bpipe95 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) Well I had a fun night working on a small project. I had purchased a stock for a build, when it came it was the wrong color green. I was going to send it out but I did not want to wait, i figured this was a good time to learn a new technique for working with plastic stocks. I had read a DIY on this past year but never had the right part or need to use it. Turns out it works awesome! I changed the color of the stock using RIT dye and a modified stovetop method of "cooking" it. Before: New pan I bought at wal-mart to avoid getting yelled at for using good kitchen pans. $12.00 Filled it with water and hit it with heat. Added the Dye, salt and cloths-washing detergent after heating it to ~200*. Let it "cook" for 30 min @ 200* then cut the heat and let it cool down. After it cooled to just above room temp I pulled it out and rinsed and scrubbed it under cool running water. I am super happy with the results, here is a pic of the stock after with small caps that are still the original color. It is a bit shiny because it still has some water left from rinsing it off. The battery caps you see had a rubber sleeve that I could not remove so I waited for the mix to cool a bit before dropping them in. Due to the lower temp they did not take the color. Let me know if you have any questions! -Brad Edited December 1, 2012 by bpipe95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphamikefoxtrot Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The after pic looks black. Earlier you stated that it was the wrong color green. Is black what you were going for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpipe95 Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Originally wanted od green, but ended up going with black. I could have dyed it od green by mixing dye colors but i did nit want to make it to complicated my first time through. Black was far better than the original foliage green so I went with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 "Added the Dye, sale and cloths washing detergent after heating it to ~200*." Nice job, looks good. I'm just a little confused about the ingredients, got the dye and the clothes washing detergent, but, what is "sale" ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpipe95 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Salt* auto correct got me! Sorry about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 No problem, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeD Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Very nice, looks much better, now I wont be embarrased to shoot it for you sunday. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knedrgr Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 That's awesome. I too had heard about this, but never saw pictures of it. Turned out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpipe95 Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thanks! I got out and shot the gun this past weekend, it was raining and I had zero dye sepage. It seems like this process is a winner and far far better than painting plastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinc78 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Looks great... I wonder if u could do that to Glocks or XDM's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m134b Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 That would be awesome if it worked on Glocks! I just might have to try that. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Phil Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Don't forget to add the "sale"! ROFL! Nice job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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