Rit dye questions

[agent_peebody]

If you have a question about the dye-ability of a color post it here.

I'll start

Anybody tried "cocoa brown chocolate"?

 

[Apothecary]

ive tried it. REAL dark. almost black. i prefer tan.

 

[agent_peebody]

yeah but that tan looks yucky after a while. i wonder if i dilute the chocolate if it'll be brown and not tan.

 

[Apothecary]

yeah maybe 50/50 cocoa and tan would look cool.

 

[agent_peebody]

intriguing...maybe chocolate and yellow? *there's no tan within 25 miles of me *

 

[yawpstang64]

This question is almost relevant:
I have a champion disc which is a very opaque, medium light blue. What colors might stand out on it well? (like would orange work at all, since I got a box, or would it meld into a vomitlike yellow?)

 

[solomon.trenton]

dont use sunshine orange. red works great

 

[cheep]

I have used cocoa brown, looks good on clear discs. It is definetly darker close to black on colored discs. Sunshine orange sucks! Make your own orange, looks better!

 

[Jabanger]

Scarlette (looks like blood in a pan lol)is good to use as a normal red if you don't dip as long. I haven't had the chance to try the Cherry red. How is that?

 

[danomite21]

would Green show up green on a pink star disc

 

[agent_peebody]

ooh, good one. i don't know, you can try a small spot on the back of the disc first, or use a test discs

 

[Apothecary]

would Green show up green on a pink star disc

kelly green does. just err on the light side.

 

[skybird]

How much water would you add to a box of rit?

 

[skybird]

I am obviously new to this. Thought id give it a try. Thanks.

 

[agent_peebody]

How much water would you add to a box of rit?

i use a 2-liter bottle to store them, so i use 2-3 packs of dye and fill the 2-liter about 1/2 way full.

 

[Apothecary]

i use a 2-liter bottle to store them, so i use 2-3 packs of dye and fill the 2-liter about 1/2 way full.

that is a damn concentrated mix.

 

[skybird]

So if Im wanting to dye a couple of white discs red, for example, then I could put 3 packs of rit in a liter of water and heat it up, and turn the discs around in the solution for what, 2o minutes each? Or, is there more to it?

 

[agent_peebody]

that's basically it. just make sure the dye isn't too hot, you want it around 130*. and if you're submerging the disc in the dye, make sure you flip it and move it around or it will burn/warp/melt

 

[Apothecary]

use 1/2 packet/liter and a drop of disc soap. double dip if necessary (though you shouldnt need to).

 

[skybird]

ok thanks.