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Title: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: OnTheBrink on Tue, 26 March 2013, 18:34:38: I ordered a red ABS Enter key from WASD and it definitely looks orange and doesn't match the eyes on my Gas Mask Key.

However, I do love the way the blacked out PBT keys look with just a red enter key and the red eyes. Very sleek, stealthy and sexy (3 S', lol).

Anyone have any ideas? I would like it blank if possible.
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 26 March 2013, 18:37:24: You can look for the black on red Cherry sets that a group buy was ran for. If you want to see what they look like, click on my classifieds thread and scroll down. You will see the white on red set. They look like that, but with black legends.
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 26 March 2013, 18:38:05: I borrowed this picture from mashby (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8561086282_d95eb91f89_c.jpg) to show what it looks like. I second moose's comment
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: OnTheBrink on Tue, 26 March 2013, 19:20:24: I wouldn't mind one, but that looks to be Cherry Profile. I should have specified, but I need OEM.
Title: Re: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 26 March 2013, 20:26:34: Quote from: OnTheBrink on Tue, 26 March 2013, 19:20:24
I wouldn't mind one, but that looks to be Cherry Profile. I should have specified, but I need OEM.
That profile is DCS from SP, so if you need OEM, options were just greatly reduced. You could always try and dye a PBT set.
Title: Re: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: OnTheBrink on Wed, 27 March 2013, 00:38:42: Quote from: SmallFry on Tue, 26 March 2013, 20:26:34
Quote from: OnTheBrink on Tue, 26 March 2013, 19:20:24
I wouldn't mind one, but that looks to be Cherry Profile. I should have specified, but I need OEM.
That profile is DCS from SP, so if you need OEM, options were just greatly reduced. You could always try and dye a PBT set.

I wouldn't mind trying to dye my PBT enter key. What dye would be good to get?
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: SmallFry on Wed, 27 March 2013, 01:05:44: Rit dye, typically sold around fabrics, as its a fabric dye. I dyed mine with two parts powder to one part water and added a little salt for the lulz. Stir and keep an eye on it.
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 27 March 2013, 04:33:22: Keep in mind, to get a red one, you're not going to be able to dye your black one. You'd most likely need white. And even then, it might not come out as red as you'd like.
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: OnTheBrink on Thu, 28 March 2013, 00:39:32: Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 27 March 2013, 04:33:22
Keep in mind, to get a red one, you're not going to be able to dye your black one. You'd most likely need white. And even then, it might not come out as red as you'd like.

Yeah figured this after some research.

Couldn't I just die my orangish WASD key which is ABS a darker red?
Title: Re: LF True Red or Blood Red Enter Key
Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 28 March 2013, 04:56:00: You could try. From what I've heard, you need hot or boiling water for it to work properly, and that may melt an ABS cap. But it can't hurt to try.