Home made UV dyes

[mlwood37]

the black isnt really a black is just deep purple (very deep lol). It takes quite a few drops to achieve that (about 5 to 6 per pint). All so there no UV active wich is why the colours are better.

The colours look much better in real like than on here. Its looks a little bland on the pics.

Your samples shouldn't be to long .

[dingdong555]

Do you think the black will stain really quick as it's a very strong dosage?

[mlwood37]

Do you think the black will stain really quick as it's a very strong dosage?

No it wont due to the way its been made and the chems ive used to make it.
It will stain just like other dyes over time.

After testing in a 1.5 Ltr loop is take between 5 to 8 drops depending on how black would like it.. Dont forget im using the same stuff the likes of fesser use only much stronger.

Fesser and all these other company's don't buy these and make them up they buy them pre made and just bottle up and sell. Mine are made from the ground up.

The biggest difference between me and them is i don't have a big name but after sending out samples to shops i can tell you that so far they seem to be happy (esp with the brightness). There is lots of testing going on by them selfs in comparison to other dyes on the market. If every thing goes well you'll see a mayhem's range hitting the shops in different forms.

[dingdong555]

Awesome man, hopefully they don't stain within a year :S

[mlwood37]

excuse the kitchen these are pre mixed samples. With every thing a Good water cooling system needs ->

Just pour and go ....



I have quite few more colours than this but its a good idea to just show a small sample of the range i have made ....

[dingdong555]

That is freaking awesome, looks a lot better than the FeserOne range, the colours are much "deeper"

[Jon K]

Mlwood37 - could you mix the purple and pink to match this color somewhat?

[mlwood37]

Yeh that colour not that hard to achieve to be honest.

How ever that under none UV. But under UV it would look completely different.

[mlwood37]

That is freaking awesome, looks a lot better than the FeserOne range, the colours are much "deeper"

Thank you as you can see there is no light tricks neither. Im still working on more colours as i need to make more UV active. Its not easy getting the right mix. If i make it to strong on pre mixed it will stain your system fast and im trying to avoid this. If i make it to week it looks rubbish. So its all about getting the rite balance.

e.g in the pic the red, blue, purple , deep purple (black) are none UV active.

The yellow , green , pink , orange, red / Yellow are uv active.

Like i say how ever i have more but im keeping them off pics for the moment.

As a side note. No more samples will be offered up on the forums here as users don't seem to be responding. I have reliable people now who have been giving me feed back and pictures. Sorry guys blame you own users who have shot them self in the foot. when you send out over £300+ worth of stuff and only get about 5% feed back you don't bother sending out more.

[repsol_23]

I recieved mine a couple of weeks ago, but my digital camera isn't working anymore. I took some pics with my cell, but they don't look too good and don't do the dye any justice. Here is the best pic I could come up with.

[d50man]

i just woulding risk it to look good but stain my loop

[mlwood37]

I recieved mine a couple of weeks ago, but my digital camera isn't working anymore. I took some pics with my cell, but they don't look too good and don't do the dye any justice. Here is the best pic I could come up with.

That may have been taken with a phone But my god does that glow. I knew my stuff was better but hell that positively looks radio active. Homer would be proud ....

How many drop was that if you dont mind me asking and how much fuild do you have in there. It looks to me if you running a 3 x 120mm then probs be close to 1.5 Ltrs or 2 ltrs.

[repsol_23]

That may have been taken with a phone But my god does that glow. I knew my stuff was better but hell that positively looks radio active. Homer would be proud ....

How many drop was that if you dont mind me asking and how much fuild do you have in there. It looks to me if you running a 3 x 120mm then probs be close to 1.5 Ltrs or 2 ltrs.

Actually, I think it's closer to 750cc. I say this because prior to using your dye (w/ distilled) I was using thermaltake uv green fluid. It comes in a 1 Liter container and I used almost 3/4's of it or roughly 750cc. I was using this fluid for the better part of 6 months prior to purchasing your dye. When I first got the dye I just added 2 drops to my loop and it brought back the bright green immediately. I assume it may have lost its vibrance due to time. I currently am using 4 drops in my loop. My loop is also quite bright because I use uv green tubing also, but the res reflects the color of the dye with uv light in front of the res. Must say I am happy with my results. I will be purchasing some uv blue and inhibitor soon!!

[mlwood37]

that's cool. Its certainly very very bright and i don't get that effect my self so you made go and order some new UV lights lol ...

The UV clear Blue and UV blue are not as bright as the Green and yellow due to UV blue can only hit a certain wave length. There are two UV wave lengths for Ultra violet and that is high and low, most PC gear is made for the high wave length yet UV blue is more reactive in the lower band but since no one ever uses this in there systems your never going to get a perfect UV blue all though i think ive come as close to it as i can.

