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Dyeing your disc golf discs is a great way to personalize them and make a statement on the course. Here, nosotros'll teach you how to create your ain ane-of-a-kind discs with simply a few materials. Nosotros'll also share three unlike methods for dyeing discs and talk well-nigh different design options then you can allow your imagination go wild. Happy dyeing!

Things You lot Should Know

  • Use constructed fiber dyes—they'll ready into the plastic that disc golf discs are made of.
  • Create a necktie-dye effect on your discs with the paint cascade method.
  • Brand your own specific disc design using the shaving cream method.
  • Endeavour the ice method to make your disc await like it'southward water cultured.

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    Mix your dyes. Add together a squeeze of pilus conditioner to a mixing cup; it'southward better to start with less since you tin always use more later. Stir in a pocket-size amount of the synthetic fiber dye—well-nigh ¼ tbsp (3.seven 1000) should work.[ane] Slowly increase the corporeality of dye until the mixture is the color yous want.

    • Wear gloves so you lot don't stain your hands with whatsoever dyes you utilize.
    • Use 2-four synthetic fiber dyes that can dye plastic.[ii] Pick up synthetic fiber dye online or at your local craft store.
    • Some disc golf retailers sell dye kits peculiarly made to dye discs.

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    Add about 2-3 oz of acetone to the mixture. Slowly stir the acetone and dye together.[3] The mixture should beginning to steam a bit.[4] If your mixture is more of a paste than a liquid, add around 1⁄four cup (59 mL) of water to thin it out.[5]

    • Repeat the concluding two steps until you lot've mixed all the colors of dye yous plan to utilise.

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  3. three

    Prepare the disc dyeing base. To create a base of operations, decide if you want your designs to be runny or defined. For a runny, "tie dye" effect, use shampoo.[6] To have an easier time forming specific shapes, similar large swirls, use conditioner or lotion.[7] Pour all of the substance you lot chose as your base onto a tin can foil pan.[viii] Apply a chopstick to evenly distribute your base onto the pan.

  4. iv

    Add drops of dye onto your base. Make full a craft syringe with i of your dyes. Squeeze droplets all over your base until you've emptied out the syringe.[9] Use a chopstick to spread the dye throughout your base.[ten]

  5. 5

    Identify the golf disc facedown in the mix. Gently press down to make sure that the mix completely coats the disc. Place a slightly heavy object, similar a total lotion bottle, onto the centre of the disc and so the dye can gear up into the disc'due south plastic. [11] Wait 24 hours.[12] Rinse off the excess base and dye from your golf disc to reveal your final blueprint![13]

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    Set your shaving cream base. Spray a full can of shaving foam into a mixing bowl. Add about 1 tbsp (fourteen.77 mL) of water and mix until the shaving cream has an fifty-fifty consistency.[14]

  2. ii

    Prepare your dye base. Take out a pie pan and gear up it down. Use a large plastic spoon to scoop all of the shaving cream base into the pie pan.[15] In one case the shaving foam mounds at the tiptop of the pie pan, use a ruler to shave off the backlog. Now, you take the base to add your dye to.[16]

  3. iii

    Create your dye mixes. Fill a plastic cup with shaving cream and stir it with a spoon. Pour in most one tbsp (14.77 mL) of powdered synthetic dye and mix it into the shaving cream. Continue to add in dye until you've achieved the color you want. Thoroughly mix until the shade is consequent.[17]

    • Pick up powdered synthetic dye online or from a craft store.
    • Repeat this step as needed until you have mixed all the dyes yous plan to use.

  4. 4

    Create a design with the dye mix and an eyedropper. Depict in the dye mix with an eyedropper. Clasp the eyedropper to add your dyes to the shaving foam base in pocket-size dots and dashes. Become creative and make any shape that inspires you, similar a star or a heart.[18]

    • To create a uniform tie dye spiral, depict a spiral in the shaving cream beginning with a pocket-size circumvolve in the middle and working your way to the outside. So, draw equally spaced lines from the center of the shaving cream to the outside edges.[nineteen]

  5. 5

    Place the disc confront down in the shaving cream mixture. Once you're happy with your design, gently press downwardly to make sure the disc is completely submerged in the dye.[20]

    • Encompass the back of your disc with plastic wrap if you don't want to get whatever dye on the back side.

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    Go out the disc in the dye for at to the lowest degree 12 hours. Then, gently wash off the shaving foam and dye to reveal your terminal blueprint![21]

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    Fix your disc in a tray that collects excess dye. Place the disc faceup on a disposable pie pan, a crafting tray, or a baking dish. And then, put it on an elevated surface like a cooling rack so that it won't touch whatsoever runoff water from the ice you'll put on it later.[22]

  2. ii

    Identify ice cubes on top of the disc. Use crushed water ice since it won't skid off the disc. To create a watercolor outcome, completely cover the disc with ice. For more saturated and bold colors, put less ice on top of the disc.[23]

  3. iii

    Sprinkle synthetic powdered dye on top of the water ice. Option up synthetic powdered dye from the craft store since it'll set into the plastic of your disc. Pour the powdered dye into a bowl, put on gloves, and pinch about ane tsp (4.nine g) of the dye. Sprinkle the dye over the water ice. Repeat the process for the other colored dyes.[24]

    • Use powdered dye with this method for the all-time results. Liquid dye will run through the water ice cubes and won't have the same watercolor result.[25]

  4. 4

    Pour acetone over the ice to make a watercolor effect. Drop ane tbsp (xiv.79 mL) of acetone onto the ice. Every bit the water ice melts, the acetone and the dye will mix together to create natural-looking patterns that mimic raindrops or a watercolor painting.[26]

  5. 5

    Let the ice fully melt into fun designs. Feel gratuitous to add additional ice or dye to make any desired adjustments to the disc'south design. Once the ice has fully melted, wait at to the lowest degree 12 hours earlier removing the disc from the tray.[27]

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    Rinse off the disc and bask your custom blueprint. Later the ice has melted and the dye has set up into the disc, run information technology under water. Remove any excess dye, set your disc downwards to air dry out overnight, and and so show off your unique disc golf game disc!

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Materials

  • A disc golf disc you plan to dye
  • Synthetic dye (powder or liquid)
  • Acetone
  • Containers to mix dye in (tin foil pan, pie pan, bowl)
  • Gloves

Optional Materials Depending on Your Method

  • Conditioner
  • Plastic wrap
  • Shaving cream
  • Ice

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