Who here has Dyed their faceplates?

[OneOfTheseDays]

I'm talkin about RIT Dying like they do on small race car parts. Anyone tried it with great results? I'd love to see some pics. Thanks.

 

[jarsoffart]

thread on it.

no one really posted pictures of their finished creations though.

 

[RalfHutter]

The only pictures I've seen showing the results of RIT dye faceplate coloring also showed several pictures of faceplates that were melted and/or distorted by being dyed in water that was too hot. Apparently the dye works better if the water's hot, but with plastice parts I guess it's hard to tell the difference between "just right" and "oops, too hot".

I'd go with the proven method of painting with vinyl dye. It's damn-near impossible to mess that one up.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: RalfHutter
Apparently the dye works better if the water's hot, but with plastice parts I guess it's hard to tell the difference between "just right" and "oops, too hot".

I'd go with the proven method of painting with vinyl dye. It's damn-near impossible to mess that one up.

To clairify - it ONLY works if the water's hot. I had a piece of plastic sit in the dye at room temp for two days. Once I remembered that it was still there, I pulled it out, and it was almost entirely white yet; maybe a few spots were lightly dyed.
I'd say to try vinyl dye, or Krylon Fusion spray. I also let anything painted sit in the sun for several hours once it's nearly dried; that sort of bakes it on. I don't know if it actually does anything...it certainly helps thick areas dry much faster.