RIT dye Canopy
08-05-2014, 10:22 AM
#2
I've done it. The canopy has to be acetate, butyrate, or the like. Soda bottles and polycarbonate just won't take the tint. I just tried that a couple months ago.
Find a container large enough to submerge the entire canopy. You might want to line it with a trash bag or something to keep the dye from staining the container. Use warm-hot water from the tap and mix the dye in. I use powder but there is also liquid. Time in the dye determines how much color you get. It's not a quick process but you should check every couple minutes.
Don't do it in the kitchen or bathroom sink and make sure you don't spill it anywhere, else it may be permanent. Find a good way to rinse the canopy and get rid of the mix before you start. Use gloves.
Find a container large enough to submerge the entire canopy. You might want to line it with a trash bag or something to keep the dye from staining the container. Use warm-hot water from the tap and mix the dye in. I use powder but there is also liquid. Time in the dye determines how much color you get. It's not a quick process but you should check every couple minutes.
Don't do it in the kitchen or bathroom sink and make sure you don't spill it anywhere, else it may be permanent. Find a good way to rinse the canopy and get rid of the mix before you start. Use gloves.
08-05-2014, 09:59 PM
#3
Jim,
Back in the 70's, nothing looked worse than a Kaos with a clear canopy sitting on top of that square fuselage. I used Black Rit dye to turn the
clear canopy into a smoked canopy. I would heat the water up to "Hot" but not boiling. Dissolve a complete package of Rit Dye in 2 gallons of water
I would dip the canopy into the dye water and then lift it out and continue dipping until I got to the right shade. I didn't ever just leave the canopy in the
hot water for fear of warping it. After the last dip, I would rinse the canopy off with cool water.
However, Now days, you can go to your favorite Local Hobby shop that stocks RC cars, and they have rattle can paints that are designed for
painting the inside of clear car bodies. It's quicker, affordable and there is a wide selections of colors and tints.
Frank .
Back in the 70's, nothing looked worse than a Kaos with a clear canopy sitting on top of that square fuselage. I used Black Rit dye to turn the
clear canopy into a smoked canopy. I would heat the water up to "Hot" but not boiling. Dissolve a complete package of Rit Dye in 2 gallons of water
I would dip the canopy into the dye water and then lift it out and continue dipping until I got to the right shade. I didn't ever just leave the canopy in the
hot water for fear of warping it. After the last dip, I would rinse the canopy off with cool water.
However, Now days, you can go to your favorite Local Hobby shop that stocks RC cars, and they have rattle can paints that are designed for
painting the inside of clear car bodies. It's quicker, affordable and there is a wide selections of colors and tints.
Frank .
08-06-2014, 03:07 AM
#4
Jim,
However, Now days, you can go to your favorite Local Hobby shop that stocks RC cars, and they have rattle can paints that are designed for
painting the inside of clear car bodies. It's quicker, affordable and there is a wide selections of colors and tints.
Frank .
However, Now days, you can go to your favorite Local Hobby shop that stocks RC cars, and they have rattle can paints that are designed for
painting the inside of clear car bodies. It's quicker, affordable and there is a wide selections of colors and tints.
Frank .
