Dye questions

[nacho]

I know this is probably a stupid question, but is there anything special to know about dyeing action figures?

Particular brands of dye?
Special techniques?
Cautionary tales?

Is it as simple as buying some RIT and following the instructions?

 

[K-Tiger]

More or less, yeah.

Dyeing - JCWiki
Naturally, different plastics will take dye differently, and sometimes not at all. Also, Fogger swore by adding a little acetone to the dye bath, so you can try that.

Dye will leach into the flesh-colored plastic if they touch, so you may want to try clear coating the appropriate parts.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

I've found that if i dye a part, then paint over it, the dye will leach into the paint over time and change the color. Maybe KTs clear coat idea would prevent that.

 

[nacho]

ok cool. I've just never tried that before, and while I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do yet, it seems like a much better way of getting around painting joints and such.

 

[K-Tiger]

I usually hit joints with sand paper and just knock off a little plastic so things clear, but dye will get the job done, too. Just test on something you won't mind fucking up. There's not much of a learning curve, but accidents happen.