How do I dye Jango Fett Tubes?

thrax

Active Hunter

• Mar 16, 2012

• #1

I have a set of MOW Jango Fett gauntlets with the perfect dark blue color but I am assembling a new set of gauntlets with clear tubes and the white braids. Anyone have success in dyeing their tubes dark blue??

Thanks in advance.

 

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KaanE

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 16, 2012

• #2

Some people uses RIT dye to dye clear visors, I think it could work. Just let the tubes in the dye for a long time and repeat proccess until you're okay with it.

 

BobaFiend

Active Hunter

• Mar 16, 2012

• #3

Shoe polish worked for browning my Boba ones. Try navy polish? There was a thread that someone did (don't remember anymore) where he tried like seventeen different things and documented it and none of them put the shoe polish worked. I would just leave it overnight and wipe it off in the morning. Mine are permanently stained.

 

asok

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 16, 2012

• #4

I started with clear tubes, dark blue RIT dye, and a bucket of water. Mix and let sit for about 1 day.

 

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KaanE

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 16, 2012

• #5

asok said:

I started with clear tubes, dark blue RIT dye, and a bucket of water. Mix and let sit for about 1 day.

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FettFanatic

Active Hunter

• Mar 16, 2012

• #6

I used RIT denim blue for my tubes. I just mixed it in a bucket with hot water and put them in. Make sure you get all the tubes filled with the dye. If you don't they could dye unevenly. My tubes took the dye pretty quick, so keep checking them till they get as dark as you want.

 

thrax

Active Hunter

• Mar 21, 2012

• #7

Thanks guys, will try it and let you know how it turns out.

 

clonecollector

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 21, 2012

• #8

I thought I saw blue tubes at Home Depot? Or are they not the correct blue? I have a blue hose that I use with my portable sump pump.

 

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spotter301

New Hunter

• Jul 17, 2014

• #9

ive just tried the rit dye method with no success

 

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spotter301

New Hunter

• Jul 17, 2014

• #10

the hose looks ok, which type of clear hose should it be? maybe I got the wrong one? thanks guys

 

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spotter301

New Hunter

• Jul 19, 2014

• #11

Thnks to mandalorian guard! I got 30m of blue hose from wickes £10. And its not the stiff stuff! Good call mate ;-) got loads spare!

 

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Justicethebeast

Jr Hunter

• Jul 20, 2014

• #12

Do you use the powder or liquid dye? I would like to try it.

asok said:

I started with clear tubes, dark blue RIT dye, and a bucket of water. Mix and let sit for about 1 day.

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syllander

Active Hunter

• Jul 20, 2014

• #13

This is a pretty old thread. If you're in the US I'd ask cruzer here on the boards where he gets his from.

 

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FettFanatic

Active Hunter

• Jul 20, 2014

• #14

I used the liquid RIT dye.

 

Cruzer

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 23, 2014

• #15

The liquid version in the newly designed bottle didn't work for me. So I went back to using the powder.

 

Wasted Fett

Literally Asian

• Oct 25, 2015

• #16

So it takes about a day in the dye?

 

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FettFanatic

Active Hunter

• Oct 25, 2015

• #17

It didn't for me. I had to keep checking them to make sure they didn't get too dark.