RIT dye

[tictoc]

Will the RIT dye trick of coloring PETG work for other plastics?

I have a bunch of that thin clear plastic ( like blister pack packaging) that I wonder if I could tint. The packaging is a cheap substitute ( well...if you are buying toys, action figures etc. anyway...) for windshields, windows etc. in diarama's etc. I also thought I might be able to use it for my kid's clone trooper helmet visor.

Any thoughts?

 

[PepMaster]

I don't think there would be any problems , from what I understand dipping the plastic in the hot water opens the pores up in the plastic and when the plastic cools the dye is trapped in the plastic, but that's just from what someone else tod me so I could be wrong. But I think it would work for that.

 

[the_batdemon]

The water temperature will probably warp the plastic. Otherwise, should work.

 

[Shrike]

Hi gang, I've been trying to change the color of these lights:
Amazon.com: Shoreline Marine All Around Light Fold Down, 12-Inch: Sports & Outdoors

I don't know much plastic but it seems like Tupperware. Instead of testing on the globes, I've been using 35mm film canisters to test, the material seems samey. At best, with blue dye, they turn a light touch of scarlet. Today I let a film can and a #6 coffee cup lid cook in a crockpot full of half acetone for three hours, the coffee lid melted a bit, nothing took color.

I've tried this four or five times. I fear I might have one of the plastics that won't take dye. Any other ideas for coloring these things? I still have a few ideas:

-find light bulbs that are already colored (won't be prop realistic)
-paint them (glass smooth plastic? ugh, worth trying I guess)
-dip them in intrinsicly dyed latex or something
-eat crow, mold them, and pour dyed plastic in the color i want

Thanks for any help!