How To Stencil Dye Disc Golf Disc 

B. 4man it will be very difficult to get a light color dye to show on a darker disc. Blue or black will show nicely, but yellow, If the disc takes the dye, will show up orange if at all.

Little Gray doing it like he did gets you closer to having your pattern where you want or need it to be I attempted putting the pattern on after I cut it out and it was very difficult to get it centered and whatnot without messing up the sticky ness by having to remove it to make adjustments, but I’d say no on dulling the blade I couldn’t even see the marks it makes after cutting out the pattern the edge of the dye makes it so you can’t see it, but if you have a brand new very sharp exacto blade you don’t need to push down very hard to gut threw the paper it takes a lot of force to damage the disc

You can buy stencil cutting machines so the transfer paper goes directly on the already cut stencil,weed the black parts out and then place the already weeded stencil on the disc. Laser pointer can be helpful for centering.

Using a vinyl cutter would be a faster way to generate your designs. You would cut-out your stencil using adhesive-backed vinyl, 'weed-out' (remove) the actual design and discard, and then use the remaining outside vinyl material (the 'negative space') as your stencil. All you would need is a relatively inexpensive vinyl cutter like a 'Cricket'. Google: Vinyl cutters.

@@jayedwin98020 Vinyl cutter is a little costly for just dying discs though unless its a business

Rorlin 3D NerdStop star and champion are the best for innova brand. for others just use their equivalent to those. Sorry idk the other's plastic, I only throw innova.

I have seen advice saying the premium plastics are the best. Like Ride Warrior was saying a baseline would be Innova and it's DX plastic. From what I hear it doesn't soak up Dye at all.

pretty sure he did two different styles of dye. first the stencil dye for the black outline, then the blue looks like it is from a blue dye in a shaving cream bed dye job before or after the dip dye.

It's a touch thing. You have to bare down enough to cut the stencil but not cut into the plastic. It's an art.

I’m gonna try it soon but I’m gonna cut my stencil not on my disc and then place it. Just don’t take the back off to make it sticky until after the cut.

Seems like if there are internal design pieces, that cutting prior to putting on the disc won’t work unless you have the patience to place each little piece individually after you put the main outline on the disc

@@needsomeink wouldn't stencil paper work better? Like the kind used for wood burning

Isn't the "make-up aisle" Acetone just nail polish remover?

@@jayedwin98020 yup

Dyes are permanent. It binds and dyes the actual plastic. And the marble effect can be achieved by blowing it around the medium you use with a straw. Lots of really good videos out there!

Thank you!! i found it. here is a link to the image i used. i.pinimg.com/originals/77/3f/8b/773f8b0a98e83ee9858f7ecc1dff18aa.jpg

Awesome Thanks!

It was at around 5 minutes. Just warm tap water.

I use just plain water and dye powder mix. I use just enough water to dissolve the powder so it's not watered down and I have the highest concentration of dye. Basically a pickle jar of water and a whole pack of dye. I also leave the disc in the dye over night to maximize the amount color that the disc soaks in. (So about 12 hours). My contact paper comes off purple as well so that is normal. Another factor is plastic type, some take dye better than others, in this video is innova star plastic, which I have noticed gives a brighter color compared to champion plastic. Hope this helps!

You can save any unused dye in a glass jar and use it on multiple discs

@@RideWarrior92 thank you I'm a beginner at dyeing disc and I wanta do stencil dyeing over shaving cream

Ben Burwinkel try adding a little heat, I've read that it helps the dye soak into the plastic, but be careful not to heat too much otherwise you may warp the disc. Otherwise just give the disc more time in the dye. The longer you leave it, the darker it will be. I usually leave mine over night (about 12 hours). Glad you found this tutorial helpful!!

Also, if you are using the same batch of dye for all of these discs, you may have used it all up and there is no more dye for the disc to soak up. Try mixing a new batch of dye and see if you get better results.

I used new batches each time and usually leave it overnight. Thanks. Ill try a little heat

I put 1/2 dye batch in microwave for a couple minutes. Mixed it in and the disc came out darker and better. So temp makes a difference. First discs i did was in the summer and they came out the best. I have the dye mix in the garage and its cool in there.

Ben Burwinkel excellent! Happy to hear it worked! I'll keep this in mind, my dye has been sitting since summer as well.

Not a disc golf player, but some goo gone or other similar citrus based mild adhesive remover should take it right off then follow that with simple dish detergent to clean any residue. That should do it without damaging the disc or dye.

another piece of tape. Removing glue and tape is best by mechanical means first, before risking solvents.

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Also have you tried any color besides black?

A laser cutter would work

I meant acetone.

