR Glow Firebird:

Tons of bleeds, off-kilter proportions, and slightly off center. Still love the damned thing, though...

 

[Adanath]

Did this medium vibram ascent last night really happy with how it turned out i think the bleeds actually really helped make it look even better

 

[Diskobolos]

First Dye

Well after a long time lurking and admiring other people's dyes I've been inspired to try some of my own. I love the look of the shaving cream dyes, and the feel of flex plastic in the winter. So I grabbed a few white discs to dye bright colors. I wanted to dye both the front and back to give it maximum visibility in the snow. Here is my first attempt I finished a few days ago.
I think the shaving cream bed was too watered down and it caused some running. Also when I put the second plate on the back of the disc it slid around and messed up the design. Overall though I'm happy with how bright the iDye colors came out. The unfortunate side effect is that I'm now addicted to dying...

 

[HardstyleBeast]

My first try on a custom ink. This was done with some sharpies and a stencil (Can't find an ink thread)

http://imgur.com/K3qqgFu

 

[oneupmshrm]

First Dye

Here is my first dye job. I have been lurking the forums for a little while now admiring everyones work.

I used the brush on technique, I found some Rit from 2010 at my local hardware store but they only had purple. Used a 2 to 1 ratio of Dye and Alcohol.

After completing it I realized a couple things I did wrong, The image was too large so it bled at the edges, I cut the stencil with the original on top of the contact paper so I ended up not getting clean lines ( I am going to rig a light table for my next one) also I cut through the backing of the contact paper.

Any constructive criticism will be gratly appreciated

 

[wildwing]

@oneupmshrm I cut my stencils on top as well and have no problem with getting clean lines. More than likely, it's the contact paper. When i first started, I used a roll of contact paper and hardly had any bleeds. After purchasing 2 more rolls, they just bled all the time even without heating up the dye. Vinyl works great and I highly recommend it, just like most of the dyers here. Also make sure you're using sharp blades. I use a cutting mat as well. I feel like this will help preserve the sharpness of my blades longer.

When I cut with a "lighter hand", it's easier to cut cleaner and smoother.

Hope this helps.

 

[oneupmshrm]

@oneupmshrm I cut my stencils on top as well and have no problem with getting clean lines. More than likely, it's the contact paper. When i first started, I used a roll of contact paper and hardly had any bleeds. After purchasing 2 more rolls, they just bled all the time even without heating up the dye. Vinyl works great and I highly recommend it, just like most of the dyers here. Also make sure you're using sharp blades. I use a cutting mat as well. I feel like this will help preserve the sharpness of my blades longer.

When I cut with a "lighter hand", it's easier to cut cleaner and smoother.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the info. I tried to keep even pressure when cutting but would notice after awhile I would unconciously be putting too much pressure. I guess I just have to find that "sweet spot". I also want to look into a cutting mat because I used a cutting board from the kitchen but it was not in the greatest shape.

Thanks again for the info it is greatly appreciated.