How many of you have dyed your Tweener's brown scales?

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I was considering maybe using RIT dye to make them a greenish color, anyone ever done that? Pics?

I used the search but didn't find anything.
 
I tried dyeing the Pink scales Orange but it just made them a dark red.

The top scale is the dyed one. The bottom scale is the original Pink.

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Go ahead and try it. It should at least impart a greenish tint.

Use the whole box in a pan/pot/bowl just big enough to submerge the scales.
 
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Travis, were the red scales originally the tan/brown scales? if so im in!


EDIT::: I need to learn to read,lol still I like the red scales. the tan/brown scales should dye out pretty easily I would think?
 
The Colonel did his and got a really nice green out of them. I think The Gunyon did as well. Check their threads if you want to find em.
 
It would be very easy to get the color you want by dying the micarte scales. Trying to dye molded, pre-dyed plastics is not an easy thing. Probably impossible to get the color you actually want without the plastic being white, or clear.
 
I haven't but after reading this imma try it. I carry my 15 the most with peanut butter scales and just the other day it was starting to get to me. I put it in a leather sheath and it just looked funky.
 
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Dying the scales is a fun, quick little project. I experimented with it a while back with my brown 15 scales. First thing was try a light dye job used dark/forest brown or something if I remember. When dying scales you are kinda "mixing" colors plus the longer you leave them in the dye the darker the color, so brown+dark green= muddy dark brown. As DerekH said someone used a light or bright green and it turned out a lot better. Plus the dye is barely skin deep, so bumps, dings, scratches, etc are going to show the under color. Its kinda interesting, anyways...
First round dying....

Dark green+brown scale+short dye time=


Next this scale was left in the dye a lot longer, then it was aged/scuffed. Dark green almost black with brown showing through.


Then as an experiment I stripped away the dye using paint stripper. Was a neat experiment cause I found out you can some what reverse the dying with paint stripper. Also stippled the scales.


Then they got rubberized...


Then I painted them a couple times, and a bunch of other stuff, hard coated them with 2 ton, and put some liners on.


Kinda funny to think those started out life as just the plain jane brown scales, lol they have been through a lot.
 
Has anybody tried bleaching them first? It might be easier to get a good color that way.
 
I've been wanting to try this but never remember. I want to file a design into the scales after the fact do expose the original color. Maybe someone else can beat me to it, I think it'll look neato...

Will bleach do anything? Also will Jasco stiple the scales like all crinkley or something? I have spare scales to test on but don't really want to just ruin a set if its been tried.
 
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