Dying Clear Hoppers

[jahlad]

i stand corrected ta

 

[Rabies]

Originally posted by jahlad
i stand corrected ta

Not saying it's wrong, or even a bad idea - especially if you want to do fancy airbrush effects or tiger stripe or whatever - but I'd say if dying is an option it will probably look better

 

[Gibbsey]

anyone know where i can get some "Rit" dye or similar product, ive found a few shops in usa, but im very inpatient

 

[sjt19]

i asked that question a while back, and could not find any rit dye in any hardware stores, or anything.

Am going to San Diego in a few weeks though, and will pick up a load in Walmart cha ching

Gonna dye some things some sweet ass colours..

Ben Frain has a dyed loader i think. Ask him where you can get rit dye

 

[Parksy]

You can get Rit dye in Wilkinsons... only about £2.99 it is for a tin

 

[mascot]

i have died my hopper. the dye is easy to find. just go to any optician and ask em for a fwe bottles of the dye they use to do polycarbonate lenses.

then just just get a big big big feck off sacepan, and an old towel. lay the towel in the bottom of thepan so the heat doesnt melt the hopper peices. and fill it with water.

bring it to the boil and then add the dye.

carfully lay the peices of the hopper in the towel and turn the water down to a simmer. this dye has to be kept reasonably hot to work. it keeps the pores open in the plastic.

put the lid on the pan and come back and check it every hour or so, when you are happy with the tint ( i think i had mine on there for about 4 - 5 hours) take the parts out of the dye solution and run them under cold water to close the pores in the plastic.

dry thouroghly and reassemble.

the end result:

EDIT: um i cant get the pic to post properly. can someone either tell me how to do it, or can one of the mods alter for me? ta

 

[Gibbsey]

Is it the pics or is that only a very light tint? I mean clear hoppers arent gonna be allowed, is that tinted enough...

Good job though

 

[Skeet]

Use RIT dye...follow the destructions on the label...immerse the parts in the solution and keep it moving, otheriwse you will get uneven colour...remove....rinse....RIT dye doesnt take 5 hours.
Look on automags.org tech room , for dying hoppers and warps etc.

 

[Tom Allen]

I dyed some golf balls years ago with clothes dye, it worked well, and lasted the rigours of many a good golf course. Wet weather didn't seem to make a difference, and the colour handled the pounding my 16st could push through a big bertha. (is it me, or does that sound sexual)

 

[Gyroscope]

I read recently that the NPPL is not going to be allowing dyed hoppers, due to concerns about weaked shells shattering and leaving jagged pieces of plastic on the field.

Originally posted by manike
Definitely cheaper, but for some INSANE reason, not legal for the NPPL. Due to liability concerns they don't want anyone dyeing or painting their hoppers in case this makes them 'explode' or shatter on a dive creating shards which might cut someone...

Soooo........ if you want to play NPPL you have to buy coloured shells. Not my fault, I tried to discuss it with them.

down a few topics, in the Reloader B shells same as Halo B shells thread