EGG needs a colour

[i8dafrog]

Hi guys,

Just wondering what colors are accepted so I can paint, dye my egg :confused:
:respekt: :thumbsup:

[Action John]

No pink or orange.

I've tried dying a couple of egg bodies two different ways but the colour didn't seem to take. Let me know how you go.

[i8dafrog]

ok what about matalic paints and stuff like that is that ok if they will take or get them to take are cool, what about airbrushing i got a mate that does a bit is designs like that ok on an egg

[CDG]

PM Bunkerboy if you get a chance, he dyed his not long ago so may have some do's and don't tips for ya.... :thumbsup:

[i8dafrog]

sweet thanks dude :respekt: :thumbsup:

[Deadeye]

u can do whatever you want to it Frog just dont have multiple colours ie camo and airbrushing whatever theres no rules on the matter just that it mustn't be clear. Smoked eggs are acceptable i think and they are barely smoked so as long as its a half decent effort at colouring it that should be ok.

[i8dafrog]

well i was looking at the whole red fade silver look to match the fade
wat u think :confused:

[Deadeye]

that would be fine under the rules and would look phat too

[i8dafrog]

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[GAV WA]

If you want to try to dye it so it's similar to a smoke or a coloured original I'd try using lense paint. I've used it on plastics before and it works really well and can be bought in a few different colours. If anyone else has tried this please post as just thinking about it now I might even try my own idea on my egg.

[Bill]

If you want to try to dye it so it's similar to a smoke or a coloured original I'd try using lense paint. I've used it on plastics before and it works really well and can be bought in a few different colours. If anyone else has tried this please post as just thinking about it now I might even try my own idea on my egg.
Thats what Im going to do to mine.
Using the stuff they use to smoke the car lights.

Will let everyone know how it turns out.

[JJJ]

be interested to see how this works as I thought general painting of hoppers were classed as banned.

I dont know what the lense paint you are talking about is so for all i know it could be like a dye apllication process.

[Electrofunkster]

7.01 Paint Loaders. Loaders must be made of a single, solid or tinted color. Stickers
on loaders or other feed devices are prohibited, except for one 2” by 4” sticker on each side of the
loaders or other feeding devices in any color, except the Protected Color. Clear loaders are not
permitted. Clear lids on hoppers are permitted. Players may not use cloth or neoprene loader
covers.

NO FADES ANYMORE ....

[TRENT]

No pink or orange.

I heard that pink is no longer a restricted color. I'll download the 2005 NPPL rules and check.

[Electrofunkster]

4.01 Protected Color. Players’ uniforms may not contain the color orange, which is
reserved as the “Protected Color” for paint. See Exhibit 2 for the range of the Protected Color.

pinks ok now

[Deadeye]

i already did...you can now use pink guns and equipment...pink paint is still banned as is red. Orange equipment or stickers with orange on them is still prohibited.

[i8dafrog]

Thats what Im going to do to mine.
Using the stuff they use to smoke the car lights.

Will let everyone know how it turns out.


Whooo u guys miss me :D


I have always heard about this paint for the tail lights but never been able to find it, not at robos not at supercheap.

And aslo i think jjj said painted hoppers still out is this true i have checkd the rules and cant find that bit unless im blind :o , im looking at an air brush fade :yes:

Thanks all for your help i will throw up some pics and stuff when i get it sorted :respekt: :bow: :thumbsup:

[Electrofunkster]

im looking at an air brush fade

YOu can paint yor hopper ANY colour you want aslong as its

NOT ORANGE and its 1 SOLID COLOUR (you can leave the lid clear)

or DYE it so its 1 OPAKE (smoke) colour.

[Lofty]

Dyed you hopper yet frog??

How did it go, and can we have some picks?

[i8dafrog]

Nope not yet haven't had a chance to, also havent found an AGG color yet silver still looking good :lol:

[Ren]

hey frog, clear hopppers are all good for the 5man tourney, or so I've been told...

[Lizard_of_Oz]

I wonder how it would go if you used that "Chameleon or harlequin paint", you know the stuff that appears to change colour dependant on the angle that its viewed at? I guess it could be classed as one solid colour. It could be argued that if they allow face masks that are coated in that stuff, why not a hopper?

[Deadeye]

i think it would be ok.

[Yzo]

jebus used to have a halequin Revo.

[Knackers]

Yeah it used to be Rainmans. It was good but from memory it chipped a bit. That was a nice double paddle viewloader (clear) that was pollished so you could see through. unlike the frosted look of the viewloader. then the paint job on the battery area.

[matches]

I wonder how it would go if you used that "Chameleon or harlequin paint", you know the stuff that appears to change colour dependant on the angle that its viewed at? I guess it could be classed as one solid colour. It could be argued that if they allow face masks that are coated in that stuff, why not a hopper?


LOL
good luck.
Last time we painted a mates car in this it was retail: $996 a litre for the PPG Chamelion and you need a base coat colour, plus the finishing clear coat. Mega bucks if your not a spraypainter.
If you scratch the paint the colour changes along the scratch line straight away.

Ive used a 'RIT' Scarlet Red dying pigment (about $7 bucks).
Dump the dye into a pot of water that will fit the shell of the hopper.
The Slowly raise the temperature of the dye solution to boiling point so you dont warp the shell and allso cool it down slowly to avoid warping.

Be carefull with the lid as it a different, softer plastic to the shell and it stains easily at a lower temperature, but warps at boiling point.

(My brother in law has a degree in chemistry for dying clothes, carpet etc........weird, but helpful) :)

[Big Steve]

Where did you get the dye from matches??

Big Steve :twisted:

[matches]

I got mine from an arts and craft shop, or try a fabric shop.

http://www.ritdye.com

Ill post some pics on Monday of the Halo B i dyed.

:)

This is maily used for clothing but it works well on the hoppers & Ive allso used it to anodize aluminium Red.

[bunkerboy]

Thats the same stuff I used on my hopper, but I blended some orange into it. Just a pity that the orange seemed to stick better than the red:( Make sure that the first time you dye the hopper, that it's the exact colour you want, because I've found that any subsequent dying doesn't do jack to the plastic. Oh and I wasn't game enough to put the pot on the stove, so that may have been an issue too. Hope to see those pics Matches:thumbsup:

[i8dafrog]

Sweet guys yea throw some pics up for us all :respekt: :thumbsup:

[matches]

Thats the same stuff I used on my hopper, but I blended some orange into it. Just a pity that the orange seemed to stick better than the red:( Make sure that the first time you dye the hopper, that it's the exact colour you want, because I've found that any subsequent dying doesn't do jack to the plastic. Oh and I wasn't game enough to put the pot on the stove, so that may have been an issue too. Hope to see those pics Matches:thumbsup:


Ok cool ill try the orange next time.
The Red colour I had to do 3 times and use very hot water to get it to stick.
Ill get some pics up soon

:)

[Bazza]

Ok cool ill try the orange next time.
The Red colour I had to do 3 times and use very hot water to get it to stick.
Ill get some pics up soon

:)

Yeah you generally need that sort of heat so the plastic expands and absorbs the dye, thats why you run it under cold water when you're done so the plastic contracts and traps the dye within its cells :o

[matches]

Here is a few pics.
Not 100% perfect, but Im going to try the orange dye out.
Ill hopefully get a darker stain.

[Ren]

a good resource if you are trying to dye anything

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=452598

[i8dafrog]

http://www.68caliber.com/features/articles/story04736.php

[Davey Crocket]

thanks