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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: babuinix on Wed, 26 November 2014, 17:38:27
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Album: http://imgur.com/a/wp0DV
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Very nicely done!
:thumb: :cool: :D
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Wow, that's a really nice shade of yellow, the dye really soaked in well and evenly. GJ :thumb:
Were you using iDye poly?
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Thanks all, I used Dylon Dye and this session toke arround 4/5 hours because I think I used too much water for the quantity of color powder used!
Still turned out well, next step is to plastic dip the case mate black/dark grey
Full Album here : http://imgur.com/a/wp0DV
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Interesting how the modifiers ended up a much darker colour than the rest of them...
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Interesting how the modifiers ended up a much darker colour than the rest of them...
Not really, when you consider that they started out darker anyway.
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Now you just need 2 gold checkkeys for homing! :thumb:
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Thanks all, I used Dylon Dye and this session toke arround 4/5 hours because I think I used too much water for the quantity of color powder used!
Still turned out well, next step is to plastic dip the case mate black/dark grey
Full Album here : http://imgur.com/a/wp0DV
Very simple, use 500ml not 1+ litre or whatever the instructions say. The more water, the more time wasted and the color density will be lower/ less vibrant colors.
I did exactly the same thing and got the same colors. Took 5 minutes of boiling, after which I left them to cool and did other things.
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Thanks all, I used Dylon Dye and this session toke arround 4/5 hours because I think I used too much water for the quantity of color powder used!
Still turned out well, next step is to plastic dip the case mate black/dark grey
Full Album here : http://imgur.com/a/wp0DV
Very simple, use 500ml not 1+ litre or whatever the instructions say. The more water, the more time wasted and the color density will be lower/ less vibrant colors.
I did exactly the same thing and got the same colors. Took 5 minutes of boiling, after which I left them to cool and did other things.
The reason I used so much water was because last time it evaporated so much that I ended up having trouble keeping all the keys submerged, I thi ALL the keys at the same time, but yeah I should have used les water, still 5 minutes is not enough, at least 1/2 hours, I toke 5 hours because I would do baths of 15 minutes after boil and then take them off and put in the fridge, boil the mixture again and so on and so on!
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Interesting how the modifiers ended up a much darker colour than the rest of them...
Not really, when you consider that they started out darker anyway.
Derp, of course. I'm stupid.
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The reason I used so much water was because last time it evaporated so much that I ended up having trouble keeping all the keys submerged, I thi ALL the keys at the same time, but yeah I should have used les water, still 5 minutes is not enough, at least 1/2 hours, I toke 5 hours because I would do baths of 15 minutes after boil and then take them off and put in the fridge, boil the mixture again and so on and so on!
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Really don't think you need to use the fridge... never used the fridge, and I have dyed many times.
People who have bought my dyed stuff include Henz and Moemoe666; they can tell you if the dyeing had any problems.
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How much did the dye pack cost?
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How much did the dye pack cost?
5 Bucks
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How much did the dye pack cost?
5 Bucks
Really cool! Tempted to do this myself.
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This link should be in all of these.
Check reply #14
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35444.msg658453#msg658453 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35444.msg658453#msg658453)
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How much did the dye pack cost?
5 Bucks
Really cool! Tempted to do this myself.
FOhat has a valid concern; RIT is available in North America; Dylon in Asia and Europe. They don't work exactly the same way.
Best if you are uncertain is to have some European buy the dye with proven utility for you.