HOW TO DYE A DISC - What You Need and What You Need to Know - Disc Golf Nerd
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- This video is a full length tutorial I made to teach you all my new disc dye techniques. I hope you find it informative. If you have any questions let me know in the comments.
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Dang!! I have to say... I was really hoping you'd say you were giving away the roc3. I think it turned out SO DOPE! Great video anyway, keep up the good work.
I really appreciated how you kept everything straight and to the point, while also being very specific with the reasons for your methods. I'll definitely try this at home. Great vid :)
Thank you. Glad you liked it. Lmk how it works out for you. Cheers
That is totally rad. Thanks for showing this technique.
Most excellent video. I'm very interested in trying this. I've always been a fan of spiral patterns so I think that's what I would attempt to do.
Thank you glad you liked it. I recently made a glue dye tutorial video if you are interested in other dye techniques. Glue has been producing really great results for me
I personally think the die looks better on the edge like the giveaway disc. Great tutorial on how to do this. Thanks!
Thanks for using RIT. All the other instructional videos I've seen has only mentioned Idye Poly but the nearest store to me that had it was Joann Fabrics. I picked some of this stuff up at Hobby Lobby and was going to bust it out and try it. I'm really glad it worked out for you so well. 🍻
Just make sure it's the synthetic version
Looks great! Done the shaving cream method before but I like the conditioner effect!
Another awesome way to dye discs. I'll have to pick up some rit dye next time I'm at the store.
The Manta I sent ya was dyed with the shampoo method just fyi.
@@DiscGolfNerd I like that its a subtle design. It reminds me of when ships warp through space in any space themed movie.
That rock turned out so damn good, it looks like SPACE
Just saw this and decided to try my own!
Good luck! I have a newer video on glue dyes too if you are interested in other methods.
Thank you for this video- I’ve watched it several times. Keep up the great work!
You're welcome thanks for watching. If you like this video and want to learn another technique check out my recent glue dye tutorial it's really fun.
Have purchased a few discs from them, they have a huge selection!
Thank you for posting this video, its nice to finally see an updated dye video.
That's pretty awesome. Just started disc golf late summer 2020, which I would have seen this back then, could have been playing with some more awesome looking plastic. Thanks for this I'm for sure going to be ordering dye and some shampoo and conditioner. Also some shaving cream and some glue I have heard works well. Thanks!
Nice technique, I will probably try this out the next time I dye some discs! Thanks for the video!
I am grateful for you doing this. So sweet! And super clear video.
Awesome video. I have a couple discs in some garbage colors so I'll be trying this out
The blue and pink turned out amazingly well, I have been experimenting and learning with shaving cream but I am grabbing some shampoo and conditioner this weekend!
I did the conditioner method Last night to my Prodigy M1 in 400g plastic. I'm SUPER anxious to see how it turns out when I remove it from it's dye bath tonight!
I am glad to see the new Rit dye works! it is much easier to find!
Just did mine, cant wait to see what happens
My other comment was before I finished. The blue one looks almost like the iris of an eye. They are both great. Thanks again.
I agree, really wish he was giving away that disc instead. Especially since I work in the eye care field.
So I did the conditioner method bcus its all I had with the synthetic rit blue and yellow dyes. Such a blast to do and I prefer waiting to see the outcome of dye over what a new mystery box might contain. DGN for all your dg needs
Please try Electronics Alcohol sprinkled on for an interesting splotchy look. I used ink from a ballpoint and created some cool effects when I let the disc dry off between sprinklings. Thanks for the cool dye vids!
Thanks for the video! I gave it a try and really like the results. I’m going to try one in shaving cream and see what happens.
Sweet
It would be cool if you premixed some colors and made greens and blues and that kind of stuff, experiment see what you like. Make a video about it if you feel like it. Also great dyes! Loved the patterns.
I'll take the Roc3. Just have it handy when you come to Texas.
I’m trying the conditioner method tonight. I’m dyeing a pink rap buzzz SS. I hope it turns out good!
