Dying Plastic
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:07 pm
my recent order of mul t lock keys came in green and red, of course i wanted the standard blue interactive keys. multlockonline failed to inform me that they were out of the blue keys, cut them and shipped them to me. i have used this method to dye car parts, rc car parts, pretty much all plastics.
items you need
rit clothing dye - liquid or powder is the same
stove and a pot - items need to fit inside the pot
started with these
metal clothes hangers - used to hang the items in the water above the bottom of the pan
mix the dye and correct amount of water in the pot on med to med high temp. cut the wire hangers down to hang the items from, i taped the keys to them. keep the items from getting too hot, pull them out every couple minutes to check them. the longer you dye them the deeper it will soak in, rc car parts that get grinded on concrete get a longer bath.
finished product
items you need
rit clothing dye - liquid or powder is the same
stove and a pot - items need to fit inside the pot
started with these
metal clothes hangers - used to hang the items in the water above the bottom of the pan
mix the dye and correct amount of water in the pot on med to med high temp. cut the wire hangers down to hang the items from, i taped the keys to them. keep the items from getting too hot, pull them out every couple minutes to check them. the longer you dye them the deeper it will soak in, rc car parts that get grinded on concrete get a longer bath.
finished product