Home made UV dyes

[faster3200]

When you first add this dye to your loop, make sure you give it time to mix and circulate through the loop. The colour increases in intensity as the last remaining dye that was floating on the surface of your res finally dissipates throughout the loop. Put in the recommended amount of dye first, and let the loop sit for 10 minutes or so before determining if it is too weak. I made the mistake of adding dye to the res and just agitating it, then putting more in, until I got the desired colour, and after 15 minutes the colour was MUCH darker and more solid than it was before.

I noticed this too. I think this is a pretty fair warning for all of these highly concentrated dyes.

[mlwood37]

Arr. cool you got "that sample" .. I haven't put it up for sale yet hehe.

I must have just got that the day before you asked.

Yes i agree is a very light yellow and has a pink shine through it (that's the UV part kicking in)...

Will be interesting to see you pics.

[NaeKuh]

mlwood when u do, make sure u do it in the F/S section and not here.

Or let someone else know where they can post where to buy it.

You being the creator, can not put a price nor sell in this section without getting a hard spanking from the mods.

Giving samples is cool, but sale in a LC thread is strictly prohibited.

BTW when u get more blue in let me know. Id like to pick one up.

[mlwood37]

np my fault getting carried away.

got to add some thing funny though

I sold a few on ebay and got a complaint back, the lad bought green and was asking why it wasn't green / yellow. i asked him how much he put in and his answer was the full bottle.

I refunded his money ....

[mlwood37]

pics of the new green ->

lime green i think ill call it.





Diffent amounts used to create the effects.

Two samples will be up for offer of this.

Pref will be given to ppl who have shown interest before or show samples. 2 x 10ml bottles once the new bottles have arrived.

[rambler358]

Would this stuff work for creating UV red?
http://riskreactor.com/mm5/merchant....ry_Code=IFWBOZ

Or can the same thing be had somewhere else for less?

[mlwood37]

Would this stuff work for creating UV red?
http://riskreactor.com/mm5/merchant....ry_Code=IFWBOZ

Or can the same thing be had somewhere else for less?

Yes that stuff is perfect .. when diluting. put it in about 1 ltr of water and you will only need 1 drop of what you make.

[dingdong555]

mlwood37, with mine, I'd still like the blue, I also think I'd like the "Lime Green" but how man drops did you put in the glass on the far right? Could you please take a pic under UV?

Thanks!

[NaeKuh]

i think u gave all your clear UV to the wrong people dude.

i still have yet to see one person show off clear UV.

mlwood37, with mine, I'd still like the blue,

Thanks!

GRRRR wait in line... :P

Seriously tho, will someone who got a clear UV please show it off.

Its very rude to get a sample and not show it off.

[dingdong555]

i think u gave all your clear UV to the wrong people dude.

i still have yet to see one person show off clear UV.



GRRRR wait in line... :P

Seriously tho, will someone who got a clear UV please show it off.

I'm in line

Also, ml, the dyes don't have ethylene glycol in them do they? They'll be ok to run in acrylic or polycarbonate right?

[mlwood37]

yup there is no ethylene glycol in them, there just pure dyes.

[mlwood37]

NaeKuh . what's you location.

Once new bottles arrive I will send you samples.

1 clear blue , 1 green, and if you fancy getting creative ill send you out a few others (pink , red, yellow , green yellow) and if you do picture and go nuts and tell the truth (that's all im after). i then add you to the top of the list for the Heat changing dye and pearlesant (once we get the mix rite).

were i went wrong last time was i just sent out to first ppl that asked. you live and learn. The clear blue only 1 was sent to a forum member on here and another to other forum members on other sites.

[dingdong555]

Well, good news is I'm redoing my computer soon than I thought so when I get mine, I can have pictures up within a a few weeks I hope

[rambler358]

yup there is no ethylene glycol in them, there just pure dyes.

Is there any difference between Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol - is one worse than the other in affecting bonding resins?

[3Z3VH]

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Its very rude to get a sample and not show it off.

+1

So far, Faster and I are the only ones who have even given feedback. I still have to post pics of mine though, Faster beat me to that part

To any of the other people who got a sample, and subsequently haven't posted a thing about them, it would be a good idea to do so. I would not think poorly of mlwood if he posted a list of names of those who received samples

[Waterlogged]

mlwood37, Tell you what, give the ppl you sent samples to until the 15th to report in. Those that don't, post their nicks on every forum your doing this on and call them out for the scum that they are, so they'll never get another free sample. That'll teach 'em.

I still say this is a viable option.

[mlwood37]

Guys im not here to criticize human nature.

As for samples like ive said a few (30+) went out to different forums and ive only had feed back from 4/5 peeps so its not a problem for me.

I wont say who got them or harra's them. To me no comment means its fine lol ...

Ive show what can happened if you go nuts with the stuff and any problems that may occur is over used.

When the new bottles arrive ill send some more out to reputable for members who request it but until then lads we all have to wait. sorry.

These things take time ...

[CyberDruid]

Have you had a chance to test these against some acrylic? Perhaps just dunk a small piece of 1/4" thick acrylic in a glass and leave it for a few days? I ask because I have had some scarey reactions in acrylic with certain fluids. Instant crazing etcetera. If you need some bits of acrylic I can post them to you PM.

[mlwood37]

Im running a res on my system with this dye with no problem but then again i havent gone mental with the sye's

I would say this will leak into any cracks but should have no real effect as its a pure dye compared to any achole based dye that helps ware the res over time.

How ever ill go out and buy some and do the same test as i did with cheap last resort tubing .

Best to be safe than sorry.

[faster3200]

Have you had a chance to test these against some acrylic? Perhaps just dunk a small piece of 1/4" thick acrylic in a glass and leave it for a few days? I ask because I have had some scarey reactions in acrylic with certain fluids. Instant crazing etcetera. If you need some bits of acrylic I can post them to you PM.

As you can see in my pics, I have had it running in my loop with my MCRes and have had no issues. I did a bit of research on the chemical I have and apparently doctors use it as a tracer in people's eyes, so it seems like pretty harmless stuff.

This is just the green, I can't speak about the other colors.

[NaeKuh]

RAWR im ready to go.

Just give me the UV dye....

[Diverge]

RAWR im ready to go.

Just give me the UV dye....

Me too 4 uv blue, I'm camping mlwood37's ebay listing's

[mlwood37]

Still awaiting bottles. (starting to get annoyed) .. Ive fired of a couple of emails asking were they are.....

[dingdong555]

Typically how many loops would 1x10ml bottle do?

[mlwood37]

using 1 drop per loops you ll be looking at about 60 to 70 loops. using 2 drops about 30 to 40 loops. ect ect

1 bottle will last a very long time. This all so depends on what you and some one else calls a drop. I say though up to 50 loops.

The lads that received the samples will be able to confirm this as they all received 10ml bottles. This is the same as what im selling.