"Make It Yours!" DIY Rit Dye Knife Scales | How To Knife

[@NormMaddigan]

That digi camo para 2 looked really cool dyed

[@TeddyRoooosevelt]

Again, I feel like this content had been desired for years but not available in such a nice format. Thanks for making these; even in quarantine, you're posting some of your best videos yet!

[@richardsalinetrojr1957]

In all honesty there's all kinds of videos like this on KZbin for dying rc car parts in this exact fashion.us rc guys have been doing this technique for years to change the colors of our wheels and other small plastic parts so everything matches.look up dying rc parts and im sure you'll pull up quite a few good videos explaining this exact process.

[@muffemod]

You have to remember KZbin is still in its infancy, being less than 20 years old. Heck even the first websites weren't around until the 1990s.

[@betterbprepared]

Love these How-To Videos!

[@BladeHQ]

Glad you like them!

[@ctrip34]

Lol we need more

[@Certified..mac..818]

@@BladeHQ can you use it on zinc alloy it’s a metal ?

[@3wheelmannc860]

I tried this on my RAT 1 based on your last instructional video, and also the acid washing of the blade. Fantastic content and step-by-step instructions. Much appreciated!

[@BladeHQ]

Nice! Glad these were helpful there is something so awesome about customizing your knife.

[@Grant_Gold]

Made my pm2 scales purple, love it

[@josephphillips2906]

What color scales were they?

[@Flowerbandit7]

I absolutely love the blue Izula. That is a fantastic result. I might have to finally pick one up and dye it myself.

[@efcruzado]

Dyed a jade Texel, one side red wine, the other royal blue. Turned out great! 👍🏽🔪🔴🔵

[@HeyGeesh]

JcruzR 2 that’s my favorite color scheme.

[@CSGraves]

Crack out the ol' 3D glasses an' give 'er a look!

[@MetalRush666]

The camo g10 turned out awesome. Now I have to try that on mine.

[@BladeHQ]

It looks pretty good in red too!

[@christianlee1151]

Just dyed my elementum scales red. I Started with a brown micarta base and used racing Red ritmore dye. I put it in for about double what you guys recommended to achieve a darker maroon color and it turned out beautiful. Thanks for the DIY video

[@TheProfessordank]

Jade/natural g10 is beautiful.

[@benkolozsi68]

I just discovered etching soft metals like copper with hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. You make your relief design with a laser printer and a glossy magazine. Y’all could customize some scales. Keep up the great work, loving the DIY series

[@lindenarden667]

FABULOUS!!! A non custom shop solution! I love Benchmade but their grey G10 looks like dead flesh recovered from the ocean. 🦋

[@christophergardiner7372]

Dyed my light gray Griptilian scales into a dark graphite. Looks great!

[@EBFNOQMAGNO]

Thanks great video!! Did the camo in racing red, It looks awesome!!

[@terryhodgson2357]

I just did this to a SOG Flash AT. The original scales were Cyan. It was a good looking knife, but I wanted darker blue. I followed the instructions here using Rit Dye More Midnight Blue. Worked perfectly. The Midnight Blue is very dark. I left mine in the dye bath for about 1:30 seconds.

[@JMag1]

I did this with my Esee 6 micarta handles. I got them in Winter Forest which is a white on grey/black color scheme to begin with, then I got the Rit Dyemore in Racing Red and dyed them to get a pretty awesome two-tone blood red on black customized look. As a side note I started with Rit Dye Cherry Red and it was more pink than red after an overnight soak. So, get a color a bit darker than you think you want to get the right shade. Also, check them often as they soak, or you might end up with something too dark, which I learned when I dyed my BK-9 handles the first go round.

[@cal1776]

I am diying to try this.

[@jonnyboat2]

I bought some tan micarta scales for my bk7 wanting to Rit dye them black. I used the all purpose dye. I left it to soak for an hour. I could barely tell it dyed at all. So, I took my Kiwi black leather dye with the sponge applicator, put it on generously and it worked great. They are black! They look great.

[@Bababbooeyful]

Thanks for the video, I'm going to dye the green micarta scales on my new KIZER mini paragon.

[@chrisjaskulski8613]

Wow, the Izula turned out great!

