Dying/tainting to white?

[Lonestar]

Hi guys - no idea if this has been asked before, but what kind of experiments have you done trying to make newer black parts look white, and with what success?

Thanks!

Paul

[Eau Rouge]

Seems like we get this question once a week <use the search>.

No, there is no way to make black pars white. If they were originally white and then dyed black, they are black for ever. Newer black parts are molded in black, so they were never white to begin with. Once any nylon is dyed ANY color, the only thing you can do is go darker (usually only black).

[Lonestar]

Seems like we get this question once a week <use the search>.

No, there is no way to make black pars white. If they were originally white and then dyed black, they are black for ever. Newer black parts are molded in black, so they were never white to begin with. Once any nylon is dyed ANY color, the only thing you can do is go darker (usually only black).

Thanks for your answer, sorry if this was asked before.

Now, please note the question was about dying/tainting (sorry if not the correct word - I am no native speaker) - which means it goes beyond the "traditional" dying technique. Like, for instance, have you tried to prime and then spray paint them with white, and with what success?

Thanks,

Paul

[Eau Rouge]

Nylon isn't a real good base for paint adhesion. I haven't seen anyone ever paint the nylon parts with any success.



Basically, if you want virgin white nylon parts, you have to do what the rest of us do and search out new parts in hobby shop closeout bins or scour eBay for the pieces you need.

[Lonestar]

Nylon isn't a real good base for paint adhesion. I haven't seen anyone ever paint the nylon parts with any success.

Even priming doesn't help, from what you've seen?

Basically, if you want virgin white nylon parts, you have to do what the rest of us do and search out new parts in hobby shop closeout bins or scour eBay for the pieces you need.

Being located in Europe, scouting closeout shops carrying old AE stuff is like you in the US searching out for Schumacher gear from the same era, ie a loss of time Ebay, er.... what is ebay? j/k

Paul

[Halgar]

Nylon isn't a real good base for paint adhesion. I haven't seen anyone ever paint the nylon parts with any success.

Even priming doesn't help, from what you've seen? l

You could give Krylon Fusion paints a try. The Fusion paints are formulated for plastics and are supposed to work a little better than regular paints. I say experiment and see what happens.

[highwayracer]

I guess the question i have is what will these parts be used for? Shelf queen or runner?

If it's going to be a shelf queen, you can prime the parts with some KILZ type of primer. It goes on really thin. Then, you can spray it with some white.

If it's going to be a runner...you can do the same thing, but it won't last long.

Regards,
highwayracer