Dying G10 Scales?

[JoepReinen]

Have some of you done this?
And could you post a picture with the end result?
Thanks!

 

[evanPGH]

I've done it, don't have any pics though.

Results vary, some are great and some look pretty shoddy.

What color are you trying to go from/to?

 

[JoepReinen]

Maybe on a Black scaled PM2 to a little darker than coyote brown

 

[evanPGH]

Maybe on a Black scaled PM2 to a little darker than coyote brown

Can't be done. You're not altering the chemical composition of the whole handle, just dyeing the surface layers.

You can only go from a lighter color to a darker color.

 

[jjoanty01]

I remember reading something like you can't go from dark to light. It has to be from light to dark. I have never tried it so I could be wrong.

 

[RevDevil]

Have some of you done this?
And could you post a picture with the end result?
Thanks!

Try searching the forums, there are a lot of threads with photos.

 

[thragdar]

Dye works by leaving tiny particles of pigment in the spaces of a material. Dyeing something will never cover up the material's inherent color, only alter it. Going from black to a lighter color will only SORT OF work. If you're going to something like a brown you'll see a brown tinge to it in some lights and at some angles, but it will still be black. If you have white G10 you're pretty much open to any color.

About the only thing you could do if you wanted to go from black to another color without replacing the scales complete would be to paint and seal them. Not an ideal solution.

 

[JoepReinen]

Thanks for your answer man!

 

[slurptoss]

You thought you could escape me, didn't you thrag

 

[thragdar]

You thought you could escape me, didn't you thrag

I neither know nor care who you are.

 

[slurptoss]

I neither know nor care who you are.

Tell that to the child who you never visit, you cold hearted jerk!

 

[evanPGH]

lol...inb4dalock

 

[macknife12]

I remember this from seelow123 from a while back.
Hope it works
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1052312-RIT-Dying-With-seelow123!-*Tutorial*
Cheers

 

[Morrow]

Tell that to the child who you never visit, you cold hearted jerk!

This isn't Whine & Cheese. Stay on topic or don't post.

 

[JoepReinen]

Thank you man
This helps so much!

 

[Smashtoad]

Have some of you done this?
And could you post a picture with the end result?
Thanks!

Had to try this today from necessity. My Boker Nano is one that came with those horrible bright green scales. I bought it like two months before they started offering other colors.

In short, it was simple. I diluted some brown leather dye in an old tiny sauce pan, just enough to cover the scale. Put it on the stove, medium heat, and let it go until was almost boiling. Done. Looks great,and it gave a sheen that want there before. I acid and stone washed the blade too.

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