[@tha_carta_3]

BladeHQ- the next asmr relaxation channel

[@Gabor.Bujdoso]

This DIY series was a fantastic idea, I'm amazed every time! Great work!

[@siduspulverem2001]

Wow that para blue camo came out amazing!!!

[@tdenman9115]

Thanks for the video! I dyed my CJRB Ria scales from natural G10 to Sapphire Blue. Came out great!

[@Dopey6621]

Just dyed my civivi cogent using this method it turned out better than I expected.

[@Zero_8347]

The blue camo actually looks pretty dope

[@uke4382]

Gonna dye my waved delica scales black as soon as I come home from college. I love black handles with satin blades : )

[@soulshinobi]

This was the best series, really well done. Would love to see more tips.

[@ChuckPM12]

Love these videos! Perfect format, really good way of laying the info out.

[@samdungan03]

Oh my...... That blue micarta esee........ 💚💚💚

[@DerbyCityRockCo]

The regular ol Rit works just fine too tbh. I turned the scales on my Dragonfly a nice brick red.

[@calh109]

Ben needs to take notes cus that's almost perfectly his shade of blue

[@jimboplopper5482]

This channel has a fandom at this point

[@double_clone4609]

that para in blue, just wow

[@martyrafter5588]

That blue camo Spyderco is badass.

[@TheImtoomuch]

Thank you for the instructions! I just dyed my scales and backspacer!

[@MazzaCheewanich]

Nice choice of colour! So pretty.

[@darkbearrider]

Those blue camo scales look sick!

[@tranmic4016]

I used alcohol based inks on metal scales. It is a coating though. And because it tends to not be porous you can run a high grit wet sandpaper over it to give it tooth but it will change the texture of the scales a bit. So its up to you . Clean the scales of oil and wear some nitrile gloves from getting your oils from your fingers on them. The alcohol will evaporate leaving the pigment which is moisture resistant. Its durable enough and will take same wear and tear but you can also use clear coating or a clear cerakote .

[@jakobthonen9411]

That blue camo PM2 is sick!

[@ArmaDega]

Love this - thank you!

[@officialdudedolan4943]

i cant wait to dye my new cyber blade ill be sure you tag you guys when its finished on insta

[@irvbarth2069]

Dyed my blue bugout to navy blue. Looks great!

[@mynamesjeff347]

I got a Jade Civivi vision FG coming in I'm gonna dye it that same blue

[@averyavenue]

So tempted to try a blue fade with a Demko AD20.5

[@kcrad1521]

Love it! RIP Main Man Trevor shirt lol.

[@BladeHQ]

I had bought that for a mechanic shirt so now it just has some character 😎-Zac

[@_db612]

One tip, you should rinse with water every now and then because when you check the colour, the knife will have some pigment that lays on top of the scales and they will look darker than they actually are. I dyed a mini grip (took forever on that material) from light blue to a dark blueish green and a camo para 3 red, i took more time than Zac did on that because the g10 being semi transparent will look a bit too light when in the sun, i took it till the lighter camo details weren't that much visible, if you search on google you ll see what i mean

[@weylannorrick5071]

I died a blue mini Domin with the same color. It starts blurple at the blade end and evenly progresses to very dark blue toward the but end. Very easy and inexpensive to do.

[@iandevera5906]

Loving this series! Chill and informative.

[@Triple.Stripe.Knives]

Yay! Best how to videos on youtube!

[@BladeHQ]

Thanks!👊

[@carboncopy3574]

Love this series!

[@GLOCKCOPG23]

How deep does the dye penetrate? If the handle gets slightly scuffed, will the original color be right there underneath?

[@Acceptable_Fella]

mini bugout scales can be dyed any color just need to use vinegar instead of water and add more dye (4 parts vin 1 part dye) also add some dish soap to dissolve extra oils you missed when cleaning

[@scottbailon31]

Was does the vinegar do differently from water?

[@Acceptable_Fella]

Not sure really, all I know is water did not work for me and vinegar did. Found this out on another tutorial

[@tylerhorning7490]

Awesome video, thanks

[@davidbacon5172]

Thanks for the tutorial. If I wanted to leave some of the original color is there a specific tape I could use to cover a certain area of the scales?

