A quick and easy tutorial on how to Rit dye your knife scales. Huge thanks to everyone in the BCS Army that has supported me and welcome to all my new subscribers.
I tried the daffodil yellow rit dye on one of my bugout OD green scales. The result was somewhere between brown and desert tan. So I have that on one side and the Factory OD Green on the other, so it looks camouflage. Idk if I’ll keep it that way, but it looks pretty dope for now. Thanks for the tutorial
Right on! Sometimes you can be surprised by the outcome. I was actually surprised by the maroon color that came out on this one. I have a green camouflage PM2 that I dyed red with the same dye and it turn out amazing. Thanks Devin.
Hey BCS Justin! Just checked this out as I'm trying to dye my jade 940 scales. I got all set up, broke down the knife and then turned to your video. Laughed at m'sef when I heard the disclaimer about synthetic-specific dye. I was trying to go off-grid style with walnut husks. Had them smashed up and water boiled already, so I'm going to drop them in and see what happens. Maybe leave them in there for a few days (not on hot though, lol). Experiment! Thanks for your vid and I'll go get some of that particular type of Rit dye if nothing takes. Your stuff looks great, so I'll do a rewatch if this fails. 🤘
Any reason why some people dip it for 20-30 mins vs you dipping it for 30 seconds? So just bring the pot to a boil? Add the rit. Let simmer and then dip? I see a slot of people adding the rit before the water even boils.
This is just the way I do it. It's worked pretty good for me and I never dip it any longer than 1 minute. I've done several handle scales and they've all turned out great. I seem some people add vinegar to the mix also but I'm not sure why.
Hi mate, know you did this a while back, that colour is exactly my regimental colour! I would like to achieve that on the Bugout scales, the tan style ones so a bit lighter than yours? Racing red synthetic, maybe just dip mine a little longer to achieve that colour?
Thank you very much. I was very pleased with the burgundy that it turned out. I think it looks really good with that Black Blade. Thanks for watching Leslie I appreciate it
I really want to dye the tip of my orange griptillian so you cant see the orange when i carry it in my pocket. then i wouldnt need to buy a deep carry clip to conceal the orange.
@@BlueCollarSurvival thats exactly what im thinking. it'll be nice not having the bright orange tip showing on my pocket catching everyones attention, yet still retain the majority of it as orange to be visible while hunting and camping. best of both worlds.
I dyed my tan handle/black blade griptilian about 8 months ago. Used the red Rit dye. Was going for a nice darker red to burgundy color. Walked off for a few minutes to long and came back to plum purple scales. Turns out this stuff works pretty fast, lol. It actually looks pretty good with the deep purple and black blade/hardware. I'm not too much of a man to use a purple knife. New to the channel. Thanks for good content!
Yeah that dye works really fast. I think I only did mine for maybe 30 seconds. But I can imagine that purple and black actually does look pretty good. Well welcome to the BCS Army brother! Hope to hear from you more. Thanks Matt👍
Would this work on g-10 as well? And how does it smell? I've heard it stinks but that was because vinegar (?) was used. Thanks for the vid, I've been trying to figure out a good way to dye some scales and this looks like the best method.
It works great on G10. That's what my Para Military 2 is in the video and it came out amazing. I like the smell but I don't use vinegar. You can play with the times for different shades.
Great idea! I experimented with several 'partial' dippings in the Rit Sapphire Blue to try and get a more 'variegated' look on some cheap acrylic scales that were originally in a sorta 'pink' design on a 'lady's' stiletto. Ended up with a surprisingly cool-looking deep 'plum' color, also with a bit of a color 'gradient' that really pops against the chrome bolsters... thx a lot!
Fantastic video. I had wondered how to change the color on the handle scales. I am sure first time it isn't that easy but definately easier than I thought it would be. Again thanks for the great video.
It's quite easy. This was actually only my second attempt. It's pretty straight forward, you can play with time to get different shades or tape of parts and do a 2 tone. You can already start with a $5 cheapy.
