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Originally Posted by lcbster
Whats that color?
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That's the powdered Royal Blue. I dissolved about 1/8th of the powder or less into 2 cups of water that was microwaved until it felt a little bit hotter than what comes out of my tap. I measured the temperature to be at around 126 degrees. I then soaked it, taking it in & out for stirring, for approximately 20 minutes.
Further tips:
Use electrical tape on the inside of the cover to protect the flash & lens openings from being dyed a bit. (although if this happens, supposedly you can put in hot clear water to get rid of the little dye that attached itself to that plastic.)
Use the same method for the outside to protect the flash & lens openings.
If you notice any spots not as dark as the rest of the cover, reheat some of your dye water and use a toothpick or similar to put a dot of the dye onto that spot alone. Wait a minute or more depending on how much lighter it was, rinse, repeat as necessary.
Similar to above: I noticed that the part between the black plastic and the raised area around it wasn't dyed very well, so I reheated a small amount of the dye, and used a toothpick to carefully get the dye into that area only (like a moat!
), cleaned up any excess, and let it sit overnight. Now that area is dyed as well. (This did not work for the inside of the battery cover).
If the temperature of the dye water seems to have cooled off significantly (It did for me because I was doing this in plastic container), heat up some water in a larger container, and put your dyeing container onto that so that the heat transfers into your dyed water mixture without worrying about changing the intensity of the dye.
Hope I've been of help!