[mtnmedic]

Wow...I'm glad the thread is back up. I was posting my own results and some observations when I discovered it'd been closed. I followed cforster's directions. Here were my observations:

1) Temperature: just when tiny bubbles start to form on the bottom of the pan and float to the top. This just to an almost-too-warm-to-touch temperature. I used low heat for gradual control. I just turned off the heat and stirred in the dye, mixing for 2 minutes. Oh yes...I used NO salt.
2) I used stainless steel medium saucepan and stainless steel spoon. Easy cleanup, no stain or residue. No matter WHAT you use, I recommend you ALWAYS use some newspaper or drop cloth in your work area. The dye is water soluable but VERY messy to clean up.
3) Constantly stirred for the 15 minutes. Hard to do with the cover bobbing up and down in the water so in order not to keep whacking it, I just put the spoon all the way to the botton and kept it along the sides of the pan in a nice, slow, circular motion.
4) Tiny little bubbles formed on the cover that look like they'd stick. THIS IS NORMAL. They aren't permanent.
5) Early in the cooking, I noticed the cover took on a purple-ish colour. Sure indication that it needs to be in there longer.
6) When done, I noticed how streaky and spotty the dye looked after rinsing. THIS IS NORMAL and will improve easily with buffing. Buffing is important!
7) I buffed using a soft, older terry t-shirt. Just buffed until ALL of the little streaks were gone. Got a really smooth finish. Paid close attention to the edges around the cover and the lens cover. I let it sit and dry for a while before putting it on my phone, for what it was worth.

I'm very pleased with the results and I'm glad I took the plunge! =D> Here are my before-and-after shots. I used black dye. It goes nicely with the bezel and the keyboard colours.