I was reading Certain other makers of UV water cooling liquids and they spout of some right trash that there stuff is created by people at uni were as i have two chemists helping me out create these. But it means nothing as the end product is all that counts.

[W34513]

that red is soooo sexy. i would love to get my hands on some. i used to have a blue/green theme to my loop, but decided to switch over to red/blue recently. how could i get some?

[dingdong555]

I'll post some pics ASAP guys.

[mlwood37]

that red is soooo sexy. i would love to get my hands on some. i used to have a blue/green theme to my loop, but decided to switch over to red/blue recently. how could i get some?

Sorry i cannot say on here what is for sale and not for sale this thread is just for Deving them and to show off the range im working on.

Sorry must stick to the rules else some people get a little annoyed.

[algorhythm]

SURPRISE!

I've got a quick review! And I didn't even get a sample!

I simply did the next best thing and stole Faster3200's sample!

I was very impressed with this dye. I put 2 drops in my rather short CPU loop and really can't imagine putting much more in. It does, as others have said, take a while to filter through (an hour or so for me). The UV reactivity is great, and it's a solid color. Other people were correct in that 10mL of this stuff is a ridiculous amount.

Some (mediocre) shots of it in action:









The last one is through my green tinted case window in the dark; very sexy.

I will probably buy some of this die when it goes on sale.

[Zehnsucht]

Good stuff mlwood37 I'd like to see how the clear/light blue UV looks like in UV.

It's nice to see how honest you are with the staining. That earns buying points from me.

Also a huge 1up for your "accelerated stain time"-tests.

I've never used any colored liquid, but I might want to opt for one in my next build, using a dual bay res and just having clear water would look so boring, and maybe not even notice that there is water in it at first glance.
Your options are so far my #1 pick from what I've seen and read so far in this thread.

[Diverge]

I need some suggestions for the amount of clear UV blue drops I should put in my loop. I just redid the whole water loop, and used a little less then a 1/2 gallon of distilled water. First I put like 4 drops, and hardly see any color in my T3 res w/ the lights out. then I put like 4 more (8 total) and I still don't see much.

I put like 4 drops in a 1/2 filled 0.5L bottle of water (so I guess like 0.15L of water) as a test, and can see it. It's not crazy bright or anything.

Are my expectations too high, or am I just not putting enough in?

[mlwood37]

Clear UV blue is very strong but if your lighting isnt good you not going to see much. 1 to 2 drops is enough for most loops blue clear UV blue needs excellent UV lighting to work well.

Been on hols just got back.

[Spawn-Inc]

excuse the kitchen these are pre mixed samples. With every thing a Good water cooling system needs ->

Just pour and go ....



I have quite few more colours than this but its a good idea to just show a small sample of the range i have made ....

man, i sure am thirsty for some koolaid. looks good!

[Diverge]

Clear UV blue is very strong but if your lighting isnt good you not going to see much. 1 to 2 drops is enough for most loops blue clear UV blue needs excellent UV lighting to work well.

Been on hols just got back.

I must have like 30 drops in my loop now (no exaggeration) lol. I still can see any color in my T3, even if i put the cathode right behind it.

[mlwood37]

Send me a PM with you address ill send you some new stuff out.

Im surprised its not working for you as its all ready the strongest UV Clear blue out there. But what ill do just for you ills end you a new sample out that 50X stronger than what you have. You will only need 1 drop per 1.5 Ltrs of water.

I can only send you a few Mls in sample though because of how strong it is and if that doesn't work for you ill drop down dead.

Weve already tested out clear blue against every other brand on the market and trust me NONE come close.

[Diverge]

Send me a PM with you address ill send you some new stuff out.

Im surprised its not working for you as its all ready the strongest UV Clear blue out there. But what ill do just for you ills end you a new sample out that 50X stronger than what you have. You will only need 1 drop per 1.5 Ltrs of water.

I can only send you a few Mls in sample though because of how strong it is and if that doesn't work for you ill drop down dead.

Weve already tested out clear blue against every other brand on the market and trust me NONE come close.

I PM'd you my info. Here's some crappy cell phone pics.

My case, and T3 from the front:

A side view showing how nicely the tubing glows, and where the uv lights are.


And a pic of a little test I did with a small amount of water, and like 10 drops of dye:


And here is a side by side of the same bottle, next to regular water, with the uv light positioned right behind them both:


I know the pics are crappy, and don't show much. But at first, I put a couple drops in that bottle of water, and barely saw a faint blue glow, then I upped it to like 4 drops, and it was a little better.. then I upped it to like 8-10, and it didn't really get more blue then it was at 4.

In my actual loop, I see nothing in my T3, no blue whatsoever. First I put like 4 drops in, didn't see anything. So I put 4 more last night, and let it run all day thinking maybe it would mix. came home from work and still nothing. so I went crazy and put like 20+ more drops in it, and still see nothing.