dyeing props gone?

Jack Ley · Jun 4, 2016

Ridebonfire said:
Looks awesome!!!! How did you get the stripes?

Thanks! I got the stripes by using electrical tape. It worked perfect on the yellow props, but the darker color bled though, I was going for white stripes on all four props. There's probably a better tape out there to use that doesn't allow bleeding through.

Ridebonfire · Jun 4, 2016

OneSunnyDay said:
Has anyone seen anyone have any luck with day-glo type colours like bright green or orange?

I have tons of props. Send me som dye and I'll try me out for you

. If you like me you can pay me cost on the props too and I'll send me to you!

Ridebonfire · Jun 4, 2016

Jack Ley said:
Thanks! I got the stripes by using electrical tape. It worked perfect on the yellow props, but the darker color bled though, I was going for white stripes on all four props. There's probably a better tape out there to use that doesn't allow bleeding through.

I'll bet that monkey tape, or gorilla tape whatever it is for painters would work. I really love the stripes I might try.

Rohantmh · Jun 5, 2016

Walmart didn't have synthetic Rit so I used the regular liquid. Colors don't come out exactly right, but overall I'm pleased with the outcome. Left to right I used black, cherry red, and royal blue. Soaked each an hour. Used the whole bottle each time.

Ridebonfire · Jun 6, 2016

Just did mine with Saphire Blue. Used half the bottle keeping the water at about 190 degrees for 35 minutes. I recommend dying BRAND NEW props. Mine are used and have scratches that I couldn't tell, so they are more pronounced when you dye them. Still, I like it. I have three other sets of props. I'm going to get a different color and try painters tape to get some stripes; I'll post pictures when done.

Marc Hufnagel · Jun 6, 2016

Rohantmh said:
Walmart didn't have synthetic Rit so I used the regular liquid. Colors don't come out exactly right, but overall I'm pleased with the outcome. Left to right I used black, cherry red, and royal blue. Soaked each an hour. Used the whole bottle each time.

Looks really green to me!

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Rohantmh · Jun 6, 2016

Yeah, couldn't get the black to turn black. Maybe I'll try getting the synthetic Rit and soak em again!

Jack Ley · Jun 21, 2016

Well, I finally got my P4 finished, the props only took me 4 times to get the orange I wanted. Using apricot orange I tired entire bottle for 1hr they turned maroon, 1/3 a bottle for 20min and they were a weird orange with blotchy spots, 1/4 of a bottle for 2hrs they turned maroon again, finally I used 3/4 of a bottle pulled them out after 3min, and got the color I wanted. They may look a little red in this picture, but they match the orange splatter on the skin perfectly. For the body I used a decal wrap from mightyskinsdecals on ebay. Now the landing gear is a weird story...I originally used a blue sharpie, which looked better than I thought it would, coverage wise, but the color, unless looking at it directly under a bright light, looked like a dark purple. So I got a light blue paint pen, to match the light blue on the skin, and it covered the sharpie quite nicely and gave some texture to it. It was a little too much light blue for me, but I was ok with it, and I was tired of messing with it. I went to spray it with clear coat, but for some reason the clear coat mixed with the paint and made it start to bleed and cause blotches. Well, I REALLY liked the marbled look of the light blue and dark blue, so with a paper towel and some carefully aimed clear coat, I marbled the entire landing gear. I don't think the project is going to knock anybody's socks off, but overall, I am happy with it.

LMT0286 · Jul 4, 2016

How did you guys get the silver and black strips to stay on the props?

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bigstalks · Jul 4, 2016

LMT0286 said:
How did you guys get the silver and black strips to stay on the props?

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The dye does not sticks to the rings

LMT0286 · Jul 5, 2016

Just finished dying mine. Thanks for the info guys. Came out better than I thought. I'm in the process of plasti dipping my case in white and blue to match.

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Sim597 · Jul 5, 2016

adambfarmer said:
Hot water method, per the manufacturer, is definitely the way to go. Did this on my lunch break today.

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With that black color, did or does it make the rings hard to see? The black and silver for CW or CCW?

Sim597 · Jul 5, 2016

Ridebonfire said:
Just did mine with Saphire Blue. Used half the bottle keeping the water at about 190 degrees for 35 minutes. I recommend dying BRAND NEW props. Mine are used and have scratches that I couldn't tell, so they are more pronounced when you dye them. Still, I like it. I have three other sets of props. I'm going to get a different color and try painters tape to get some stripes; I'll post pictures when done.

That's one good shared info there bro, I'm going to do this, and was gonna just use my props I been using, but now I will use one of the three sets I've got new.
I have 2 million ft flown on one set of props, I'll bet if dyed they'd show a lot of small marks