Dyeing Figures

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Dyeing Figures

Post by MUDHEN336 » Wed May 05, 2010 9:45 pm

I have been dyeing some of my customs but find that the dye rubs off quite easily. Is there some way to seal the new color on the plastic?
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Post by Jesse James » Wed May 05, 2010 10:43 pm

Not that I'm aware of... Dyes, depending on what you're using, tend to bleed even on fabric. On plastic you need something to chemically bond with it rather than "dye" it per se. I've seen someone use optics tinting to dye things, but that's as far as I've ever seen that worked, and that process is expensive if you basically aren't an optometrist I think.
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Post by aferguson » Thu May 06, 2010 5:13 am

have you considered paint?
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