Can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Nice video. Gotta add some mvp neutron in there as well, that plastic works well with dye.
Great work. I mainly use cocoa butter lotion but use shaving cream too. I like the shampoo results.
The 'lack of patience ' thing was driving me nuts - stop touching it and pushing it down! 🥴🤣
Seriously, good work. Dying discs is a lot of fun.
I have a Fuse in some shampoo right now and I've messed with it several times already lol
Rit has entire books full of formulas to make any color you want with those three dyes.
I dyed pro plastic and it worked pretty good
Pretty freakin sweet! Gonna have to try that for sure!
I have the same wok, idk if I can use it for this yet though lol. Gonna try a pie plate, and try using the shaving cream method into ziploc bags then cutting a small slit in the corner for application
This Wok was already retired from service in the kitchen. Don't worry I don't cook on it between dyes lol
Wow! Easy and beautiful.
Outstanding and very easy.
But really, which tastes better, the shampoo or conditioner? Seriously, thanks for the step-by-step. Cool to see it in action.
Newly subbed, highly interested and pursing disc golf.
Would love to hear from you about the certain colored discs(blue disc as a base) and plastics that discs are made from do they cause certain dyeing techniques with times of the shortest and best results of dyeing or different paints like house paint with a brush, the last question my dad asked is does this cause flight differences and does it increase the weight or decrease.
I was guessing it’s acidic so it takes away very small portion of the top and adds the colors so evens it out but I doubt it does anything flight characteristics change.
Great videos watched a lot and will share this to everyone!
Almost all disc dyers will tell you that white premium plastic is the best. With other colors you have to understand the color wheel to prevent unwanted browns and ugly color blends. Yellow can be tough to dye well so I typically just use reds and oranges with a yellow disc. It doesn't change the flight and must add some amount of mass but you'd probably need an extremely accurate and sensitive scale to know how much.
@@DiscGolfNerd I’ve got light blue I’m going to try my first dye on, any tips to have it the colors I want like will the base blue mix with red to make a purple color etc..?
Thanks for the reply!
Yes it will end up with some purples. Iight blue is fine tho. I show a light blue Culverin in the video I dyed that came out good. Just using pink and blue dye only.
@@DiscGolfNerd so just layed my first disc in dye so I was also thinking about after it's done curing how would I be able to either stamp or dye a character on the disc like Goku or rock Lee in high detail with colors not mixed? Thanks alot for your help great content and would love to show you some of the work ive done maybe throw some discs with you if you are ever in Minnesota or in your state.
You'd have to learn how to make and use stencils. Much more detailed process I'm not experienced with. I've done a few stencils but just basic ones. I would ask The Difference Is Doing It. He's fantastic with stencils and many other techniques.
Ima try that looks sweet
I'm not an ASMR guy, but I could watch videos of discs getting dyed with no commentary for hours
I have a really long start to finish glue dye video if you're interested. There is some commentary tho unfortunately.
sweet dyes! I'm feeling like I'll have to try.
Would ever make a video about stamping? or Stencils etc?
I would have to become experienced in those things first but ya never know.
@@DiscGolfNerd I believe in you
Love the video man but Kash n Kerry’s been out of business for YEEAAARRRSS lol
Cash and Carry restaurant supply. Multiple locations in my city. That's where I got my tub.
@@DiscGolfNerd my apologies! Just subbed to you yesterday btw. Keep up the great content buddy
Oh no worries whatsoever I was just clarifying. Thanks for watching. Cheers
Thank you so much for a great video. I was wondering about the cleanup process. How do you dispose of the used dye and clean the wok. Definitely want to try this
Usually scrape the dye into the trash with a silicone spatula and then just rinse the Wok in warm water.
@@DiscGolfNerd awesome. Can you rinse it inside? Will it stain the sink?
I have steel sinks and haven't had an issue with that.
@@DiscGolfNerd cool. Thanks for the help. Can’t wait to try this
Good luck!
