How To: Adding Color to Laser Engraved Magazines

[@thewarlord3977]

Many thanks for explaining this, so many videos do not explain this process.

[@doug-cdsimontrustee6609]

And THANK YOU for making this video for us!

[@agro.ismaelcarlo3947]

These are awesome. Will try soon!

[@cblaserworks]

Awesome, let us know how it turns out!

[@gracebyseven]

Really cool, thanks!

[@pitbullsneedlovefostermom3087]

Thanks for the video. Have you tried it with different colors? I would love to do this, but I'm wondering if purple is too dark.

[@cblaserworks]

We haven't tried purple yet but we've seen other videos that work with different colors as well. I think it's a lot of trial and error as it is with most things we do with laser engraving!

[@smith13045]

Would you share the setting you used on the laser? There is a lot of info out there but trying to replicate your process the settings would be nice.

[@cblaserworks]

These settings were provided with the laser upon purchase. We can not ethically give them out since we didn't do the work to figure it out ourselves.

[@jodybullard6721]

After the laser process is complete, what do you put on the pmag to get the shine?

[@cblaserworks]

We don't add anything after the laser process to make the magazines shine

[@Warhammer83]

So I have my gray tan and white settings figured out on my laser for normal black pmags. I would not ask for your settings as I understand your statement of it being unethical. But could you answer this question possibly. If not I understand. Are my settings for colors I have achieved similar to the type of seetings/process you use on the mag after it is dyed to bring out the dyed color?

[@feeblevillain7315]

Yes

[@Warhammer83]

@@feeblevillain7315 Awesome 👌

[@VAS-iq2zd]

Will this only work with fiber lasers? Or can this be done with something like a diode?

[@cblaserworks]

We only have a fiber, not sure whether or not it will work on other types.

[@Tomohawk1955]

A friend asked me what effect it would have getting springs wet?

[@cblaserworks]

Remove the bottom plate and spring before dying the magazines!

[@RhedaGross]

So do you put it into the hot dye and then rinse it?

[@cblaserworks]

Correct, we got the water good and hot (less than a simmer though) then added dye, soaked magazines for 10-15 minutes with heat on low.

[@RobertWall-pc6zo]

How durable is the image and the color?

[@cblaserworks]

kzbin.infoHjYlQupORMs As you can see, the color will fade slightly if scraped up but it really takes a lot to get through to the black again.