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Originally Posted by bobross
To follow-up with my original post on this topic. I had originally dyed mine a very interesting orange color, and I liked it... for about a couple hours. It was nice, but ultimately it didn't do it for me.
Everything during that process went well, with the exception of some strange black discoloration with the clear lens portion of the cover. You can see the pictures in my previous post.
So, back on topic. Luckily I also had some black dye to experiment with (that's just how I roll  ). I repeated the process as before with a temperature a little less than before. Previously I set the heat to medium. This time I set it 2/3 of the way between low and medium. There was one pleasant surprise this time around. It dyed perfectly (as before), but the discoloration was gone! So, just so everyone knows, you can easily dye these more than once with ease. And if anyone had the same problem with the lens cover discoloration as I did, it's apparently not permanent.
Maybe this is helpful, maybe not. Either way, enjoy. |
Good to know. Mine took longer than 15 minute. More like in hour to achieve the black color I wanted. I was scared that I was going to have a purple color cover at first, though it was still nice in color. Almost went back to walmart to get more black dye.
If I had to do it again I would:
1. Use 1 cup or less water.
2. Boil water and pour it into a glass jug.
3. Mix the DYE WELL. Mix again.
4. Water should be still very hot, but not boiling.
5. Put lid in there and slow move it around (important).
6. Take it out and rinse to see if you like the color, else put it back into the dye.
7. After color is achieved, I used a microfiber cloth to dry.
oh also use two gloves. One hand is clean while my other hand has black dye on it.