It looked as though the conditioner method allowed for deeper color tones. Also, I think where you place the dye is a major factor in the finished design
Agree on both counts. I've refined and evolved this technique and will probably post a new video some time in the next few months
Have you tried to dye both front and back? Obviously they won’t be identical but I’d want “matching” front and back rather then a white bottom side. I got all my ingredients and I’m giving it a whirl but I’m not sure sure I have the expertise doing it for the first time to get as good of results as you did
It might be possible to use a lot of shampoo and dye and submerge the disc fully but I have no plan to try that at the moment. Don't put too much pressure on yourself just use a disc you aren't super attached to and see what happens.
Looks like it works! Dyed both sides and both sides have similar effects, next time I think I will try putting the disc in, then adding more due on top, then cover in shampoo, might be able to get more detailed effects that way
I worked 4 Unilever who makes the Suave shampoos and conditioners. Interesting Freudian slip when you said flavor. Because that's exactly what they call it when they change from one SKU to another. They call it a flavor change. Also I gave this video a thumbs up to get it off the 666 likes count! 😉
Do you think I could put red die directly on a green star plastic and it would change color?
It will change color but red dye on green plastic would end up making brown. Search the color wheel or paint color mixing on Google for more info.
Great video! I dyed my ricky wysoki destroyer using the shampoo method. After about 20 hours of soaking I cleaned the disc with absolutely no dye stuck to my disc. I have no clue what I did wrong
Strange. Star plastic should work. You used RIT Synthetic?
@@DiscGolfNerd yep. I’ve got it going again but I mixed a little acetone with the dye. Hoping that’ll work 🤞🏻
Fingers crossed.
You definitely worked in a restaurant. Bus tub, retired from food service.. I'm with it.
Actually bought this new from cash and carry but yah lol
Awesome dude. Does it look good on other color discs also? I have a black keystone putter that I would love to change the color.
Thanks. I only really dye light colors. I don't think black would work, probably too dark to see any colors on it.
Amazing brother
It would work for modern Pro I bet, not R-Pro but Pro when new.
I should have gotten some dye for my white Proline Titanic's at least to make one different form the other as the discs are identical. I used a Sharpie and let that dry and soak into the disc top doing that multiple times as needed when it starts to wear off.
Great vid man, been dieing to try some and I see rit at Walmart all the time, ever used the worm dye for fishing? It's UV reactive.
No but I hear it works great. Just more expensive and harder to find
@@DiscGolfNerd very true, I was looking at cheap worm dye kits, uv is huge if you suck lol. Always have my light on the cart.
Does it have to be a full 24 hours for the conditioner
This looks amazing, but I have no white discs in those plastics. Will a yellow star line disc work for this process?(Star Destroyer, Star Shryke and Discmania s-line fd) And is it no point bother trying to dye my white retro line compass? I have ordered some glow in the dark dyes after seeing your video and hoping for some sweet results.
Yah you can definitely use other colors as long as it's premium plastic. Just know that the colors will look different because of the color of the plastic. Retro won't work. If you check my dye page on Instagram you can see various discs I've dyed in various colored plastic all with only the 3 dye colors shown in the video.
Ok, sorry I just came across you video. I have RitDye and I was lead to believe I needed to use acetone with it, like an almost 70/30 mix, I had some DX plastic putters yadda yadda didn't work. So you don't use acetone but have star plastic and it's good? Just trying rule out variables before I give this another go. Thanks in advance.
I use RIT dyemore synthetic straight from the bottle no mixing with anything for this technique . You can also use idye poly or pro chemical and dye powdered dyes mixed with water or sprinkled on straight up for this technique. I also just made a full tutorial on glue bed dyes if you are interested and that uses an acetone mix with powdered dyes and clear glue for excellent results. Any premium plastic should work but yes Star plastic is what I use in this video and the opaque premium plastics like Star, Fuzion, Gold Line, Esp are my favorite to dye.
