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Hey there,

I've been interested in trying an abstract design on a white pickguard. I was wondering if RIT dye might work in the same way it does on lax heads? Also, if this idea is shot, are there any other ways for coloring a pickguard?

Interesting idea, it sounds plausible but I've never done it before. Cigarette smoke & coffee will "age" a pickguard if that helps at all.

i have no idea, but i love the idea

I have been recently thinking of doing this very same idea. I found a youtube demo once that showed how to use RIT dye mixed with acetone to dye plastic.

edit: if you just want to "age" it or something. I think just sitting it in that taupe RIT dye would work. I just re-dyed some black pants I had (what it's actually intended for) and I had a pick in the pocket and it was dyed a little bit.

Thanks you guys. Im not really aiming to "age" the pickguard as much as im looking to re color it. I figure ill give it a try on a back plate or something. Thanks for that youtube video link as well. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

Cheers,

G

oops, no linkage haha...thought i saw one

I think it would work.. Years ago I got into inline skating for a short while and i remember people would dye the plastic parts of the skates with RIT dye, like this:

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I think the trick with a pickguard is gonna be getting a pan big enough. you might have to put it in the oven to keep a big pan hot.

also, I think it will take a lot longer than in this video because it's not a plastic part purposely made for dyeing. maybe as long as an hour or more depending on how hot you can get the water and plastic.

I think if it works on inline skates then I will probably give it a try. Do you think a large pot would work rather than a pan? If* I can find a pot that big I could keep it at a continuous temperature on the stove top--that's what worked for my lax head. Again, I'll try it out probably sometime this week

do you have any pots that huge?

What color were you planning? as it's much easier with a dark color because you cannot over-do it, but its a lot trickier with a specific shade you are trying to hit.

I've died lacrosse heads and it came out way to light, it need well over an hour.

what kind of pickguard are you going to use ?

i couldn't believe that fender wants like 30 bucks for a freaking white pickguard these days when i was at guitar center.

guitar fetish has them for 8 bucks

http://store.guitarfetish.com/whpificlte.html

I can scrounge around my house for a big ol' pot of some sort. I'm not too worried about that. I'm planning on doing a yellowish orange color on a white pickguard (luckily I already have one to use). I'm thinking I'll buy a darker orange to mix with the lighter one to compensate for the white underneath. I'm getting really curious to see how this plays out...