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December 20, 2018, 10:07 PM | #1 |
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Rte dye formula for OD green.
Anyone have any success and know of a ratio/formula using Rte to dye AR furniture OD green? I have a receiver set and Magpul PRS stock in OD but want to run a BCM pistol grip, I don't care for Magpul grips.
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December 22, 2018, 09:23 AM | #2 |
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December 22, 2018, 01:34 PM | #3 |
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Very much doubt you'll dye any kind of plastic with a fabric dye. Lots of suitable paints available though. Krylon K04293007 is Olive Drab.
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Rit dye is extremely effective at dying many materials that people would commonly believe to be impossible to dye. Two notable examples are AR furniture and plastic trim in vehicles.
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December 22, 2018, 02:10 PM | #5 |
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Hot, very hot, water dye will help the color penetrate into the plastics.
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December 22, 2018, 04:53 PM | #7 |
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Yep, am aware base color will affect dye and dying black is a no go.
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December 22, 2018, 06:05 PM | #8 |
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I thought the original olive drab color was made by mixing yellow and black. Never tried it though.
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December 23, 2018, 10:19 PM | #9 |
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There are over a dozen different shades of "green" that are considered "OD Green", depending on who sets the standards. GI "Olive Drab" ranges from a rather bright olive green (the drab part is a non-glossy finish) to a green-brown that I call "Field Drab" but the Army still called "OD".
Sorry, I have no idea of the formula needed for the RIT dye, but I would think that the first thing you need is to know what "color" olive drab you want to produce. Good Luck.
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December 25, 2018, 12:53 PM | #10 |
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I am trying to copy the magpul OD green. The receiver set is cerkoted od and matches up perfect to the magpul stock, just trying to get a few pieces from bcm to match up.
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December 25, 2018, 04:38 PM | #11 |
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It's surprising what the dye is actually going to work on. I have used Rit dye on antler pieces for things like knife handles, etc...and it works quite good. I like to get the antlers and bones to take on an old look. I keep a batch mixed up in my shop and just give it a good shake and it's ready to go again. No heating needed or anything special, just let the project sit in the dye overnight, and then I hit it with a very light polishing wheel.
No idea about the OD colors though. I use a yellow and as it ages, it turns an old looking sort of orange. |
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