@@DiscGolfNerd ok, cool, I bought 5 bottles of different RIT dyemore synthetic and it didn't take on my Viking rune putters, but I will definitely be trying it on star and gold plastics plastics now. Thanks 👍
I attempted this but I believe I got the wrong dye. But the white disc I am using both still have stamps! It's a innova leopard and putter aviar. Do I have to cover them or do this method and place them in as is? Thx for these videos bro love it @discgolfnerd
What plastic are they? The stamps are fine you can just leave them alone. I have seen stamps dissolve in shampoo and dye a couple times but usually it won't be effected.
@@DiscGolfNerd do starter set its innova leopard and aviar fairway and putter ! Would those work they came white . The fairway Driver I reordered off Amazon and it also came in white .
Thx bro for your time
Starter packs are usually DX plastic and unfortunately that plastic will not dye. The discs dyed in this video are Star plastic. If you like the Leopard I would try to find a Leopard or Leopard3 in Star Plastic to try and dye.
Nice thanks for the video
That second one really came out nice. Does this only work with specific plastic?
Yes. I talked about that in the video. Premium plastics are what you want. Star, Gold line, Esp, etc are the best
Do you think leaving in for longer than 24 hours (like 36-48) would make the colors more vibrant/stronger?
I have done that with my glue dyes but not with shampoo or conditioner. I worry it will blend too much with that much time. Only one way to find out tho.
Have you tried mixing the color prior to applying to the medium?
And also have you tried other mediums, IE shaving creme, vegetable oil, motor oil etc
No I haven't and I have only tried shaving cream a few times and I don't like the results I get personally
Very nice technique you use there,great looking discs afterwards.but is it possible to use idye poly instead of Rit dye? Cant get that in Iceland.Hope i get an answer and thanks for the video man.
Yes. You can mix it with water and use it the same way. Also you can sprinkle the powder onto a conditioner or shampoo bed and dye it that way
Thanks for the info man,you are a great dyer.Hope one day i will buy one or two from you if you will or do sell disks.
I've seen a couple of these tutorials where they mention using premium plastics. What happens when you use base plastics? I have three misstamped white wardens in classic blend plastic that I want to dye. I know prime is the base plastic, but classic is just above that. Will it work?
Didn't work for me but I've only tried once with a medium Caltrop.
Have you tried heat blow drying the disc before you place it in shampoo/conditioner?
No I just towel dry it and let it air dry before I dunk it
I wonder if you could get some cool effects by sprinkling coarse salt before putting the disc in
Only one way to find out!
The roc came out nice!!! Is that regular die or polyester? Thanks
It is the dye more Synthetic RIT
Nice video! Would you get stronger colors with the shampoo by leaving it in for longer than 24 hours? Or is it better to wash off and then do a second dye on the same disc?
Probably either a second dye or just more dye in the shampoo to begin with.
Does the regular rit dye work with this or does it have to be the synthetic rit dye?
I have only used synthetic so I'm not exactly sure but I wouldn't think regular RIT would still work.
Awesome job nerd. I would throw that destroyer all over Louisiana. I would need you to sign the bottom of it if i won 😊
Deal
Where do you rinse your discs off? Will it stain the sink in the kitchen if it's a metal one?
Hasn't stained my sink yet I just rinse em in the kitchen sink with warm water. I usually scoop most of the leftover dye from the pan into the garbage and then rinse out the rest.
@@DiscGolfNerd just did my first run of dyes using conditioner. Works great and thank for the video! Gonna switch to shampoo next time.
@@kylekincade09937 sweet. Send em to me on Instagram if you want I'd like to see
So if you do this with a disc that has a foil stamp on the front does it dye over the stamp?
Yes. On a couple of rare occasions the stamp dissolved while soaking in shampoo in particular. But for the most part I just dye over the stamp and it's no problem.
@@DiscGolfNerdVery good to know. Thank you very much.
No problem. FYI I have a disc dye FAQ video and a tutorial on the Glue method on the channel as well if you are looking for more information. Cheers
Are there particular discs/plastic types that are optimal for these methods?
Yes. White or bright colored opaque premium plastic like Star, Gold line, Fuzion, ESP etc. As for types of discs, not really. Whatever disc is fine as long as the plastic is a high end premium plastic.
