Post Your Rit Dye Formulas! (Page 1 of 4)
Posted: 1/13/2017 2:51:51 PM EDT
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I bought a passel of sand Gen M3 PMAGs and some Rit dye and went to town!
All of these recipes have a 5-minute soak, flipping the magazine over every 30-seconds in a Pyrex breadpan of just off the burner boiling water (except the 40-rounder with the orange). 
A close match to Cavalry Manufacturing's Purple/Grape is 1 teaspoon Purple, 2 teaspoons Aquamarine. 
Three capfuls of Dark Brown gives OD-Green. 
Zombie Green is 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons Lemon Yellow, 2 teaspoons Aquamarine. Dark Purple is 2 teaspoons Purple. Cavalry Manufacturing's Blue is 2 tablespoons Royal Blue. Forest Green is 2 tablespoons Dark Brown, 2 tablespoons Camel. Again
A nice Hunter Orange is 4 tablespoons of Tangerine into a 12x9 Pyrex pan. |
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any one had luck un-dying?
i tried to get a stealth grey with rit pearl grey like others have successfully done but these came out denim blue. they actually look great in that color... just not what i was after. ive tried to over-dye them with black but they dont seem to want to take on anymore pigment. |
Every one but the the band looks like a rock star.
This is Chocolate Brown, 1 tablespoon in a breadpan of water for about 2-3 minutes, as it compares to Damage Ind. SHTF Brown. 
This is 1 tablespoon Chocolate Brown, 1 teaspoon of Purple and 1/2 teaspoon of Aquamarine. In both cases the camera is making them seem lighter than they are. In person the stocks are about the same brown as the darker base in the second pic, |
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#1: 3 tablespoons Chocolate Brown. #2: 3 tablespoons Chocolate Brown, 1 teaspoon Purple, 1/2 teaspoon Aquamarine. #3: 3 tablespoons Chocolate Brown, 1 teaspoon Purple, 1 teaspoon Aquamarine. #4: Recipe #3 on the color removed magazine. #5: 3 tablespoons Chocolate Brown, 1 teaspoon Purple, 1 teaspoon Aquamarine, 1/2 teaspoon Emerald. |
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Originally Posted By PatriotMRD:
Would like to see a "zombie green" that is greener than the mags above. More like the Hogue Zombie-X grips. a I'd like to customize a few mags for my 3-gun rifle to match some of my other gear. We've taken to cutting the base plates from a 5-pack of plates in half to experiment on. And the results of last night's experiments! We were trying to get close to Magpul's discontinued Foliage Green. All are using 4 cups of water in a breadpan and a 3-5 minute soak. 
1 teaspoon Camel, 1/2 teaspoon Emerald Green, 1/2 teaspoon Aquamarine. 
4 teaspoons Dark Green, 2 teaspoons Lemon Yellow. (Perhaps the greener zombie green you were thinking of?) 
1/2 teaspoon Pearl Gray, 1/2 teaspoon Dark Green. 
1-1/2 teaspoon Pearl Gray, 1/2 teaspoon Dark Green. 
2-1/2 teaspoon Pearl Gray, 1/2 teaspoon Dark Green. 
1-1/2 teaspoon Pearl Gray, 1/2 teaspoon Camel. 8-10 minute soak. The tan above it is: 1/2 teaspoon Tangerine, 1/4 teaspoon Pearl Gray, 1/4 teaspoon Dark Green (Rit's official recipe for FDE). 
The last green-gray as compared to Foliage Green (right). I think I discovered Foliage Dark Earth, it's about halfway between FDE and FOL. |
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I think I got Foliage Green figured out!
