Disc Dyeing Glue Bed Tutorial

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[@MonkeyFreeZone]

Thank you for this tutorial. My first clear glue bed dye was a complete success and I believe this video set me up for success.

[@michaelmoore4010]

I got a D2 from you a few months ago and that is what got me hooked on the dye process. I love seeing how you accomplish theses works of art and make it looks super easy. My son and I dyed our first few discs this last week and are super excited to see where this adventure takes us.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

That is awesome to hear, and I can't thank you enough for the support!! Remember to tag me in your posts and show me what you come up with!

[@jerkwagon]

you are the man for sharing your gift! we owe you so much!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

My pleaure friend!

[@joshuasmith9528]

Those colors are sick. That looks like a stamp. Waiting on my black idye poly to be delivered. That contrast and depth of color is badass.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Sorry I just saw this. How did the black idye poly work? I prefer prochem onyx for glue beds.

[@joshuasmith9528]

@@discdyeingdotcom still figuring it out. Pretty hit or miss w me.

[@breakingnews33]

I need to rewatch this with a notepad! So many great tips 👌🏼

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Its out there now, watch away!

[@MStewart733]

I watched this video after my first clear bed was pretty mediocre (I'd give it a 3/10). Made up some pcad mixes, blended shades, and absolutely out out a 8.5 level dye on my second try. Thanks a ton for this video, man. I owe you a beer!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

My pleasure 🙏

[@anthonypitucci399]

Feeling way more confident now. Thank you DaddyMac

[@discdyeingdotcom]

You are very welcome

[@lnesman7]

Thanks for sharing this! Best guide I’ve seen so far. Just ordered some new dyes and a color palette and your Nalgene bottles to try this out.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

I really appreciate that Luke! And thank you for the support my man!🙏🤜🤛

[@trevorwhalen8659]

Sick! Your website is awesome. I'll be getting some goodies soon. Love the channel

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Thank you Trevor, appreciate the support!!

[@Rip_ronaldo666]

Thanks bro. So helpful! I'm finally getting good results after watching this!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Super stoked to hear that brothsr!

[@DiscGolfNerd]

Glad to see most of your setup and stuff is pretty much the same as mine. Keep up the good work

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Thank you!

[@rboz5221]

Safety third! Another great video, brother. Keep it up!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Always appreciate it from you sir!

[@ColesDiscJourney]

About to give this a try!

[@janimattie]

Thank you for an awesome video! Blowing the black dye together was a totally new revelation for me. Gonna try that perhaps today. A lot of good tips on this video. I also liked that you mentioned not o drop any colour too near the black dye, to not overcome the black dye... How often do re-use the glue beds? Here in Finland it seems to be hard to come by huge bottles of (affordable) clear glue. I cringe at the thought of having to throw away the bed after one use.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

I dont typically reuse the glue. But it is definitely doable. I knownanfew guys that do.

[@thedon5692]

This is a really great video, thanks for sharing

[@discdyeingdotcom]

My pleasure 🙏

[@LegacyOrchestraCollective]

Great video. Thanks for doing these!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

My pleasure

[@JusThrowitDiscGolf]

Why do you feel it should be done without heat lamps? I started last night and my design and bed looks great but it’s faded after washing. I’m only doing it for a few hours under a heat lamp. How can I make it more vibrant and make it stick?

Thank you, great video!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

My pleasure brother

[@bryanfellenbaum9250]

I've been finding that a lot of my lighter colors (Caribbean, neon lemon zest, neon key lime, neon royal purple) hardly show up, if at all, even with a lot of dye put down. I was told heat would help but I haven't seen improved results with that either. I guess I just need some more dye powder in my mix! It's just weird because other dyes don't need nearly that much to look saturated.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yes they will vary. However Caribbean, and royal purple do not work very well regardless. I get best results in floetrol bed with heat with those. But the lemon and lime should work, yeah try adding some more dyento your mix.

[@shanesplanetshane3795]

the neons show up really well with heat mat and/or lamp. 6hrs with white premium plastics for me. Royal purple, neon cerise and lemon zest and carribean are a potent combo!

