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Originally Posted by nautica2450
what type of dye did you use? and did you follow the instructions on the first page of the thread? you shouldnt need to do anything beyond those steps.
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Thanks Nautica.
I used the Black RIT dye, I actually dyed a bunch of Diamond Batt covers fine with no problem.
What I was trying to dye after that was the red silicone case/skin that Sprint sells, that I could not get to change to black. Just experimenting. I was reading somewhere that silicone is very close to Teflon in that nothing really sticks to it. I tried the RIT dye and it just turned it a darker maroon. I also tried a special type of spray paint for plastic that is supposed to seep into plastic instead of making an actual coat. No avail, did not bond with the silicone case. Then I tried a paint that said it would bond to rubber, also no dice. I was reading that there is vinyl dye that people have use for things like whit ipod cables and it seeps in and does not chip or crack when moving. I can't find that anywhere locally so I was just going to try leather dye. Unless someone has a better way to color a red Silicone skin/case to black. Thanks.