L to R 8-minute soak. 4 cups water. #1 1-1/2 tsp Pearl Gray, 1/2 tsp Taupe. Possible stealth gray? #2 1-1/2 tsp Pearl Gray, 3/4 tsp Taupe. Possible stealth gray? #3 1-1/2 tsp Pearl Gray, 3/4 tsp Taupe, 1/4 tsp Camel. #4 1-1/2 tsp Pearl Gray, 1/2 tsp Camel. "Foliage Dark Earth" from above To shorten the soak time I increased the best match (#3) to: 1 tbsp Pearl Gray, 1-1/2 tsp Taupe, 1/4 tsp Camel. This comes out a bit too green, but if you take any out, it's too gray. Can't win. 
I need to work on my consistency. |
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Originally Posted By Z09SS:
We've taken to cutting the base plates from a 5-pack of plates in half to experiment on. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/328/32282054991_e06092effb_b.jpg 4 teaspoons Dark Green, 2 teaspoons Lemon Yellow. (Perhaps the greener zombie green you were thinking of?) That's a lot closer to what I was thinking. Considering that you aren't starting with a pure white base material and it's a dye not a coating. When I can, I might experiment with the base pads to fine tune it. |
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Originally Posted By Locutus494:
Do you have any info on matching a sand Pmag to the Coyote Brown of the ACR? I've found some recipes online, but they use FDE Pmags as a starting point. Not yet, but I think that Magpul is going to make them that color later this year anyways. |
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Originally Posted By costanza:
I'm just interested in what rit dye or mix of rit dyes gets closes to magpul's pink. So far... knock on wood. Rit's browns are really greens. The blacks and grays are really blues. Other colors appear to be honest. Getting zombie green and the grape colors were just like the color guide said they'd be. |
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Whups, replying about the wrong "they".
Edit: 
I confirmed that doubling the dye means you halve the soak time with the 20-rounder. The dust cap was 1-1/2 tsp Pearl Gray and 1/2 tsp Taupe for 8 minutes, the magazine is 1 tbsp Pearl Gray and 1 tsp Taupe for 4 minutes. I don't have anything Stealth Gray to compare it with, but the picture comes out on my computer the same as my eyes see it. |
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Originally Posted By PatriotMRD:
Are you using the powder or liquid? Originally Posted By PatriotMRD:
Are you using the powder or liquid? Liquid. Originally Posted By Locutus494:
No, the medium coyote tan is a different color from FDE and coyote brown altogether. And of course their Coyote is different.... Sigh! |
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Originally Posted By Z09SS:
Liquid. And of course their Coyote is different.... Sigh! Yeah, it's a bummer that it's different than coyote brown. However, MCT is the color the military specified so you can't blame Magpul for that one. Apparently, the Army now has a requirement that all new small arms programs be made in the medium coyote tan color. Really, we should be glad they are releasing it at all; Magpul could have just made it for the military and not released it commercially. Or the military could have even asked Magpul not to sell it, kind of like what the Marine Corps did with Colt and the Colt custom shop M45A1. |
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That's 1 tbsp Harvest, 1/2 tsp Cherry Red and 1/4 tsp Black into 2 quarts of water. We varied the soak time and temperature to get matches of the whole range of AKM "bakelite". At some of the cooler temperatures the color is uneven and comes even closer to the genuine Soviet article. |
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Any good formulas for Plum? I remember seeing a couple nice ones done just don't remember any formula. I know I could search through some more threads but was reading this one anyways so figured I would ask in case you knew. The plum I am talking about is like comes on AK furniture either the lighter K-Var US made Plum or the darker Russian Plum would both look great to me. While searching for pictures of Plum AR I found a place called Echo 93 that does the set for you at a cost. I haven't ever messed with Rit Dye but don't see it being too complicated and would like to give it a go myself if I can get the Plum look that they achieved.
A picture ripped from one of their sets, I absolutely love this look - 
It would be for the FDE MOE furniture since I believe that is what takes it best. An odd question though, have you ever tried using Rit Dye on black furniture/mags? I wouldn't be too surprised if you could get a really dark plum hue from using the purple or another shade on the Magpul Black. All I have at the moment are black sets, but will definitely be getting FDE to try this out if you know of a formula that works. Thanks for your time! |
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I got plum by using FDE furniture as a base and black rit dye.
