wts873 wrote:careful with that dye on the granite!!! English brown?? If you get any stains, let me know im in the biz and have some tricks to get stains out.
Granite? I assume you are referring to my pics. It's not granite it's a manmade material which doesn't stain, phew. What's the English Brown, do you mean the colour? The parts are black they just look funny in the pic I guess. I am the forum's worst photographer.
aconsola wrote:I've done fiberglass shock towers and they take the dye really well and rather quick. I tried doing a fiberglass t-plate for a 12L and it would not take the color except for the rough edges which now just look dirty.
That would probably be because the edges of the T-plate might be sealed. If you try sanding down the edges, then re-dying, the dye will probably penetrate properly. Failing that a Sharpie marker might work
I recycle my dye for plastic parts. When dying fibreglass, I add extra dye to the mixture in order to get a deeper color. I dyed a number of fiberglass parts (from different manufacturers) at the same time and I noticed that even though they were the same thickness some of the parts were darker than the others. I'm guessing that this happened because of the different types of epoxy that's used or the different process used to create the fiberglass.
Because of this, you may need to check the color more frequently. Black is easy to correct...just add time and they'll eventually become the same color. If you are dying a different color, too much time = the wrong color. I did this with some red parts.
Also, if you are dying other than black, make sure that the pot is 100% clean. I remember reading the RCCA article about 20 years ago where they were dying some yellow parts that because greenish/brow because the pot had a trace of black.
If all else fails, sand the parts to remove the shine and paint.
That's exactly what I do. I have a big plastic jug (old juice container) that I pour the dye/water back into after everything cools off. Find a container with a large opening...it makes it easier to fill it.
Before I use it again, I shake it up to ensuer that everything is mixed (MAKE SURE THAT THE CAP IS SECURE)
Tried again with Dylon AND SALT yesterday.... IT WORKED!!! All good. It worked also for the shock towers but they came our dark blue and dark grey instead of black. How long do you leave fiberglass in the dye to get the dark black?
^It's a LOT longer than for nylon. Just leave them in until they are done. The longer you leave them the darker they get. Try an hour or so, it shouldn't do them any harm at all so don't worry.
So looking I'm seeing 3 brands of popular dyes for synthetic...
RIT Dyemore
Dylon Multipurpose
Jacquard iDye
Anyone have recent experience? I understand RIT's regular dyes changed formula some years back and don't work nearly as well.
BONUS if...
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Rit standard dyes I haven't had any luck with lately. It used to be my go to. The Dyemore is fabulous on nylon. I was shocked how well and how quickly my fiberglass towers took also. In the past, even the good old stuff took forever. The Dyemore...
Dont know if this is the correct place to post my question, but how are you guys dying your parts? And can parts already dyed become black easily?
Thanks
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if you could find the online copy of rcca january 1989, read up on the article to dye or not to dye . great write up on how to dye parts. i've been using it ever since i bought the magazine.
you could get the whole year of rcca 1989 from doug at:
Guys, i won an old unbuilt 2WD RC500 on ebay. The guy that owned it previously dyed all the nylon parts red. I want to dye them black as the red is inconsistient. Any tips on dying nylon parts? I thought i read somewhere before that dying the nylon...
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You should have no problem dying them black. I like RIT dye which can be bought at most supermarkets.
I have also heard that boiling the parts relieves the stress of the molding process but I don't have any data to back that up.
Will using Rit black dye cause my death?......I mean will my wife kill me for turning her pot black?
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Will dying parts wreck my pot? Just don't drop your pot in the die and it should be fine... :mrgreen: A coffee can on the grill.... Works like a charm.
Think the coffee can idea is best if you don't have a junk pot.
Ive always wondered why Losi made the few steering parts for the xx series white, maybe its the material they had to use? who knows. So I decided to try and Dye these parts in RIT fabric dye and I think they came out pretty good. I've included a few...
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I didnt use salt from what i remember. The rod ends only need 3-4mins while the steering assembly needed around 10mins. If you keep checking them its easy enough to judge how long to leave them in the dye. I think it would have gone almost red if i...
Just got a call from my pops, they just broke a worlds record by about 6mph 8)
Combo is funny as hell tho. Turbocharged Mercury flathead making ~180whp, Megasquirt CFI style injection in a Nissan :shock: lol
My dad was just there for support, the...
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They backed up the second record this morning, average of 153.6mph. After impound and tech they will be headed home with two new world records. The engine is coming out and the car converted back to street duty 8)
Guys, i won 2 rc10l cars on the bay.........my narrow car is a graphite chassis..my wide 10L has a fiberglass chassis.....i want the fiberglass chassis to be black also........i dyed the t-plate and other small glass parts in my crock-pot black in...
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i put a t cup of salt in a pan with the dye
lay some table knifes in the bottom to keep the parts of the direct heat .then rolling boil for about ten mins then simmer for an hour
then serve up with a sprig of parsley and some fresh black...
English brown?? If you get any stains, let me know im in the biz and have some tricks to get stains out.