I want an orange or red rat. No it won't die metal. I don't know if anything will. Maybe if you acid wash it first then dye it but it may just be a tinge of color.
Just spent the day dying 3 sets of scales using your method and it worked, so thanks again, it's much appreciated. Some tips for anyone: black (graphite) takes 4-5 minutes or more time. Highly polished g10 needs to be roughed up or the dye doesn't won't take to it very good, this includes areas worn smooth naturally from carrying/use. Yeah, stuff I learned today😁.
Does the Rit come off on your hands if you handle/flip/flick your knives a lot??? I've wanted to do this for a while but worried about the dye bleeding into clothing/hands. Thanks man!
Nope. It's on there good. I've been carrying my Griptilian pretty much everyday since I made this video and no clothing staining and nothing on my hands. I've been carrying a PM2 that I dyed around 6 months ago and it hasn't changed at all. Thanks Johnny
Not sure because of the protective coating on the scale but it's worth a try. If it doesn't work then maybe take a very fine grit sandpaper and remove the coating. Let me know if that works out, I'm interested about it as well.
I haven't. You can try it. I've just read to make sure to use the dye more for synthetics. If you got a cheap knife to try it on I'd be interested to know the results.
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How deep does the dye penetrate? If the handle gets slightly scuffed, will the original color be right there underneath?
If the scuff is significant enough the original color will come through. Minor scuffs and most normal wear and tear will be fine.
@@BlueCollarSurvival Thank you for the response. Imma do it!
Glad I found this. Was wondering if the dye would take on an agate grey plastic... Gonna give this a try.
Let me know how it works out.
I tried the daffodil yellow rit dye on one of my bugout OD green scales. The result was somewhere between brown and desert tan. So I have that on one side and the Factory OD Green on the other, so it looks camouflage. Idk if I’ll keep it that way, but it looks pretty dope for now. Thanks for the tutorial
Right on! Sometimes you can be surprised by the outcome. I was actually surprised by the maroon color that came out on this one. I have a green camouflage PM2 that I dyed red with the same dye and it turn out amazing. Thanks Devin.
Hey BCS Justin! Just checked this out as I'm trying to dye my jade 940 scales. I got all set up, broke down the knife and then turned to your video. Laughed at m'sef when I heard the disclaimer about synthetic-specific dye. I was trying to go off-grid style with walnut husks. Had them smashed up and water boiled already, so I'm going to drop them in and see what happens. Maybe leave them in there for a few days (not on hot though, lol). Experiment! Thanks for your vid and I'll go get some of that particular type of Rit dye if nothing takes. Your stuff looks great, so I'll do a rewatch if this fails. 🤘
Thanks for the video Justin. That looks sharp with the black blade, nice work.
Thanks Jay! I thought the same thing. I love how it turned out.
Wow! That looks much easier than when I did a couple of mine a while back. I’m gonna have to try your method the next time I do one.
It works out pretty slick. There is another comment on here with some extra info and tips. I'm still learning to
Any reason why some people dip it for 20-30 mins vs you dipping it for 30 seconds? So just bring the pot to a boil? Add the rit. Let simmer and then dip? I see a slot of people adding the rit before the water even boils.
This is just the way I do it. It's worked pretty good for me and I never dip it any longer than 1 minute. I've done several handle scales and they've all turned out great. I seem some people add vinegar to the mix also but I'm not sure why.
What happened to the pot afterwards? Can you wash red dye off? And if you choose to use f.e. blue dye is it a problem?
I soak my pot in bleach water and the dye comes out. Do that and it shouldn't be an issue.
Hi mate, know you did this a while back, that colour is exactly my regimental colour! I would like to achieve that on the Bugout scales, the tan style ones so a bit lighter than yours? Racing red synthetic, maybe just dip mine a little longer to achieve that colour?
