BillFleming
* Ace Member *
I've been wanting to dye some discs for a while, watched lots of YT videos, read lots of posts/comments, but kept putting it off. Then I did it....I meant to take before and after photos along with a video of the actual dyeing....but I only got an 'after' photo.
I used a white Kastaplast Kaxe in K1 plastic for my first try. It's a disc that if it turned out crappy....well, it wouldn't be a big deal as I really don't bag it and it would be a learning experience. Meanwhile, if it did turn out good, there's a chance I might give it a try again in my bag.
This attempt was a glue bed in a cheap "dollar store" frisbee. I used Elmer's Clear School Glue and iPoly dye. I have small glass bottles with droppers for my colors. I used a pipette to measure 45 ml of acetone into each bottle, followed by 3/8 tablespoon of dye (or if you don't have 3/8 tbsp, 1 1/8 teaspoon is the same amount).
I started with black in the middle, used a straw to gather the black close to the middle. Then I used Golden Yellow and Orange on one side, and Red and Kelly Green on the other. I used two skewers to drag through the glue/dye on each side of the black.
I left it in the frisbee for 24 hours and then washed it off. It looked AMAZING! Even my wife (who doesn't disc golf) was impressed.
The last thing I did after it was dry, was to put it on my record player (I have one just for dyeing discs) and, with the speed on slow, I used a small paint brush and black dye to dye the edge.
I've attached the photo of the finished work. My next test/trial is to do:
a spin dye disc (white Star Mako)
testing how a base plastic putter will take dye (orange Birdie),
testing how a clear premium plastic will take dye (F2 Sidewinder)
trying to dye a green premium plastic disc (Star Wraith)
Then....once I have done all my testing, I plan on dyeing the discs that are currently in my bag.
I used a white Kastaplast Kaxe in K1 plastic for my first try. It's a disc that if it turned out crappy....well, it wouldn't be a big deal as I really don't bag it and it would be a learning experience. Meanwhile, if it did turn out good, there's a chance I might give it a try again in my bag.
This attempt was a glue bed in a cheap "dollar store" frisbee. I used Elmer's Clear School Glue and iPoly dye. I have small glass bottles with droppers for my colors. I used a pipette to measure 45 ml of acetone into each bottle, followed by 3/8 tablespoon of dye (or if you don't have 3/8 tbsp, 1 1/8 teaspoon is the same amount).
I started with black in the middle, used a straw to gather the black close to the middle. Then I used Golden Yellow and Orange on one side, and Red and Kelly Green on the other. I used two skewers to drag through the glue/dye on each side of the black.
I left it in the frisbee for 24 hours and then washed it off. It looked AMAZING! Even my wife (who doesn't disc golf) was impressed.
The last thing I did after it was dry, was to put it on my record player (I have one just for dyeing discs) and, with the speed on slow, I used a small paint brush and black dye to dye the edge.
I've attached the photo of the finished work. My next test/trial is to do:
a spin dye disc (white Star Mako)
testing how a base plastic putter will take dye (orange Birdie),
testing how a clear premium plastic will take dye (F2 Sidewinder)
trying to dye a green premium plastic disc (Star Wraith)
Then....once I have done all my testing, I plan on dyeing the discs that are currently in my bag.