Yes, you can reuse the dye water for multiple discs. I store the dye in old pickle jars when not using. Any glass jar would work (mason jars)

It all depends on the disc, and how the plastic takes the dye. You can take 2 discs from the same manufacturing batch, put them in the same dye, at the same time, for the same amount of time, and they will look completely different when you take them out. I try to maximize the amount of dye by only using just enough water to dissolve the powder dye. So I use 1 pickle jar of water for 1 pack of dye. This makes it more concentrated and allows the disc to take more dye quickly. Hope this helps!

@@RideWarrior92 I will try this. Thanks for your help 👍

yes, i just pour it in an old pickle jar, or you can use mason jars. just give it a good shake before you use it again to mix it back up.

how about when I wash the disc does the dye, dye my sink?

i have not had any issues with the sink as we have an all metal sink. however, be careful with the counter tops you may want to lay down paper towels or a rag you dont care about. just in case.

Thanks, going to try and dye a huk lab trifly logo

Your disc is no longer PDGA legal for tournaments if you use spray paint.

I can only imagine it does. I cringed to watch this. Why not just use a vinyl cutter and affix it as a tranposed image? No way in hell Im taking a blade to the top of my discs. Scratch lines would seem amatuer. Hell, whatever works and as long as the person using the disc is happy...

YOU ARE RIGHT! This was also my suggestion: Using a vinyl cutter would be a faster way to generate your designs. You cut-out your stencil in adhesive-backed vinyl, 'weed-out' the actual design and discard, and then use the remaining outside vinyl material (the 'negitive space') as your stencil/frisket. All you would need is a relatively inexpensive vinyl cutter like a 'Cricket'.

dish soap and water is what we used to use for window tinting. I'd think that just using adhesive vinyl alone would be best, as its flexible anyhow.

Not really, premium plastic takes dye better DX is notoriously stubborn.

Keith Dossett yes, then just taping it to the disc, and cutting through both the computer paper and the contact paper.

Zac Campbell from my research, the new rit dye formula does not work. Old formulas from several years ago use to, but not anymore

new rit dyemore should Im going to try it today

The following is what I would do: Using a vinyl cutter is a faster way to generate your designs. You cut-out your stencil in adhesive-backed vinyl, 'weed-out' (remove) the actual design and discard, and then use the remaining outside vinyl material (the 'negitive space') as your stencil or 'frisket'. For equipment all you would need is a relatively inexpensive vinyl cutter like a 'Cricket'. Google: Vinyl cutters.

@@jayedwin98020 I only have just found out about a cricket. I have not used one. Do you need vector files or a raster image for production?

@@gordonyork6638: I personally would only use 'vector' files. They don't pixelate like a raster images, and they're very 'clean'. You can take a 1" square, vector image and enlarge it 1000 % or more, and there's no pixelation at all. The only way I've seen a raster image work at all, is to have started with a very "large" image file, that then has been greatly reduced prior to cutting/printing. Just not a very good idea! If you absolutely have to use a raster image, I'd only print the image on a solid piece of vinyl, add a 'perimeter' circle around your image, then vinyl-cut your circle out, and then place the circle on your disc. If you wanted a 'clear' look, use a clear vinyl. I'm not sure how much weight that would add to your disc, or if it would even be an 'approved' way of imaging a disc, with regards to the 'governing body' for 'disc competitions'. You would want to check that.

Gordan: Here's a tutorial you might find interesting: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gyLSZIbXI0g.html

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gtcZbN0Z08c.html found it!

I do not. The discs hold the color for a long while. Also, if you do spray on a clear coat, it may make the disc illegal for tournament play because it is adding weight to the disc and may change it's flight path. But if you don't play tournaments, I'd say go for it and give it a try.

My understanding is Star and Champion work great and DX doesn't well at all

Yeah DX plastic doesn’t even hold sharpie that well u can still acetone off sharpie even if it’s been there for yrs. sometime all the way sometimes it will still be there just super light. I’ve tried DX it’s a no go

do you know what kind of plastic the disc is? some plastics will not take dye. i know for innova you want to use their premium plastics (Champion and Star) their lower quality plastics (DX, Pro) will not take the dye, or will only take a little bit. this should be the same for other brands as well.

When cutting, i only use enough pressure on the knife to cut through the paper and contact paper. you can pretty easily tell when you are through both. you may get some lines in the disc but they are so small that i can't see them. the light cuts in the disc actually help with getting a more defined line on the edges of your dyed areas and do not effect the flight characteristics of the disc in any noticeable way.

awesome man! thanks for the tips. 1 more thing, what kind of plastic did u use in video?

MrAmouradian star plastic. from my understanding this only works with higher end plastics like star and champion. and other brand's equivalents. dx and other lower plastics either fade quickly or don't take the dye at all.

I'm a huge Lions fan too and those putters are sweet!

Thanks! glad you like them! :D #OnePride

yes!