[@OtherThanIntendedPurpose]

haven't done it yet, I was watching this video to know what I needed to do. but I have a brand new Izula II I want to die the scales black to match the blade coating. while I have the dye made up, I might drop in a couple sets of my CRKT/Folts minimalist scales as well. black suits my wardrobe .

[@Triaed]

I know the scales are not in the brew for long, but is there an issue with deformation by the heat? Say, FRN scales. Also, any issues with the scales touching the bottom of the pot where is hotter? I assumed you needed a deeper bath so that the scales did not touch the metal pot. Oh, one more, can you store the brew once it cools down for later use, or does it have to be tossed out?

[@Tmac42081]

Blade HQ, you guys should play a game on the channel, Call it guess that flip.. flip open knives and other people have to guess the knife being deployed. 😂 just a thought. Loving this channel during quarantine.

[@brendanflanagan6110]

That pm2 is amazing 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@dukebuckskin3137]

Well done. Super simple and easy to follow. I have a light gray chronic on its way. I'm thinking ox blood. I'll let you know how it turns out! Did my light gray civivi. It came out ok. I was going for ox blood and I got kinda plum. Still looks pretty good. I did some tan rat 1 scales that came out way better. And a digicamo ganzo without taking it apart. Meh. But the info was solid. Thanks again for the tutorial. Cool deal.

[@timmyvechett]

Miss these kinds of video

[@Burgerbeast101]

Nice, I’ll have to do this

[@rob10ring]

I can't wait to try this on my camo PM2!

[@EdSaenzDrums]

Yes! This is the video I wanted!

[@mbs6585]

more of these please

[@jesseparbhu6125]

Love these how to knives!

[@wrenchspinner101]

Love these videos!

[@icas80]

That Izula is siiick

[@felixbelanger2659]

Damn, that Domin turned out really well, it doesn't get near enough love compared with the Begleiter. I usually use only 1 oz of dye for 14 oz of water (I eyeball it), so the bottle lasts longer and you can control color a little better (it still works fairly fast). My favorite so far is a purple to black fade on a blue Bugout :)

[@acebruhl1506]

Will you ever cover the process of AL dying?

[@briar6851]

hi all. some advice needed… i have just ordered a crkt squid compact from heinnie. it’s the new non locking uk legal version, with red liners. thinking to dye them as not a big fan of the red, but have wanted a non locking version of the knife for a while. Any experience dying red g10? Happy enough to go with black, but was perhaps wondering about a brown colour?

[@deceptionsdemise]

Leatherman G10 Earth with all black scales on the project list. The brown and black looks cool but completely blacked out would look better in my opinion.

[@Helgi105]

Have had the same effect, simply painting the scales of my knife with a blue marker and washing off the excess paint with soap.

[@Kingtheropodking]

What would happen if you tried dyeing black handle scales? Would the colour change at all if you tried changing it to green? Or would it just "somewhat" change?

[@richardsalinetrojr1957]

Correction.you can actually use Rite die for aluminum scales but you have to anodize them prior to transferring into warm dye bath.basically need a old school type car battery charger that has a low/high and start settings, some battery acid and distilled water.other than that you will need some aluminum to make a cathode and diode along with some aluminum wire.other than the anodizing process you can do the rest in your kitchen on stovetop.just make sure you do the anodizing process outside or in a very well ventilated area due to the fumes given off by battery charger current reacting with the battery acid bath.tons of videos on here showing how to do aluminum anodizing at home that walk you through step by step and being a person who's tried it I can say most of videos will give you great results assuming you follow steps properly.is kinda time consuming but fun to learn and hey who doesn't love having another hobby to add to their lists?lmao

[@I0nlyRunFactory]

Gonna try to dye the orange xancudo g10 to a dark red today. Will tag ya'll on IG when it's done.

[@I0nlyRunFactory]

P.s. It turned out pretty rad.

[@DeusLachesis]

Yall should make one for Heat Bluing Aka "gun bluing" non blade hardware to get those sweet pearlescent-like color tints.

[@Annoymouslyawesome]

Can you guys do one on anodizing aluminium , but on a budget ? Thanks !

