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02-18-2009, 01:46 AM | #1 |
Arashikage
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So I heard some people are using dye to actually change the color of the plastic on their figures. (Ritt dye, etc.) Has anyone tried this? Please share your experience, tips, etc. Thanks in advance.
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02-18-2009, 01:48 AM | #2 |
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i dyed some knee caps one time with great success
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02-18-2009, 02:21 AM | #3 |
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I've dyed some Marvel Legends figures and it worked very well, but I've yet to try it with Joes. I just recommend being very careful with it-- that stuff is very, very strong....
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02-18-2009, 02:24 AM | #4 |
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i boiled water, then poured it into a bowl w/ a strainer on top the bowl. so that the parts could sit in the strainer with the hot water. then pour dye in works great
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02-18-2009, 02:26 AM | #5 |
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Dying figures is really hit or miss. I've dyed SW and ML stuff, but only if the plastic is a light color to begin with - usually white, grey, beige, etc.
Sometimes the dye takes really well, other times it doesn't. Sometimes (usually) the dye fades after a while. It all depends on what you want to dye the figure for. If you're trying to dye a figure instead of painting, it probably won't work for what you want. What I do now is just dye a base figure before painting. Again, the dye has to be a color close to what you're painting the figure, and the base figure has to be a light color to begin with. This way if some of the paint rubs off - mainly at the joints - it doesn't show through as bad.
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02-18-2009, 05:54 AM | #6 |
Arashikage
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Wow, thanks for the advice everyone! I'm wondering does it dye the paint or just the plastic? For example, if I put comic book Hawk's arm in black dye, will his silver arm bands dye?
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02-18-2009, 01:21 PM | #7 |
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The simple answer is yes. Everything will absorb the dye to different degrees.
I have found that if the figure has different types of plastic and you want a uniform color then the best bet is to take the figure apart and place them all in the heated water/dye. Then remove, rinse, cool off then repeat as needed. The harder plastic will take longer to hold the dye, and as stated above it may fade (depending on how well you get the color to absorb). I have heard this is good for under coloring and then painting over (helps to hide chips and rubs because the color underneath is the same or similar). Remember to have plenty of space to work and and area to rinse and dry the plastic after you remove it from the hot water/dye combo! |
02-18-2009, 01:24 PM | #8 |
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Yes painted parts can pick up the dye. When I dyed Cobra Commander in yellow to make his outfit green, the silver helmet picked up some of the color and looked bad so I just went ahead and painted it gold. Be sure to dye hard and soft plastic parts seperate as the harder plastic takes longer to pick up the color.
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