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Offline hluo87

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dye PBT key caps
« on: Tue, 18 December 2012, 00:03:32 »
hi
after reading lots of posts..i found that rit dye does not work very well
as pbt caps require DISPERSE DYES, i found this website
http://www.prochemicalanddye.com/home.php?cat=401
does anyone try this before?

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Re: dye PBT key caps
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Offline hluo87

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Re: dye PBT key caps
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 18 December 2012, 00:26:04 »
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35444.0

Good information there
thanks man.
i checked.... i plan to dye my caps rainbow :cool:
idye is not prefer neither... i want to find a better one in U.S.
i just order one sampler...lets see how it goes :p

Offline hluo87

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 20:39:31 »
here it is
first try with blue
pretty good i guess

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Re: dye PBT key caps
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 20:46:14 »
here it is
first try with blue
pretty good i guess

Is that with the disperse dye? I like how dark they went. You planning on doing more colours? Interested in seeing the progress. Especially if you do a dark purple :)

Offline hluo87

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Re: dye PBT key caps
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 23:06:20 »
here it is
first try with blue
pretty good i guess

Is that with the disperse dye? I like how dark they went. You planning on doing more colours? Interested in seeing the progress. Especially if you do a dark purple :)
yeah, i will do more colors
finally i will do rainbow
lol

Offline hluo87

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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 23:07:00 »
better one

Offline TotalChaos

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Re: dye PBT key caps
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 23:47:25 »
How did you put legends on dyed keycaps?!?  :eek:   :cool:
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Re: dye PBT key caps
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 22 December 2012, 00:27:30 »
How did you put legends on dyed keycaps?!?  :eek:   :cool:
Taking a guess here, but I assume the keys already had legends on them before they dyed them..
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Offline hluo87

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 22 December 2012, 00:31:07 »
How did you put legends on dyed keycaps?!?  :eek:   :cool:
Taking a guess here, but I assume the keys already had legends on them before they dyed them..
you are right w8 for the sampler shipping

Offline TotalChaos

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Re: dye PBT key caps
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 22 December 2012, 00:44:26 »
I don't understand..  :confused:

If there were legends...

And u soaked the key in diffusion dye...

Then the legend would disappear, right?

I feel like such a n00b.  :-[
Rosewill RK-9000RE #1 (Broke on day 26, fixed with Scotch Tape on day 42, barely holding together)
Rosewill RK-9000RE #2 (Lubed, still in the box.  I am afraid to use it because it will break like the first one)