[@benduimstra7437]

Any chance you could disclose how you achieve the saturation you want in your dyes? Got my dyeing stuff today and after mixing up some acetone with plenty of Dye, my colors were much fainter than yours. Should I wait a few days to let it saturate more, add some heat to them, or get rid of them and try to add a small amount of hot water first before the acetone? Love the content and keep it up!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

I'd have to know your process. Did you let it sit for 24hrs? I also flood my bed with color

[@calebfowler8762]

I just got the best result yet by really flooding with color. Also something to keep in mind is which plastic your disc is. I just did a Deputy putter in the best plastic available with a muted effect.

[@solrac6308]

can you use Rit synthetic dye with this method or does it work better with this powered dye?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Ill put it this way, you can put water on cereal but it just isn't gonna be as good. Pro Chemical dyes are the best by far and not a huge price difference for what you're getting. It will show in the results. discdyeing.com/diy-kits-and-supplies/

[@Fokman]

Sweet tutorial thanks!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

My pleasure!

[@RastaryaN88]

How long do you let the dye sit in the bed before you drop it.

[@michaelcollins6377]

Love your work. Thanks for the tutorial. I may get a couple of the guys together and give this a try. Thanks for showing me what we’ll need. What do you recommend for getting a stamp off (example: Innova factory seconds stamp)?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Acetone and cotton balls. i also just recently heard of freezing the disc then wiping the stamp.

[@michaelcollins6377]

@@discdyeingdotcom Wow! I never would have thought of that. Thanks!

[@dizzydabz6905]

Super cool video

[@dylanhall9399]

How long is the shelf life for the dye and acetone mix?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Pretty much as long as you want. I use the hdpe bottles we sell on discdyeing.com. They don't break and dont leak.

[@scottc4076]

That’s amazing ❤❤❤

[@shroder1]

This is a great video. Where can I find one of those color pallets?

[@powersurge9029]

Could you just rit without acetone?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

I don't recommend it. Its usually very inconsistent and you won't get near the color saturation.

[@jonheisterkamp6165]

Can you explain the edge banding a bit more? Was the ink on the brush the same as the black you used to make the initial center line or was that some other ink? Wondering because obviously it didn’t need to sit 24 hrs since you wiped it immediately. Watched lots of videos on disc dying and this has been the most helpful for sure - thanks!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yep that was the same dye. Just applied directly with a brush. It sinks right in with direct contact.

[@tuckervalentine3404]

Having problems getting my black line to tighten up like yours did. Mine just spreads too much. Does that mean my dye mixture is too watery or is there something else I’m missing?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

I actually have a tutorial on just the black lines. Check that out and let me know if you have any questions after that.

[@mattwalsh2161]

I was just wondering what kit you use in this video? I’m interested in getting one but I see a few different kits on your site? Just wondering what you would recommend for a first timer?

[@christanis4637]

I actually have a kit I'm going to be loading on the site tomorrow that has everything you need except the glue and acetone. I had it taken off for a bit but will be back tomorrow

[@rivoreimkel3411]

Is ProChem necessary or can I also use iDye Poly the same way? What are the differences between the two? Love your technique and the dyes are absolutely gorgeous. Keep it up!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yep you can use Idye poly for sure, I just know the people at Prochem are phenomenal people and they have a huge variety of colors that we carry on the site.

[@jonshobe9717]

Also prochem is a better value vs Idye poly. You get twice as much powder with prochem vs I dye poly. I use both but will be switching to prochem more bc of the value aspect.

[@am8119]

Thanks for this. Is it possible for the color to stick to the porcelain basin when you last wash the disc? Is this happening to you?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

not typically but a little comet or ajax will take it right off in my experience

[@am8119]

@@discdyeingdotcom Thank you.

[@alexandermendez4653]

This is my ASMR

[@thaddeusskye8316]

Did you say "Safety Third?" ???

[@TabletopRoyale]

Do you go over the rim multiple times with the alcohol and cotton ball or is once usually enough to stop it from transferring to other discs in the bag inadvertently?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yeah ill go around a couple of times to get the excess off and blend it in

[@nosleratz]

I see in you intro you have beds on shelf under heat lamps. I just acquired a lamp and was hoping to use it on glue beds as well as floetrol beds (it gets cold in my dye workshop). What temp and duration would you recommend for heating a disc in a glue bed? Thank you.

