The Official First Dyes Thread

[Belyeu53]

1st attempt dyeing

2nd attempt this one was for my wife

3rd attempt and first multicolored

 

[ryan_davis_nc]

Couple First Dyes

MY first couple dyes. Turned out pretty cool.

 

[NorthernDisc]

You sure those are your first...pretty damn good if they are.

 

[koogs]

Love the Barney Fife. I never thought of that one.:clap:

 

[codus1984]

3rd attempt and first multicolored[/QUOTE]

this is an awesome dye!! my local liquor store just got some of this shipyard in and wow!! may be my favorite pumpkin beer!! taasty!!

 

[drkstr]

Barney Fife !!!! That is very cool

 

[trashmonster1985]

this was my first ever dye, on a champion banshee. any one know how to make the pic larger?

 

[LookIhitAtREE]

Fits two dyes, pretty basic.

 

[freezermink]

an incredibly terribly phone pic, but i my kitchen isn't the best for lighting. you get the idea. technically my 2nd dye, as we attempted one earlier today. could have left it in for a bit longer to get a richer deeper black, but overall i'm pretty happy with it. isn't quite centered either, but i'll take it. thanks to NorthernDisc for the idea and the jpeg to get this started. took all day to build the vector file, but i think it was worth it. when i get more confident with the dyes i'll probably try it with a better color disc.

 

[UCF_Knight]

My first few attempts

1st) Central Florida logo on a Champ Wraith. Somehow I missed the memo RIT doesn't work. I left it in over night and ended up with a shadow.

2nd) Star Teerex (yellow) and well used Star Beast (white)

3rd) Dyed the back of the disc to give some depth with the stock stamp

 

[Dan Howard]

These are great early attempts! Love both the watchworks and the escher cube stencils. Very clean execution, the watch coulda been centered a little better but that comes with practice. Looking forward to seeing more stuff from both of you in the future!

 

[NorthernDisc]

an incredibly terribly phone pic, but i my kitchen isn't the best for lighting. you get the idea. technically my 2nd dye, as we attempted one earlier today. could have left it in for a bit longer to get a richer deeper black, but overall i'm pretty happy with it. isn't quite centered either, but i'll take it. thanks to NorthernDisc for the idea and the jpeg to get this started. took all day to build the vector file, but i think it was worth it. when i get more confident with the dyes i'll probably try it with a better color disc.

Came out good man! Wish I had used that clean of a file, I just cut from the pic I sent you. Keep em coming dude!:thmbup:

Here's mine for comparison. Aside from the outer edge they are pretty similar.

 

[freezermink]

These are great early attempts! Love both the watchworks and the escher cube stencils. Very clean execution, the watch coulda been centered a little better but that comes with practice. Looking forward to seeing more stuff from both of you in the future!

My centering attempts do leave a bit to be desired... I f'ed up a clean piece of vinyl on my first attempt and had to recut/reapply and when the second one wasn't on center I just wasn't in the mood for #3. :gross:

I also should have done the inverse like northern disc did, I think it's quite a bit cleaner and the vinyl weeding would have been much easier. I'll attempt it again hen I find the motivation.

 

[Dan Howard]

My centering attempts do leave a bit to be desired...

I don't know if you've seen the laser centering, it's the only way I do it now.

 

[freezermink]

I don't know if you've seen the laser centering, it's the only way I do it now.

damn what a great idea. thank you sir, that'll be the method i use from now on for sure.

 

[ngramly]

Started Dying Last Week

Three of my initial batch of dye attempts:







It's been really fun so far and now I need to buy more plastic so I can do more!

 

[MrFixIt]

Three of my initial batch of dye attempts:

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It's been really fun so far and now I need to buy more plastic so I can do more!

Great job on the Volt. Hell of a first post, welcome to the site! :clap:

 

[bombmk]

damn what a great idea. thank you sir, that'll be the method i use from now on for sure.

It is the most efficient upgrade I have made to my dyeing process. It just works and saves a TON of headaches.

 

[LoPan12]

I went a totally different route wit centering...
0. sharpie a dot on center of stencil
1. Peel off backing.
2. Cut backing in half.
2a.(optional) cut out triangles in middle-ish
3. reapply backing with about 1cm space between them, or with cut-outs (now a square/diamond) around center dot.
4. place on light table, gently place disc (upside down now) onto stencil, dot to disc center. Once aligned (the small contact surface lets you pull off and realign all but the most detailed stencils), press firmly on exposed adhesive areas.
5. Flip.
6. Peel off half of backing, while smoothing with squeegee. Repeat with other half.

This also lets you focus on a smaller application area without having to worry about wrinkling the other half.

Also, I didn't like dealing with the laser, because my OCD demanded a perfectly vertical projection...and it eliminated another random equipment piece.

 

[Birds]

OK. Been reading and reading and reading....finally got all my supplies ready and cut some vinyl yesterday. Did the two dyes today. I am actually still working on the one that went in the bath first (technically #1) and will post when done...but here is 1A. Bottom stamp S/DS destroyer (was really hoping it all worked out :\ ) and it did!