FRN de-dye / re-dye

[SpyderSeth]

NOTE: The colors in the images are brighter than they appear in person.

I am not a big fan of green knives, so I decided to try and de-dye and re-dye these scales. They were originally yellow salt scales that were died with (I think) aquamarine Rit dye to get the green color.




Here is a picture from the seller (BBB aka Big Brown Bear aka Deadboxhero) that better represents the starting color.



First I heated 1.5 quarts of water to 180F. I mixed in one packet of Rit Color Remover and stirred to dissolve.



I placed the scales in the solution and stirred for 1-hour while maintaining the 180F temperature. I removed the scales and rinsed under cold water.
Here are the results (there is still a noticeable green tint in person):




I heated a new pot of water to 180F and added about 1/3 of a bottle of Rit dye.



I put the scales in for 2-3 minutes, removed and rinsed. This is what I got:




Final product:

[attila]

Very cool!

I dyed a Para 3 of mine that I've been considering undyeing, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm glad to see that the color remover works pretty well. I just wonder if the DyeMore I used will come off of G10 as well as your experiment turned out.

[Doeswhateveraspidercan]

Thanks for the education I wonder if I can turn yellow to blue?

[legOFwhat?]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[SpyderSeth]

Thanks for the education I wonder if I can turn yellow to blue?

I would have preferred blue, but I don't know of a way that won't turn it some shade of green.

[foofie]

Knives plus does a fade, from the yellow to green to blue. Somehow they can make the end blue, so it is possible.

[Jazz]

I like all three colors. The red is very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Mstach07]

Very cool!

I dyed a Para 3 of mine that I've been considering undyeing, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm glad to see that the color remover works pretty well. I just wonder if the DyeMore I used will come off of G10 as well as your experiment turned out.

Dye remover does work on g10. I died natural g10 with the synthetic dye then reversed with the rit dye remover as pictured. Excellent results when following the directions.

[Doeswhateveraspidercan]

Knives plus does a fade, from the yellow to green to blue. Somehow they can make the end blue, so it is possible.

Thanks I have a Native Salt 5 coming in and am not certain about the yellow.

[cabfrank]

Wow, excellent job, and results. Someday I will get around to trying a dye job.

[abbazaba]

Thanks for sharing this! I've been curious about how well the remover works.

[SpyderSeth]

Thanks for sharing this! I've been curious about how well the remover works.

It was curiosity that got me to try this as well. I figured the worst case scenario would be dying it black.

[bigboned]

never used the dye - does the frn stay died eg does it come off with use / sweat etc? does it fade and yr hands turn green etc?
is it really that simple to change scale colour 'permanantly'?

[ladybug93]

wow. i didn’t know you could remove dye. now i’m considering trying it.

anyone know how i could get to a nice olive color from the yellow on the native salt?

[attila]

wow. i didn’t know you could remove dye. now i’m considering trying it.

anyone know how i could get to a nice olive color from the yellow on the native salt?

I'd guess either light green and a tiny bit of red/orange or blue and a tiny bit of red/orange. That's a tough question to answer, since I've never mixed colors. Perhaps try combinations on a less expensive Salt, if you have one. YouTube might have answers or helpful ideas.

[Doeswhateveraspidercan]

Try RIT hunter Green or there color chart. https://www.ritdye.com/color-formulas/

[Doeswhateveraspidercan]

Take a look at this color does it look about right they even give the mixture.

https://www.ritdye.com/color-formulas/g ... &pantone=0

[ladybug93]

thanks for pointing these resources out. looks like some really good options. how much of a factor is the yellow starting point when going for an olive green?

[ZrowsN1s]

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It was curiosity that got me to try this as well. I figured the worst case scenario would be dying it black.

Looks good. How are you liking the BBB regrind?

[SpyderSeth]

Looks good. How are you liking the BBB regrind?

So far, so good. I ran out of things to cut so I put it to work in the kitchen alongside the Spydiechef.