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Old 01-02-2009, 12:23 AM
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Re: A $1.48 goes a long way... Black Battery Cover!

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Originally Posted by henbone11 View Post
I did mine and my girlfriend's covers today. I went with straight black and it turned out great. My girlfriend decided to be fancy and choose purple. Which means that I mixed Scarlet and Navy Blue. It turned out very dark. For the most part hers looks black, but in some light it looks purple. I told her to just accept red and she almost went with it, but then decided on purple at the last second. They both turned out perfectly, with hers being darker than she wanted. Thanks for the idea and steps. Appreciate it.

BTW, I used the liquid dye. Very little buffing was required, basically just to even it out.
If you don't want to go out and buy the purple, you could try my method, and just add a pinch of red. I also dipped a paper towel into my mix before putting my cover in to see more or less what color it would come out. It was more RADIANT blue than what my cover came out, but it was a hiNt as to how dark it would be if I left it in long enough. I would also suggest not leaving it in too long before checking the color, and if not dark enough, then putting it back in longer.

Last edited by platin465; 01-03-2009 at 03:13 PM. Reason: spelling and added RADIANT to description of color
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