I wars like i really wanted the roc damn that turned out god m8
Is it possible to use Rit Dye all purpose also or only Synthetic? Sick discs, love that Roc
I have only used RIT synthetic I have no idea if the all purpose will work sorry
@@DiscGolfNerd Okay, thanks for the answer
Does this work on colored discs aswell ? :)
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Yes. You just have to remember that the color of the plastic will affect the color of the finished dye. I showed dyes that started with discs of various colors in the video. White is just the most fun imo because it's like a blank canvas.
Will Hybrid-X plastic have the same affect as what you've done?
Do you mean DD Lucid/Fuzion hybrid plastic and then X like Lucid X? If so then yah you should be totally fine dyeing those because it's still premium plastic.
@@DiscGolfNerd yeah it's a first run bottom stamp Hybrid-X trespass. Great I cant wait to try it out and see how it looks.
Just tried this, thought I did everything right, got the rit synthetic dye, premium plastic, left it for 24 hours but when I took it out the dye was very faint and not near as bold as yours. I just bought a regular cheap shampoo but it's not the same brand so idk if it's that or is it possible to use too much dye or too much shampoo? Any suggestions?
Hmm. Hard to say. But I would have to guess it was the difference in shampoo. Also shampoo sometimes ends up quite subtle because the dye can sink to to the bottom. Sorry about that. But you can also dunk it again to get more color if you wanted. Keep me posted.
Hello, if disk has a stamp is it going to dye or what hapensaanti to it?
Happens
Very rarely the stamp might dissolve in the shampoo mix but I don't think it ever happened with the conditioner. Also check out my newer videos about Glue Dyes if you wanna learn an even cooler method that doesn't seem to ever affect the stamp. The foil stamps don't absord the dye tho so I often dye right over top of the stamps with no issue.
@@DiscGolfNerd Ok thanks. I'll check your newer videos.
Sweet dyes! I used your method and I have got some pretty good results! I used saran wrap and rit dye in a plate and got a awesome pattern! Do you mix the rit dye with hot water before you put it on the shampoo/conditioner or is it even necessary?
Nope I just use it right out of the bottle
Ok, Good to know. Thank you! I'll try that out next time!
@@DiscGolfNerd Hi. I used the Rit dye but it didnt take. im using rit all purpose not the synthetic. i’m assuming i might need some fixative for my dye? thanks
Definitely want to use the synthetic and make sure you are using premium plastics as well. Or you can buy idye poly or pro chemical disc dyes.
What if you just want to dye a solid color without any pattern? Just mixing it in maybe?
I've used this RIT dye for that by just brushing it on a few coats but you may want to look into idye poly that can be mixed with water and then you just float the disc in that similar to how people do stencil dyes just without the stencil
@@DiscGolfNerd Thank you so much for the reply. I am trying to UV dye some discs with invisible UV dye so that they can be found with UV light in the dark.
Interesting. Hope it works out for ya
Does temperature effect the dyeing process? Outside vs inside?
I would assume so yes. Warmer should be better. I know some folks use heat lamps with their lotion dyes. But I haven't tried it.
do you care to explain how the dying process affected the stamps of your discs? cause they look totally unaffected in your original discs you show and thats what i would want.
does the dye not stain the stamps or did you do something different?
The dye doesn't stain the stamps in my experience. A few times mostly recently with a new variation of this technique I have had the stamp dissolve while it soaked for some reason but it's only happened when using shampoo and a significant amount of dye.
Does this dyeing affect the disc’s flight?, or can you scratch the dye off or something like that?
No and no. It sinks into the plastic and doesn't come off in my experience
Disc Golf Nerd ok, cool! I don’t know can i do this bc i live in Finland and i dont know if i have the right ingredients in here.. (or same kind of products that you use)
Can you do a video about the Doom Bird 3? Love Lizzotte
That could happen I haven't tested one before
Wait so did you not have to use acetone with the rit dye?