Originally Posted By Wolverine08:
Any good formulas for Plum? I remember seeing a couple nice ones done just don't remember any formula. I know I could search through some more threads but was reading this one anyways so figured I would ask in case you knew. The plum I am talking about is like comes on AK furniture either the lighter K-Var US made Plum or the darker Russian Plum would both look great to me. While searching for pictures of Plum AR I found a place called Echo 93 that does the set for you at a cost. I haven't ever messed with Rit Dye but don't see it being too complicated and would like to give it a go myself if I can get the Plum look that they achieved. A picture ripped from one of their sets, I absolutely love this look - http://jerkingthetrigger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/e93-plum-AR.jpg It would be for the FDE MOE furniture since I believe that is what takes it best. An odd question though, have you ever tried using Rit Dye on black furniture/mags? I wouldn't be too surprised if you could get a really dark plum hue from using the purple or another shade on the Magpul Black. All I have at the moment are black sets, but will definitely be getting FDE to try this out if you know of a formula that works. Thanks for your time! |
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Originally Posted By Z09SS:
Whups, replying about the wrong "they". Edit: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/351/32061807220_ee3b9286ab_b.jpg I confirmed that doubling the dye means you halve the soak time with the 20-rounder. The dust cap was 1-1/2 tsp Pearl Gray and 1/2 tsp Taupe for 8 minutes, the magazine is 1 tbsp Pearl Gray and 1 tsp Taupe for 4 minutes. I don't have anything Stealth Gray to compare it with, but the picture comes out on my computer the same as my eyes see it. Any more photos? Perhaps in daylight or on a dark background? |
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Originally Posted By Z09SS:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2922/33116122264_c0728c71e5_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2866/33116120444_34593956e7_b.jpg I dialed the exposure back a little for this one. https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2806/33116119284_248070dd8b_b.jpg |
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Originally Posted By Z09SS:
Pyrex breadpan full. Originally Posted By Z09SS:
Originally Posted By seant8:
Originally Posted By Z09SS: 1 tbsp Pearl Gray and 1 tsp Taupe for 4 minutes |
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Originally Posted By Jimbo45:
Pic of breadpan, and how much water you are putting in the pan? Full is a relative term. Originally Posted By Jimbo45:
Originally Posted By Z09SS:
Originally Posted By seant8:
Originally Posted By Z09SS: 1 tbsp Pearl Gray and 1 tsp Taupe for 4 minutes 
Even being relatively imprecise with the volume hasn't affected the color between magazines or batches. |
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Originally Posted By Boxer4u:
Has anyone figured out Foliage green? Click To View Spoiler |
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Originally Posted By Boxer4u:
Awesome! Thanks Z09SS Pretty close match? Is that with cold or warm water? Not sure if it matters 
Matches well enough with Magpul's handguards, Damage Inc's grip and BCM's stock. Hot! Water. Just barely boiling from the kettle and dumped into the pan. We even pre heat the pan with hottest we can get from the tap as well. |
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Magpul still makes baseplates in sand so you can do some personalizing of your any color you want as long as it's black magazines.
I made some zombie green plates for my AK-74 mags. Makes the rounds more effective on zombies. It is known. Made a foliage green Gen 3 window mag too, just for fun! |
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Originally Posted By Z09SS:
Magpul still makes baseplates in sand so you can do some personalizing of your any color you want as long as it's black magazines. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4778/39042310290_0d44c41c10_b.jpg I made some zombie green plates for my AK-74 mags. Makes the rounds more effective on zombies. It is known. Made a foliage green Gen 3 window mag too, just for fun! |
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Breadpan of just off the stove boiling water.
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons Lemon Yellow. 2 teaspoons of Aquamarine. Let sit until you get the shade you want, about 4-8 minutes. Recently I found you have to shake the Aquamarine very well if it's been sitting! |
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