Vinyl dyeing process...

4pkboy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:02 am

here it goes....
difficulties(1-10): 1 (the easiest)

material:
a container (i used a starbuck cup for my 3" dunny)
hot water
rit dye (powder or liquid)....haha, i actually had to go to a fabric shop for it..and in line with those old peeple....k-mart or target has them too...but fabric shop has more color

process:
1. pour some rit dye into container..
2. add hot water..
3. mix well.
4. (optional): use a filter to filter out pulps so you don't get any on your vinyl figure..
5. just dump your dunny in there..(for the humbug, i held on to the cane and not let the mouth part touch the dye)...stop when the proper tone is achieved...
6. wash with clean water.

you can always start with lighter color....you can always redye it to other darker color..
can also do rainbow affect by dipping in multiple dye..

the color will not come off....you can use a knife to cut into it and you will see the color is actually penetrated into the vinyl..

and keep in mind...once you go black, you can't go back...

HAVE FUN!!

frank kozik · **Joined:** Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:38 pm **Posts:** 5734

rules.

onespot · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:09 am

Very cool man.

4pkboy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:20 am

haha...probably no one will sell their white ones now...

i killed 2, so there are ONLY 898 white one out there...

and now i can finally afford to have an 8" orange hate with dis process..haha

LocoMoco · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:36 am

I just went to the RIT website, and noticed a familiar list of colors...

Heh heh... now I'll be able to do that bright red 3" hate Dunny with a light saber now... bwah-ha-ha-haaaa....

4pkboy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:40 am

LocoMoco wrote:

I just went to the RIT website, and noticed a familiar list of colors...

haha...i used tangerine and neon pink...
i think the mint green #8 should be good on my next 8" hate...to go with the green humbug.....since i can control the tone, i should be able to match that precisely..

LocoMoco · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:41 am

This is great... thanks for the tips!!!

kyosuke · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:45 am

sweet~~
thanks for the tip!

4pkboy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:04 am

kyosuke: luke warm water is not going to cut it....hahaaa...

hmmmm....should i try the firecat red on Mr. Bunny.......

robotica · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:14 am

Cool idea! i think it may be time to experiment a little...

DJ Epochalypse · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:53 am

Wow . . . that's just extremely freaking dope. Well done.

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LocoMoco · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:14 am

Question: Does the dye affect the "painted" areas? i.e. would the dye affect the beard stubble area, or is it safe to just dunk the whole figure into the dye? I thought I saw one image where the decals on the bottom of the feet didn't seem effected.

voidx · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:25 am

These are great, I especially like the orange one.

Sunn · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:28 am

Pretty cool, show us some more colours once you've done them.

poppacap · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:27 am

you hippies and your tie dye... :axe:

very rad though

Sirchicken · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:34 am

Paris Hilton: Thats Hott

vic · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:48 am

haha nice, i was going to do this to my munny because i needed a nice solid color all around for a base....

4pkboy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:18 pm

LocoMoco wrote:

Question: Does the dye affect the "painted" areas? i.e. would the dye affect the beard stubble area, or is it safe to just dunk the whole figure into the dye? I thought I saw one image where the decals on the bottom of the feet didn't seem effected.

da light purple area will pick up the dye also.......i tried to maintain the original purple with sharp contrast and didn't soak the area........if you rotate the head to the back, hold on to the cane and submerge into da dye just enough to the rim of the beard..the water should just stop around the beard....steady hand is required to maintain a clean edge...

and for the eyes, belly button, "humbug" on the back, and foot print.....it doesn't matter...even it picks up color...it still maintains a clean sharp contrast...

oh, make sure you rotate the arms once in a while...otherwise you might end up with white arm pit.....

frass · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:26 pm

Amazing.

How the hell you came up with the idea, I do not know.

Now to turn my nasty grey kaws 5YL black....

LocoMoco · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:44 pm

I went to my local Michael's arts and crafts last night... the process begins tonight... (thunder and lightning)

creevox · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:54 pm **Posts:** 348

Everyone be sure to post pics of their experiments

4pkboy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:58 pm

ah......kaws sounds good....but i don't have any to play with...don't know what material it is...in terms of density...

locomoco: do experimental run on one of your giesha first...hehe...

yes...please post pics when completed...

Oh, i have a bunch of 8" orange hate for sale...hahahhaaaa...jk......maybe not..

frass · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:35 pm

4pkboy wrote:

Oh, i have a bunch of 8" orange hate for sale...hahahhaaaa...jk......maybe not..

Hehe! I thought of you busily dipping white hates into a giant vat of orange dye!

The vapours have got to you if you think I'm letting my beautiful Kaws near any dye!
No way! :shock:

thepeacebunny · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:50 pm

... very cool but now there wont be any need for any colorations in figures if you can just dye them.which means more bootlegs :shock:

4pkboy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:54 pm

frass wrote:

4pkboy wrote:

Oh, i have a bunch of 8" orange hate for sale...hahahhaaaa...jk......maybe not..

Hehe! I thought of you busily dipping white hates into a giant vat of orange dye!

The vapours have got to you if you think I'm letting my beautiful Kaws near any dye!
No way! :shock:

not busy at all....got it all computerize..
conveyor system to dip suckers in n out..properly calibrated to submerge them at a correct angle and depth(to ensure the mouth doesn't get any dye)
50gal pot with auto temperature control and infrared temp sensor..
optical system to ensure proper color tone...
hehe :P

[ Added: Tue 13 Dec, 2005 7:56 pm ]

thepeacebunny wrote:

... very cool but now there wont be any need for any colorations in figures if you can just dye them.which means more bootlegs :shock:

that is why they should make the white one a chase instead...

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