[@ciarakrauchak]

Alot of people told me I was using way to much dye when I told them 4 oz of acetone to 1 tablespoon of dye.. did you mean tablespoon or teaspoon?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yep it's a rough estimate but I prefer to have too much than not enough

[@Whitsel]

Where did you get the foil stamp?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

highpressurestamps.com/

[@hungoverspoon]

Awesome tutorial! When you say warm room, what temperature do you reccomend? I’ve had my last few discs sit for 24 hours and come out with the colours really weak, I feel as if everything was too cold. Average ambient temp of the counter space I have to work on is between 13-16 Celsius. Thanks!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

So really the warmer the better. But that's around 60 Fahrenheit so it really should be okay. A little warmer wouldn't hurt. You might need more dye in your mixture.

[@hungoverspoon]

@@discdyeingdotcom Thanks! I have two in the glue right now with extra dye and trying out a seeding mat to see if that helps!

[@JusThrowitDiscGolf]

@@hungoverspoonany better results I’m having the same issue. Cool design but faded ace weak looking

[@Steamrollger]

Quick question. Have u ever had the problem of your acetone dye mix drying out? Can u reuse it? I have some dried out here and just filled one of them with acetone again. The mix did take on the original color just wondering if that also is going to be true on a disc. Thanks in advance.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yeah I have reused it when it dried up. I ended up making the switch to the hdpe bottles we now sell on discdyeing.com and haven't had that problem since.

[@jonahandbre]

Do you mix your dye with hot water first like the instructions say? I don’t and have been getting very poor saturation on lighter colors and neon colors. I have heard the hot water is important to activate the dye before mixing with acetone - don’t know if this is true. Thanks!

[@discdyeingdotcom]

I have but I didn't see much difference to be honest. The lighter and neon colors can be tricky. You need plenty of dye and some of then really need heat

[@shanesplanetshane3795]

prochem responded to me directly. The reason you use hot water is the additives they use for anti-static and anti-caking, ARE NOT solvent soluble. The dye itself doesnt care, but the additives don't break down in acetone across all colors. Hence the directions to use a tiny bit of water, mix, then add to acetone. Sometimes manufacturer instruction have a valid reason for them. Its science/chemistry... Heat mat at 90-100f and 6 hours does well for my premium plastics. Same with floetrol, tho you cant reuse the floetrol very well after about 24hrs on heat and 4 discs in same bed. Dont cover the discs, or condensation drops back into the trays and can cloud the edges.

[@ahsleywithabeard]

How did you get your stamp?

[@discdyeingdotcom]

highpressurestamps.com/

[@zachmire30]

Did the kit change? I got the starter set but didn't come with the pink disc or color pallet 😔

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Shoot me a DM

[@zachmire30]

Thanks for helping me out so quickly I'm just dumb and bought the wrong one 🤣

[@travisschnelle4247]

Man I tried to get a thin black line like that but got too much spread. Blowing so hard I felt like Sylvester spitting everywhere. More practice needed

[@discdyeingdotcom]

What black are you using, I prefer onyx and I don't have that problem

[@dylannewman8252]

@@discdyeingdotcom I use onyx and it was still spreading a bit for me. I think I was blowing down to much instead of across maybe.

[@dylannewman8252]

Yeah tried again, and it keeps spreading even though I went more horizontal. It was closer but still fell apart. I can’t get it to stay in a line.

[@omarvaldez9213]

Wow great video. Two questions. Can you dye champion glow this well? Also have you ever just dyed half a disc with this technique leaving the other half undyed? Thanks.

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Yes and yes!

[@omarvaldez9213]

Thanks ima try my first one soon.

[@bri-dyediscs2150]

I think im messing up somewhere with my dyes 😅

[@discdyeingdotcom]

Whatcha mean

[@bri-dyediscs2150]

@@discdyeingdotcom no matter how i mix the pro chem dyes, or how i place the drops on the glue bed the dye seems to kinda crack its not a smooth circle of dye it just cracks as the acetone evaporates i guess. And the outcome is always grainy looking on the disc

[@bri-dyediscs2150]

@@discdyeingdotcom and when i go to swirl in a design it just looks even worse with the cracks and grainy look