Correct yes I just use the liquid as is straight from the bottle when I use the liquid RIT.
@@DiscGolfNerd sweet thanks for the reply. My discs turned out pretty legit!👍🏼
So when I dye it it won’t go over the stamp I still want it to sag west side disc hatchet
Occasionally the stamp will dissolve with the shampoo method for some reason but it's pretty rare. I'd use the conditioner method to be safer. But yes if the stamp doesn't dissolve it doesn't take the dye either and will still be there and won't be dyed.
Will iDye Polly work as well as Rit dye?
Yes. Idye poly dyes discs well
Does it effect the grip
Nope
Does the RIT synthetic liquid work well with shaving cream?
Yah should work great. I'm just not very good at shaving cream dyes. But I think I did use it once can't remember 100%
@@DiscGolfNerd I'm trying my 1st disc tonight and I have shaving cream and RIT Synthetic liquid. Hope it goes well.
Nice. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
@@DiscGolfNerd I sure will. Thanks
I just tried to dye a Crystal Z buzz With the synthetic stuff. I don’t know why but it didn’t work everything just washed right off? What am I doing wrong I don’t understand.
You washed the disc? And 24 hr soak? I've dyed Crystal before so it should work
@@DiscGolfNerd I’m trying it again I made sure to clean the disc really well this time. Thank you. I’m just using the black RIT synthetic.
OK hopefully it works this time.
Hi i have a queastion working foodcolors ?
No I used RIT Synthetic dye
I literally have the exact same three dyes as him and the exact same brand shampoo and my dye didn't even stick a little bit. I was using a Discmania S-Line plastic which I thought was maybe same as star plastic but I have no idea why it didn't work. I've seen a few videos that said do 12 hours and I'll admit I left it in for 24hrs but I would have thought that would just make it darker? Almost 0 dye stuck on when i washed it off and I'm not sure why. Any helpers?
I'm starting to wonder if there are different variations or formulas of the RIT Synthetic or something because Ive heard from a couple other people who have had issues as well. Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you I don't get it. S line is the same as the Star plastic used in this video. Maybe try idye poly instead and see if that works
@@DiscGolfNerd True, maybe I'll look more into the dye im using to and research if there's been any formula changes! Thanks for the quick response. Would you say that idye poly has the greatest chance of success? Thanks
I've never had an issue with it but I've never had problems with this RIT synthetic either. You will have to add some water to the idye tho to make it liquid unless you just sprinkle the powdered dye on the bed like a shaving cream dye. Keep me posted
@@DiscGolfNerd Update: It may have been the shampoo in combination with a new dye formula or something. I tried the same dye with shaving cream and it did work!
Possible your shampoo was too deep and the dye sank to the bottom or something so it didn't reach the discs in enough concentration to sink in. If it worked with shaving cream I doubt it had anything to do with the dye. Interesting. Glad you had good results with shaving cream tho.
Where do you buy suringes like that
The big one I got originally from the dollar store and the smaller ones came from amazon I think.
How do you do a disc that has a stamp on it?
With conditioner dyes and my more recent clear glue dyes you can just dye right over the stamp, like some of the discs I show earlier in the video. Shampoo is usually fine but occasionally I have had stamps dissolve in shampoo and dye for some reason.
I tried using conditioner and let it soak 24 hrs then washed it off and it didnt stay on disc any advice why it didnt stay on disc can u use any color shampoo or conditioner
I've only used this suave coconut stuff but not sure why it wouldn't work with other stuff. What plastic is the disc?
Thank you for replying im not sure the plastic but the disc is a avaor putter if that helps
Why schampoo / conditioner? Whats the ingridient that you are looking for? Sorry for bad english
I was looking for lotion but the store didn't have it. So I used other stuff I had available.
@@DiscGolfNerd but why? which purpose does it serve? :)
It's just the medium used to dye the disc. I'm not exactly sure what the confusion is.
Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥
lol I literally USE this conditioner for my beard hahaha
Where can you buy rit dye?
Got mine on Amazon