A.YOUNGoalie13 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Askarov is using jetspeeds with black blade holders. I wonder if this will be a custom option in the future? Also, anyone have a good way to paint or change the colors of stock white holders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL42 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 lacrosse tie dye for stick heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Any polymer dye will do the trick. IDye Poly is one I've used on other plastics in the past. Just make sure the dye says it will work on polymer fabrics. Some dyes are for natural fabrics only and don't take on plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xdave90x Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 best way is with dye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.YOUNGoalie13 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 @Puckstopper how does one apply this dye? Do you paint it on more or less or is it more like hydro dipping where you dunk the object in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Short version: Remove the blades, and dunk the holder in a container of dye just below boiling temperature for about 20 minutes. To do it properly you'd need to remove the holder. I also might not dye Vertexx Edge holders, as I'm not sure if there would be any long term consequences from immersing the spring mechanism. I wouldn't think so, but the biggest reason I haven't done this on my holders is that I'm not willing to take the chance. True (goalie) holders don't have any moving parts and you can remove the mechanical bits from the new CCM XS holder so it should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile57 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I know on the old board (RIP) there was a good thread where a guy did up his cowlings in orange RIT dye. Lots of back and forth (and back and forth and... ) regarding whether or not this compromised the integrity of the holder. As I recall - he didn't have any issues with it and they turned up pretty sharp/held up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I wouldn't think it would compromise the plastic unless you added acetone or some other solvent to speed up dye absorption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTIMA Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/4/2021 at 2:24 PM, chile57 said: I know on the old board (RIP) there was a good thread where a guy did up his cowlings in orange RIT dye. Lots of back and forth (and back and forth and... ) regarding whether or not this compromised the integrity of the holder. As I recall - he didn't have any issues with it and they turned up pretty sharp/held up well. I tried this method. So the first time I recall using 2 packages of the powdered red Rit Dye with hot water. I did it on a friend's cowlings and the plastic did not fully take the color and the red turned out to be more of a magenta. He didn't complain but I could tell he wasn't happy about basically having dark pink cowlings. I tried the process again a pair of Vaughn cowlings that I wasn't using from my Vaughn skates using black and they came out very purple. Long story short, I did feel the plastic was a bit more flexible on both pairs. The color wasn't what I was hoping for either. Before any of you bored guys decide to give this a try, I strongly suggest that you don't use this method. I should have learned my lesson that through the stupid method of that hot water to soften the closure of your glove. So, do not try it this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Hey Ultima, Do you remember if you used regular RIT or RIT DyeMore? I know for a while regular RIT would work on plastic, but they removed that ability and created a separate line for synthetics called DyeMore many years ago. I'm curious because I haven't seen any long-term effects using Idye Poly and DyeMore on other types of plastic, but I've only had to leave things in the dye bath for 5-10 minutes to achieve the color I wanted. Maybe if I get bored I'll whip up a batch of black dye and try it on the old True holders I have sitting around. Putting out feelers now, anyone want to by black True holders with basically brand new StepSteel? Edited January 5, 2021 by Puckstopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile57 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 ... and the debate rages on (despite the death of the old board). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTIMA Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Puckstopper said: Hey Ultima, Do you remember if you used regular RIT or RIT DyeMore? I know for a while regular RIT would work on plastic, but they removed that ability and created a separate line for synthetics called DyeMore many years ago. I'm curious because I haven't seen any long-term effects using Idye Poly and DyeMore on other types of plastic, but I've only had to leave things in the dye bath for 5-10 minutes to achieve the color I wanted. Maybe if I get bored I'll whip up a batch of black dye and try it on the old True holders I have sitting around. Putting out feelers now, anyone want to by black True holders with basically brand new StepSteel? I really don't remember. It came in a box. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motowngoalie Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 @A.YOUNGoalie13, FWIW @bunnyman666 replied to an earlier thread of yours with some info: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythe Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Remember these from the 80's .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 36 minutes ago, Scythe said: Remember these from the 80's .. And into the 90s - yup, I sure do! Carbo - and Stephan Lebeau both wore them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 But people mix up the blue Tuuks with Gretzky’s blue Perfekta holders that were on his Daoust skates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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