Post up your Rit dye projects..

[JSumm]

Spill it Mr J! How did you do that? Repurposed white scales? They look weathered and like twisted strained material. Very cool!

[Mrj]

Spill it Mr J! How did you do that? Repurposed white scales? They look weathered and like twisted strained material. Very cool!

White scales to start. Twisted cotton string tightly around each scale. Dyed with royal blue and a hint of navy blue. Then sanding with 600-1000 grits to perfection.

[legOFwhat?]

Beautiful work Mrj!

[paulgvb]

A twist on spy 27 LW

Those look awesome!

[cabfrank]

So good.

[Windward]

Thank you to all who have added to the wealth of information here. After reading as much as i could here about dying, i finally decided to give it a try on my magnacut native salt. Was going for a more burnt orange, and happy with the results for my first try. Might have to try a couple more.

[Mrj]

Thank you to all who have added to the wealth of information here. After reading as much as i could here about dying, i finally decided to give it a try on my magnacut native salt. Was going for a more burnt orange, and happy with the results for my first try. Might have to try a couple more.

Try to do it with scarlet red. It will look more burnt orange not like Spydercos sprint orange but like the crayon

[Drubieg]

Wasn’t sure how the pakkawood would take the dye. Worked great!

[ajctraveler]

Had some extra scales, so I decided to take a swing at purple digi cam.

In hindsight I wish I had gotten a lighter shade of purple dye, but It's definitely an improvement for me.

[riclaw]

Had some extra scales, so I decided to take a swing at purple digi cam.

Nice!

[Windward]

With christmas a few days away figures id post my christmas colored Salt 2 warnies. Shame they discontinued these

Wine red (little darker in person) H2 serrated

Forest Green (looks exactly the same in person oddly enough) LC200N plain edge

[vivi]

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Wasn’t sure how the pakkawood would take the dye. Worked great!

looks good, might steal this idea.

[Drubieg]

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Wasn’t sure how the pakkawood would take the dye. Worked great!

looks good, might steal this idea.

Go for it diggity

[ajctraveler]

So this is all definitely more art than science. I tried my second set of scales, which turned out grey/blue (saving these for when I finally get my hands on a PM2 Tanto). And then I did my gen 1 military, which is less purple. I'm not mad at any of them. But I'm having a hard time with not being in control of what's happening.

Next project is white FRN scales on manix 2 lightweights...

[Chumango]

How much dye are you supposed to use? I have some white scales in the bath and they've been there for 50 minutes and they're really not taking up much color. White scales with rit racing red dyemore. I started with the double concentration they say for polyester, and at 25 minutes I more than doubled that.

[vivi]

FRN scales for me take color in seconds. odd.

I just ordered some sage. thinking about dying my stretch xl sage then fading the ends something darker.

[ZrowsN1s]

How much dye are you supposed to use? I have some white scales in the bath and they've been there for 50 minutes and they're really not taking up much color. White scales with rit racing red dyemore. I started with the double concentration they say for polyester, and at 25 minutes I more than doubled that.

I usually go with 7 parts water 1 part dye. But, have you heated the dye? It should be simmerimg. I've dyed yellow salt scales with rit dye more Racing Red in less than a minute. Dark red in less than 5.

[Chumango]

It is simmering on the stove, so it is hot. I was using less than half of what you use so I just added some more dye to the pot.

Maybe FRCP scales take more time and dye than FRN.

[Windward]

How much dye are you supposed to use? I have some white scales in the bath and they've been there for 50 minutes and they're really not taking up much color. White scales with rit racing red dyemore. I started with the double concentration they say for polyester, and at 25 minutes I more than doubled that.

I usually do them in those little aluminum disposable loaf pans, and double boil them in a larger stock pot. The boiling water in the stock pot usually keeps my dye pans like 200ish degrees. I Fill them up like 3/4 full of water with a splash of vinegar and add 6 capfuls of dyemore. Never had a problem. Only issue i had once some scales i didnt clean enough, dye wouldnt adhere. Cant hurt to pull them out and give them another good scrubbing with with isopropyl alcohol.

[Chumango]

With roughly 1 oz dye to 7 oz water it is now taking color, but it is definitely not a 5 minute thing. It will probably be an hour at this concentration. A little dish soap but no vinegar - the bottle and the web site don't mention vinegar for DyeMore.