Ya I think a longer time in the dye should produce a deeper red pr maroon. Let me know how it turns out. Cheers
Congrats on the Benchmade
That was sweet brother
Thanks bro! I was stoked. She knew I've been eyeballing a Benchmade for a long time. She loves me
Gorgeous color! Thanks for the video!
Thank you very much. I was very pleased with the burgundy that it turned out. I think it looks really good with that Black Blade. Thanks for watching Leslie I appreciate it
Hello there. You got great results. I'm about to attempt my first dye. Can you please tell me the amount of water in your dye mixture.
2 cups of water and half a bottle of rit dye.
Awesome dye colors handle!!!
You should think about getting a tan Spyderco and dye it what ever color you want
I really want to dye the tip of my orange griptillian so you cant see the orange when i carry it in my pocket. then i wouldnt need to buy a deep carry clip to conceal the orange.
That would be pretty easy to do. I would tape the two scales together and just do both tips at once. It should insure they're equally dyed.
@@BlueCollarSurvival thats exactly what im thinking. it'll be nice not having the bright orange tip showing on my pocket catching everyones attention, yet still retain the majority of it as orange to be visible while hunting and camping. best of both worlds.
Let me know how it turns out.
Love this method! My recipe has a smidge of vinegar, but same colors. Nice work!
What exactly is the vinegar for. I've heard about that method to
Blue Collar Survival legend has it the vinegar helps the dye penetrate the material better. Used it on all of mine and no troubles with it.
i cant find Rit Dye more in Black closest i could was a Graphite could use some help please im new to thiis
I dyed my tan handle/black blade griptilian about 8 months ago. Used the red Rit dye. Was going for a nice darker red to burgundy color. Walked off for a few minutes to long and came back to plum purple scales. Turns out this stuff works pretty fast, lol. It actually looks pretty good with the deep purple and black blade/hardware. I'm not too much of a man to use a purple knife.
New to the channel. Thanks for good content!
Yeah that dye works really fast. I think I only did mine for maybe 30 seconds. But I can imagine that purple and black actually does look pretty good. Well welcome to the BCS Army brother! Hope to hear from you more. Thanks Matt👍
Can you reuse the dye solution?
I honestly don't know.
Yes... and if it doesn't get what you want dark enough, add more dye to the solution.
Thank you for the response👊👊👊
That looks awesome! Does dye wear off at all?
None of mine have wore off yet. It seems to hold up pretty good. Thanks Ray👊
Been using my Manix 2 and Benchmade Griptilian for around a year and haven't noticed any change. As far as I can tell it holds up great.
Anytime Josh! I'm always happy to help. Go for it man, it's hard to screw up.
Still holding up?
Would this work on g-10 as well? And how does it smell? I've heard it stinks but that was because vinegar (?) was used. Thanks for the vid, I've been trying to figure out a good way to dye some scales and this looks like the best method.
It works great on G10. That's what my Para Military 2 is in the video and it came out amazing. I like the smell but I don't use vinegar. You can play with the times for different shades.
Awesome. Im going to try this. Thanks.
Great idea! I experimented with several 'partial' dippings in the Rit Sapphire Blue to try and get a more 'variegated' look on some cheap acrylic scales that were originally in a sorta 'pink' design on a 'lady's' stiletto. Ended up with a surprisingly cool-looking deep 'plum' color, also with a bit of a color 'gradient' that really pops against the chrome bolsters... thx a lot!
I've experimented on quite a few since this video. Love doing two tone designs. Thanks for watching!
Great idea. 30 seconds is all it takes? That's shorter than I thought. I've also seen video's where they add vinegar to the mix, not sure why.
Ya that quick. You can play with times and get variations of shades. I've seen the vinegar used before to not sure why
Fantastic video. I had wondered how to change the color on the handle scales. I am sure first time it isn't that easy but definately easier than I thought it would be. Again thanks for the great video.
It's quite easy. This was actually only my second attempt. It's pretty straight forward, you can play with time to get different shades or tape of parts and do a 2 tone. You can already start with a $5 cheapy.
