Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20190929061032/@comment-27306930-20191022014644

Tonight I played with some Dye for the first time. It's awesome ! It comes in a spray can, just like spray paint. But it comes out very thin. Since the color isn't sitting on top of the plastic, it takes much less dye to cover the same area. And because the coats are so thin, it preserves a tremendous amount of the texture and detailing on the shell. When it dries, it actually looks like the plastic was manufactured in that color.

Another nice thing is no sanding. Because it stains the plastic, there's no need to dull the finish or remove glossy surfaces to get it to stick. Just make sure the surface is clean and free of oils.

The other cool thing is the dry time. First coat soaked in and dried in about 20 seconds. Second coat took about a minute. The third and final coat dried in 3 minutes. So the whole thing was done in under 10 minutes and I've already handled it with bare hands. Apparently it cures and hardens in about 24 hours.

Now that I've figured out how to use this stuff, I probably won't go back to spray paint unless absolutely necessary 👍👍

BTW, I'm attempting to duplicate the color scheme in the OP. So I disassembled the carousel and masked off all the places where the cylinders make contact. I'll dab a little gray or black down the screw wells after the dye cures.