Anybody dye plastic chainsaw parts?

[PA Dan]

Why didn't I think of that

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I need that pot you used for brewing my beer![emoji481]

 

[idiotwithasaw]

$10 at family dollar. Can't beat that. So far I have less than $15 in my dye job. And I can reuse my dye water .

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[PA Dan]

Ok finally got a day off and am going to dye some more parts today. I got the Farmertech tank from Dave and got it prepped for masking.

I wanted to keep the clear tank so I taped it off with electrical tape. I hope it holds! I taped off the fuel line hole and plugged the vent hole.

Now it's in the dye along with the carb box cover and a scabbard! The tank floats because I have the tank closed off so I have a clamp holding it. I'm using the biggest pot I have and it was recommended by my wife![emoji6]

 

[idiotwithasaw]

Looking good. Can't wait to see how the tape did. I did find when I dyed mine that the dye wouldn't penetrate the oem stickers. They were in good shape so I left them on and it looks like they belong there now.

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[Magic_Man]

Curious to see if taping stuff off works.

 

[Philbert]

Look good. Anybody have a problem with boiling water deforming the plastic?

Philbert

 

[PA Dan]

You don't boil the water. Just get it hot and let it stew. I have probably 2 1/2 gallons in the pot and just keep the burner up enough that the wind doesn't blow it out.

 

[PA Dan]

Curious to see if taping stuff off works.

Ya so am I!

 

[idiotwithasaw]

Yeah mine never got hot enough to boil, but I also used my wood stove so temp control was kinda out of my hands.

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[czar800]

I Hope that tape hold for you!

 

[PA Dan]

I have found that the white takes the dye a lot slower than the orange! The carb plate is about done and the tank was blue! Now it's getting darker!

 

[idiotwithasaw]

I'm gonna try red on the white parts on stihls. And dye the Orange black. I think it will look good like that.

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[Canadian farm boy]

I'm gonna try red on the white parts on stihls. And dye the Orange black. I think it will look good like that.

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With my luck they would Come out pink

 

[Philbert]

With my luck they would Come out pink

Might keep some guys from stealing them.

Husqvarna has drawings for pink chainsaws, most years, to raise awareness for breast cancer. I decided that if I won one I would use it.

What I would not want is one of those camo saws: I have no doubt that I would leave it behind, or drop a tree onto it.

Philbert

 

[PA Dan]

Well it got dark before the whole process was over. I had to turn the heat off for a couple hours this afternoon and run the kids to some appointments. I finally took everything out and rinsed with cold water and pat dry. I already knew that my seal job on the clear tank failed. Here are the parts before I remove the tape and see what's up with the clear tank.

 

[PA Dan]

Well the taping off the clear tank failed! The inside got dye in it so I figured it would no longer be clear. Oh well back in the pot to get finished.

 

[Philbert]

Wonder if you could shellac it as a mask. As I recall, shellac is soluble in alcohol, but not water?

Anyway, no big deal to pop a floppy cap to check the fuel level.

Philbert

 

[PA Dan]

Wonder if you could shellac it as a mask. As I recall, shellac is soluble in alcohol, but not water?

Anyway, no big deal to pop a floppy cap to check the fuel level.

Philbert

Exactly! [emoji481]

 

[PA Dan]

It's all good!

 

[Magic_Man]

I wonder if you sprayed it with clear first it would stop the dye