[@RogerRabbitt]

Aluminum isnt an easy thing to anodize cause all of the harsh chemicals involved. Titanium on the other hand, very simple, just need water, some borax, and a power supply strong enough for whatever color you want

[@fc-8843]

Was Sapphire Blue used throughout specifically for the Digi Camo? I'd love to dye my Para 3 and that blue looks great. There's also a midnight navy but i'm thinking that might be too dark

[@zackking1995]

Does this also work for benchmades glass filled nylon? Like on a mini griptilian?

[@4waredc450]

Hi. In the description of the video it says that this same process can be used to dye GFN scales (like Opinel Outdoor or Boker plus Patriot) but I did not see anyone who dyed GFN in any youtube video. are you sure? thanks for everything. great videos. Cheers

[@Ron.kosakowski_TFW_PSDTC]

Nice video and thank you. One question...do you need a ventilated room when boiling this dye?

[@aemerick33]

I would reccomend it yes, last time I did it I ended up with a migraine afterwards

[@Ron.kosakowski_TFW_PSDTC]

@@aemerick33 thank you

[@gammacrashjb7329]

What if the g10 is fixed on (i think) aluminium like on the civivi elementum? Got the grey one but it would be nice to add some colour

[@Bullets4TheDevil]

My experience with RIT DYEMORE Spyderco PM2 digi cam... I wanted gray scales so I first tried the graphite color offering. The result was dark brown and it looked ugly as hell. Acetone and a rag will remove the dye by the way and get you back to the original color. Checking some threads, I confirmed that people were in fact using gray to make gray so I tried another color called FROST GRAY. The result was a purple-ish brown and even more hideous than the first attempt. Acetone it off again. I ended up going with the Sapphire blue which worked beautifully and incidentally took the least amount of time to complete. Perhaps using straight black for a shorter time may have gotten the gray but I was over it by then. I only removed the pocket clip, cleaned the scales with alcohol and made a V shaped dipper from a coat hanger which hooked to the half open knife in the spidey hole and the lanyard hole. Blue was complete in about 4 minutes.

[@balisong_brad]

I want a black black is it the same with normal rit dye because they only have graphite in the synthetic

[@seeingthepattern]

Cool. That’s a big bucket of dye, what do you do with left-over? Can it be stored for later use?

[@MisterTengu]

Is there a good way to make a stainless steel gas block & tube a high shine gold? Other than engine enamel and cerakote?

[@dr.seppjausen9778]

Cool vid as ever, ... BUT i Wonder why u Doing two vids ab the Same Modifikation...?? The one with Ben explians all this verry well..... i Would love to See something abouth centering an off Center Blade! Greetz- from Austria

[@ronstoner1823]

Does the dye bleed later on?

[@mane5810]

Question, do you have to use rit dyemore or can you also use normal all purpose rit dye

[@BigDaddySwingingMeat]

I've seen videos of people doing this with regular RIT Dye and it worked well.

[@grillsimon4548]

I love how to knive 😍😍❤️❤️

[@gregmccormack5709]

Does it have to be dye more? Or is regular Rit liquid acceptable.

[@dustyclover5228]

Does this work on the grivory handle on the new crkt provokes?

[@happiknife7716]

Great video 👍

[@Molluszk]

Could the new colour come out by the time and the original colour being visible again? Or this chemical completely change the colour of the G10 even inside of the material? So if I cut it half the scale I would see the new colour everywhere? Thx

[@ixxloose]

About to give this a wirl I think I'm going to dilute it less to try to get a darker color I hope this doesn't mess it up

[@saurersdavid]

Makes me want to get a natural g10 knife

[@BladeHQ]

They are pretty. You can do this with almost any non-metal scale too!

[@bmuller4545]

Anyone know if this technique will work on carbon fiber scales? I know the carbon fibers themselves won’t take up the dye, but they are bound with an epoxy resin which I believe will. I am only looking to give the CF a bit of a blue tint, not super dark. Any input is appreciated! Thanks!

[@davegoodridge8352]

Thank you, give it a try

[@RenoFencingMan]

Do you think this would work for Ritchlite scales?

[@bengaminmaximov780]

Do linings with G10 material shrink after they are welded?