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Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: pcross84 on Fri, 01 May 2009, 21:07:54

Decided to "dye" some of the keys. I couldn't decide on a single color, so I thumbed through some of my old pictures when I used to work for the telephone company, and used almost the same coloring I had there. The keyboard looks even more retro now!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/pcross/IMG00082.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/pcross/IMG00081.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/pcross/IMG00080.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/pcross/IMG00078.jpg)

Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: D-EJ915 on Fri, 01 May 2009, 23:48:18

Yipes a G3 AIW!!! THE HORROR!!!

Looks cool, kinda remind me of those sweet heart candies that I think taste awful.

Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: Alpha Omicron on Sat, 02 May 2009, 00:30:58

It's got the Space Cadet aesthetic. I like it. Could you add some detail on your dying process, so others could replicate it?

Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: chimera15 on Sat, 02 May 2009, 09:57:56

Ah cool.  That could have been a solution for one of my siig mini touches I had with a yellowing problem.  What dye is it?  Rite dye? You have a link to it?   You could probably use that keyboard with a modern mac with an imate..would be pretty cool.

Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: lowpoly on Mon, 04 May 2009, 04:10:54

Rit dye and keys (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?t=4962)

Some links on yellowing in the wiki (keyboard links).

Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: FKSSR on Mon, 04 May 2009, 10:28:10

I like it.  It looks Eastery. :)

Title: Apple Extended II meets Rit Dye!
Post by: cmr on Mon, 04 May 2009, 11:58:36

i've been thinking about dyeing mine for an FPS layout, which accounts for 90% of how i use it. care to add any info about dye temperatures, dyeing time, etc?