WHAT THE %$#@ (Pic Heavy)

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

I'd be almost willing to let it go right there. Rit dye left moist.

I think I'll leave my black G2 Black and my OD G2 OD!

 

[Sgt. LED]

It's an OK procedure just next time let it dry longer.

 

[jabe1]

Looks alot like corrosion from vinegar. Is the Ritt dye cut with white vinegar?

 

[socom1970]

Looks alot like corrosion from vinegar. Is the Ritt dye cut with white vinegar?

I don't remember. I followed the directions on the RITT box, but I did not use any salt.

 

[nikon]

Rit is a combination of two types of dye and one of them is acidic. It's necessary to use acid dye to color nylon. Salt is added only when dyeing organics such as cotton.

The instructions on Rit dye say to thoroughly rinse when the dyeing is finished, then wash the piece in detergent. This should remove all traces of acid. Thorough drying is important and the process can be greatly sped up by shaking the body of the light hard and often in an up and down arc (imagine cracking a whip). Let it sit vertically for a while and do it again. The next day do it again until all the water appears to be gone. Then let it air dry. For some reason, more water seems to come out of the tail end of the body than from the front.

I've dyed quite a few lights now and done all of the above. I haven't noticed any problems yet but I'll keep an eye peeled.

 

[Sgt. LED]

You are THE guy to keep us updated on it!

 

[n4zov]

I once dried out and saved a Nikkormat 35mm camera that had been dunked in a river by gently drying with a hair dryer and then sealing the camera in a .50 caliber ammo can with several large bags of desiccant. After a couple of days in the can, the camera was taken out and it still works like a charm twenty-five years later! Perhaps that treatment would work with the dyed G2's.

 

[ToyTank]

This is an old thread but I found it a good read, I'm thinking about dyeing a couple tan G2s.

I have dried electronics using a box fan, 2 chairs and a couple clamps. Put the chairs facing each other and clamp the box fan(airflow up) on the edge of the seats and set whatever you want to dry on the grill of the fan.