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RIT-dyed white spydies -- how are they holding up?
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:01 pm
by clovisc
Here's a question to anyone who's dyed a white spydie with RIT dye... how's the dye-job holding up?
I'm especially curious if exposure to water causes any issues...
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:01 pm
by RJNC
Would that work? I believe RIT only works on fabric.
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:03 pm
by Noble
RJNC wrote:Would that work? I believe RIT only works on fabric.
Someone just posted a thread showing their "baby blue" dyed one. Looked pretty sweet.
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:06 pm
by cosmo7809
RJNC wrote:Would that work? I believe RIT only works on fabric.
http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40042 :cool:
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:57 pm
by SamMaxRay
After I saw that thread where someone did it, I plan on doing it to. It's just not a priority.
I am curious as well.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:31 am
by Blue72
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:08 am
by Davis61381
I have an Atlantic (Yellow) that I tried to dye green with a blue dye (RIT Powder). It turned out black, and the only way I've found to remove the color is to scratch away at the FRN. This knife is by no means an EDC knife but the dye has held up great.
My pics are in the Thread linked in the post above.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:25 pm
by bh49
how does it holding color after one year?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:47 pm
by clovisc
the reason i ask... my girlfriend is hellbent on a purple endura 4. i want to secretly make her one as a gift... but don't want to give her one that's going to get dye on her clothes/hands, or that's going to revert to non-purple after a year or so...
any further comments would be appreciated...
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:21 pm
by STi
I just picked up Starlet,purple,royal blue...I gonna test it on my Dragonfly in a few minutes!
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:57 pm
by clovisc
i'd love to see some "tests," to see how the dye-jobs hold up. anyone? :D
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:07 pm
by STi
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:14 pm
by cosmo7809
Looking nice!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:17 pm
by clovisc
Gorgeous! Oh man, I am drooling all over!
Did you simply lower the FRN part of the knife into the dye? How long did you leave it there?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:17 pm
by STi
cosmo7809 wrote:Looking nice!!!
I want to try the red now on my ladybug SE.
Just like the purple ladybug it is very hard to capture actual color...
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:33 pm
by StangBang
That looks good!
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:54 pm
by STi
clovisc wrote:Gorgeous! Oh man, I am drooling all over!
Did you simply lower the FRN part of the knife into the dye? How long did you leave it there?
I put the whole knife in for about 1 minute.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:26 pm
by Eighth of Eight
That is freaking sweet.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:44 pm
by VashHash
I'm gonna dye my spyderhawk PE black i dunno how the yellow would work with other colors so i'll just go all in and see what happens
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:43 pm
by VashHash
I'm geussing i should boil the water and technically boil the knife since i can't take it apart i wonder if this will affect the action of it
