First attempt at dying a disc turned out great.

[ATXtech]

My roommate bought some Rit dye months ago but we just finally got around to giving it a shot tonight. I made a template out of a picture and printed it out and used an improvised lightbox to trace the image onto contact paper. I then cut the image out using an xacto knife and covered the whole thing in masking tape to keep the pieces in place before peeling off the backing.

I stuck a nail through the center of the contact paper and used it to align the image on the disc (Star Vulcan).

I mixed a whole pack of Rit dye with about 3-4 cups of water and heated it over low until it was pretty warm to the touch but not painful. I soaked the disc face down for 10 minutes, checked it, and then 10 more minutes before pulling it and giving it a rinse. It looked awesome with the gray contact paper still attached.

This is what it looked like once I removed all the masking.
http://i.imgur.com/ljO2H.jpg (big image)


I'm dyeing my whole damn bag tomorrow. :thmbup:

 

[ATXtech]

This is the image I made the template from:

 

[basketcase15]

nice one

 

[burntneuron]

Nicely done sir.

 

[elevated plastic]

Nice work. One of a kind. Makes me want to break out the knife and start cutting.

 

[ATXtech]

Finished 4 so far this weekend:



(click picture for large version)

 

[Phil_Ludvik]

heh the monkey riding the nuke and flipping the bird almost made me spit out my coffee... nice dye :clap: