Disc dyeing help (can't stop the bleeding!!!)

I've been trying to dye discs lately using sign vinyl as a template but it seems that every time i get very bad bleeding. when i dye a disc i usually use star plastic or champion/z plastic and it's always a new disc,( no cuts or burrs) and i always make sure to squidgy the bubbles out and i'm using rit dye in a pan on low heat. is this crappy vinyl with bad adhesive? if anyone one out there has any suggestions as to what i might be doing wrong or could point me in the direction of some proven high quality vinyl that would be greatly appreciated.

[Bryce @ Treebangers Disc Golf]

eric beich said:

tip for keeping the acetone to smudge the stamp your trying to get rid of. use a dab/drop or two of acetone on the stamp and let it sit a second or two and then dab it up with a rag or paper towel.
works better than trying to dip a rag in the acetone first and rub the stamp off. aside from googling "disc dyes" or something similar I found a forum somewhere that had like 80 or maybe more pages of peoples dye pics and all sorts of tips and tricks.
some good info on discgolfreview as well, but I found it's kind of a learn as you go process no matter what knowledge you pick up before you start.

happy dyeing :)

I use that method also... couple of drops of acetone and dab it up with a clean rag ... once the color of the stamp is gone you can wipe the silver stamp away with a clean white cloth DONT USE A COLORED CLOTH the colors will run from it and end up on your disc or cotton ball works

[Bryce @ Treebangers Disc Golf]

Shawn Fitzwater said:

Bryce aka Hardcore Hyzer said:

i dont think so..home depot will have acetone

Damn, I went ahead and bought the turpenoid for 8 bucks! I'll take it back with reciept and get the acetone tomorrow I guess. =/

Thanx.

Sorry i didnt get back to u quicker. Maybe it is similar but its not acetone.

[Shawn Fitzwater]

Bryce aka Hardcore Hyzer said:

Shawn Fitzwater said:

Bryce aka Hardcore Hyzer said:

i dont think so..home depot will have acetone

Damn, I went ahead and bought the turpenoid for 8 bucks! I'll take it back with reciept and get the acetone tomorrow I guess. =/

Thanx.

Sorry i didnt get back to u quicker. Maybe it is similar but its not acetone.

It's all good!

I'm headed to Lowe's after supper.

[Bryce @ Treebangers Disc Golf]

It will be in the paint section, Have you got an exato360 knife? super wicked for cutting out your designs

[Shawn Fitzwater]

Bryce aka Hardcore Hyzer said:

It will be in the paint section, Have you got an exato360 knife? super wicked for cutting out your designs

Here's my supplies so far:

5 foot of 13" width ORACAL 651 Intermediate Sign Vinyl

Excel Light Duty Knife Surgically sharp (360?)

A small set of Jewerly tweezers

1 box of Black Rit Dye 1 1/8 Ounce

1 box of Golden Yellow Rit Dye 1 1/8 Ounce

2 inch wide Scotch Packing Tape

Turpenoid Natural (Wrong =/)

[Shawn Fitzwater]

http://www.plazaart.com/images/1997/Turpenoid Natural gp.jpg

Here's the exact Turpenoid I have "Weber Turpenoid Natural" the small bottle

[Bryce @ Treebangers Disc Golf]

the exacto 360 blade actually swivles so you dont have to take the knife up when doing corners or curves
any major craft supply store should have it.

[eric beich]

I lost my link to the forum I found that had tons of cool pics and info, but here is the discgolfreview direct link..

http://www.discgolfreview.com/resources/dye.shtml



also be patient when removing the vinyl or transfer paper after the dye. It's not usually the source of bleeding and can easily be wiped off if a little bit carries over, but..well. anyways.
join the club if you havent already :)

http://www.discgolfersr.us/group/weredyeinghere

[PUNJA]

Just finished my first couple of dyes last night. Everything went well, so I was thankful for that. After seeing all of theses great comments, I thought about throwing a couple of questions out to the group.

1. Does everyone use the sign vinyl or is the basic contact paper work well?

2. What is the best way to handle letters or non-contacted designs. For example, the hanging tab of a "P" is pretty hard to keep straight. Any tips to keep the design alignment when placing on the disc.

3. Best way to center design on disc?

I know these are a lot of questions, but everyone seems knowledgable.

[Shawn Fitzwater]

Ok so I wasn't able to make it to Lowe's in time. My wife has some finger nail polish remover. To my understanding and from what I've heard it's ok to use this correct? It just doesn't come off as "quick" as acetone but as long as it comes off is all that matters to me, I don't mind scrubbing for 5-10 minutes.

I just wanna do SOMETHING already! lol

[Jason PIERRE]

check out the attachment below. This was like the 4th disc I dyed. It took me about 6 or 7 hours but it looks freaking sweet. now that the disc is about 2 years old the dye is faded and doesn't look so hot. I used the laminating sheets from walmart to make my stencils. then rit dye and acetone as well. A friend of mine put spider man on one of his discs that came out pretty sweet too.

[Bryce @ Treebangers Disc Golf]

Lovin the Orc disc.... warcraft style even zug zug! excellent job.

Jason PIERRE said:

check out the attachment below. This was like the 4th disc I dyed. It took me about 6 or 7 hours but it looks freaking sweet. now that the disc is about 2 years old the dye is faded and doesn't look so hot. I used the laminating sheets from walmart to make my stencils. then rit dye and acetone as well. A friend of mine put spider man on one of his discs that came out pretty sweet too.