That's cool think I will do my very light tan Rat1 orange. Question can you dye metal as well?
I want an orange or red rat. No it won't die metal. I don't know if anything will. Maybe if you acid wash it first then dye it but it may just be a tinge of color.
Great tutorial. I’m a proud member of the BCS Army 👍
You've been a member of the BCS army since the beginning! Thanks Chuck 👊
Thanks for the tutorial. Have some scales I want to dye and have put it off. Now I will do it.
It's so easy. I wanna play around with some two toning of some scales.
Just spent the day dying 3 sets of scales using your method and it worked, so thanks again, it's much appreciated.
Some tips for anyone: black (graphite) takes 4-5 minutes or more time. Highly polished g10 needs to be roughed up or the dye doesn't won't take to it very good, this includes areas worn smooth naturally from carrying/use. Yeah, stuff I learned today😁.
Awesome! Thanks for the tips. I'm still pretty new to this so I'll take any info I can. Thanks brother
Lucky sob! One day...
Would dying black scales work
Unfortunately no. I try to only dye very light colored scales.
Truth
Have you ever tried dying black??
Not yet
@@BlueCollarSurvival you should make a video trying to dye black polymer!!!
Always wondered how you guys did that... thanks!
It's so simple. You can play with times to get different shades or do 2 tone scale. Just so many possibilities.
I dig the burgandy.... thanks for this video... gives me an idea 😁
Anytime J.R. I'm interested in what you have up your sleeve now🤔
Great video on dying the scale. Just want to ask can I use other fabric dye to do it?
No, it has to be the dye for synthetics only. You could always try with a cheap knife. You might stumble upon something new.
Love that you have already made it your own. Looks great man !!!!
I figured it was my first Benchmade so I'm gonna make it my own. I do the same for my first Spyderco as well. Thanks Rodney👊
Does the Rit come off on your hands if you handle/flip/flick your knives a lot??? I've wanted to do this for a while but worried about the dye bleeding into clothing/hands. Thanks man!
Nope. It's on there good. I've been carrying my Griptilian pretty much everyday since I made this video and no clothing staining and nothing on my hands. I've been carrying a PM2 that I dyed around 6 months ago and it hasn't changed at all. Thanks Johnny
Cool vid. Go Dawgs.
Would this work for a Case yellow synthetic knife?
Not sure because of the protective coating on the scale but it's worth a try. If it doesn't work then maybe take a very fine grit sandpaper and remove the coating. Let me know if that works out, I'm interested about it as well.
Great vedio
Great vedio
Good stuff!
Thanks bro. Great tutorial
No problem. Figured I'd show how easy it is to make a knife your own.
That turned out great brother!!
I was very pleased with it. I knew with that darker green it'd be a darker red but I didn't about that nice burgundy/ maroon.
Oh yeah...came out really great looking!
Might as well make it my own right
@@BlueCollarSurvival you betcha!
ps it does not need to be synthetic i use normal stuff and it turns out fing
Right on! Thanks for the heads up brother!
I have black scales can I get it to a is green color??
No, you can only go from lighter to darker. I've started buying knives in tan or light green because they're easy to change.
I ment OD green. But I'll try a desert or wood brown then
Love the hook tat !
Thanks man! I love fishing a lot so it just seemed to be the right fit.
Why didn't u just dip them both at same time to get the same results? Duh
Brain fart. I do both now but my results were the same on my brain fart.
Will just plain Rit dye work? I have RIT Dye, but not the Dymore. Have you tried it with the non dymore?
I haven't. You can try it. I've just read to make sure to use the dye more for synthetics. If you got a cheap knife to try it on I'd be interested to know the results.
It makes sense that Dymore should work better. I’ll see if I have any beaters to test on.
If you do please let me know the results.
The regular Rit seems to work fine. I've had no problems with fading or bleeding onto fabrics with mine.