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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Baron Von Clop on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:09:12

Title: Dyed my keycaps with iDye Poly. Could not be happier.
Post by: Baron Von Clop on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:09:12

I finally got fed up with not being able to find the colors I wanted (dark purple and turquoise) so to hell with it, I said. I'll just make my own!

Got a cheap set of blank PBTs for $20 and iDye Poly off of Amazon and bam, I love it!

(http://i.imgur.com/nNu31md.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/uZUdvoc.jpg)

Anyone else dye caps? I'd love to see!

Title: Re: Dyed my keycaps with iDye Poly. Could not be happier.
Post by: neverused on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:13:14

That came out really well, nice work

Title: Re: Dyed my keycaps with iDye Poly. Could not be happier.
Post by: Snarfangel on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:13:41

That is cool! I wonder what the wear resistance is on that? I have heard of dyeing keycaps, but that is very striking.

Title: Re: Dyed my keycaps with iDye Poly. Could not be happier.
Post by: byker on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:14:58

Looks really good! I dyed my hhkb modifiers a while ago:


(http://i.imgur.com/5rvMkGQ.jpg)

Title: Re: Dyed my keycaps with iDye Poly. Could not be happier.
Post by: Baron Von Clop on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:20:37

Quote from: Snarfangel on Sun, 03 May 2015, 18:13:41

That is cool! I wonder what the wear resistance is on that? I have heard of dyeing keycaps, but that is very striking.

I would assume no wear, it's the plastic itself that is colored. You'd have to sand it down quite a bit to remove the color.

Title: Re: Dyed my keycaps with iDye Poly. Could not be happier.
Post by: Asininity on Mon, 04 May 2015, 00:56:03

Fantastic results! I'm going to have to buy a set of blanks and try this in the near future.