Coolant dyes

[l33t p1mp]

I am looking for a GOOD blue dye for my loop. It is currently running straight distilled, but I want something to throw in there and give it a nice blue shade. It doesnt have to be UV sensitive, but that would be ok (if I ever buy a UV ccfl). It has to be not too expensive, and NOT cloud the tubing or leave particles that can rape my pump.

[IanY]

Good luck

I recommend colored tubing instead, and sticking to your distilled water. My opinion is that you are only inviting trouble with dyes.

[IanY]

If you have colored tubing, why do you need dyes? Because the water in the reservoir is not blue? Is that it ? :

Seen those pics where the particles are in the pump, in the rad, in the blocks? And you'll have to open everything just to clean out the garbage, and you'll be swearing.

I've used dyes once, and only once. I had to change the tubing, open up my block and micro clean everything. It was a PITA in the first degree. No thank you.

[dho]

It has to be not too expensive, and NOT cloud the tubing or leave particles that can rape my pump.

They're going to end up more expensive than colored tubing, but leaving that aside, I've had luck with Primochill ICE in a previous build. No staining, no sludge. I drained/retubed with it, pulled blocks apart, etc, and it was clean. You do have to ignore their temperature drop marketing claims though.

I'm sure someone will suggest Feser UV blue too.

[xVeinx]

The PC Pure from Primochill has been pretty nice for me so far. It doesn't appear to leave any residue that I can tell, and it works pretty well. Supposedly it's UV reactive, but I haven't found that to be the case. Not sure if it was just a bad batch or what...

The strongest coloring though does seem to come from the Feser products, like the dyes or Feser One. I don't know enough about them to recommend them yet though...

[Stealth42o]

Good luck

I recommend colored tubing instead, and sticking to your distilled water. My opinion is that you are only inviting trouble with dyes.

From someone who HAD to have uv dye. Don't do it. It will stain your tubes, rad, everything. Just go with colored tubes, you will thank me.

[IanY]

From someone who HAD to have uv dye. Don't do it. It will stain your tubes, rad, everything. Just go with colored tubes, you will thank me.

I was the direct reverse. Constantly bad mouthing the stuff, but I just had to try it for myself. ..

[Utnorris]

Pentosin G11 has a nice blue when mixed with distilled water. $5 at Petra's.

Utnorris

[Mick64]

I've had no problems with Feser one UV blue cooling fluid.....

[skinnee]

I am currently flushing my loops to get rid of all the UV Blue dye, a 1L loop has taken a gallon of distilled to get rid of the dye.

Distilled and PT_nuke for me from now on.

[l33t p1mp]

Ok, colored tubing it is, but it will have to wait. Also, to whoever said I had a reservoir (I am too lazy to scroll up rofl), I have a tline, reservoirs are for noobs.

[Mycobacteria]

Isn't there a dye that changes colour as it heats up?

[dho]

Tubing by Hypercolor. Only comes in 10mm OD.