How to dye a Munny!

Jul 4, 2007 at 12:06 PM
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I’m working on a custom Munny Mobile for a show that’s coming up soon and I decided that I wanted my Munny to be purple.
I would usually use paint for this - but I hate the paint strokes and all the cracking and drying time involved so I thought I would try my hand at dyeing my Munny!
After a little bit of research I found a thread on the Kid Robot forum that had all the instructions on how to do this - and although it was really useful, it didn’t have any of the technical details I was looking for, this meant I had to wing it and pray that I didn’t completely ruin my exhibition piece!
The following is the process I used/made up. Enjoy! (And forgive the mess on my stove - it’s not mine, I’m rarely home- seriously!)

Finished!

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ooOOOooo I am going to have to try this one.. Thanks for this post! W00t!

Lounge Kat replied to sandman’s comment:
Jul 4, 2007
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No problem, it's not that hard- just scary!

Looking forward to more posts on this custom! Better post em! :P

Lounge Kat replied to sandman’s comment:
Jul 4, 2007
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For sure! ( If I don't forget to take photos! )
I'm also working on a custom Bunny Qee for a show in Brisbane which will have sculpted parts added on.

I have a glow munny. I wonder if I use a little dye maybe half the amount, if it would make him glow purple? Thanks for the info.

Lounge Kat replied to crspy420’s comment:
Jul 10, 2007
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I think half the dye and dipping it in once may do the trick- if in doubt dip a bit that doesnt show (like the arm joint) and see how it looks- it may dull the glow effect.

thats sounds good i'll tell ya how it goes

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Great post Lounge Kat....I was wondering....I'm UK based and we don't get Rit dye here...all the dyes I've looked at (liquid and powder) say to add salt....do you know if this would apply to vinyl....as far as I'm aware it's to do with fixing the dye into cloth....??

Lounge Kat replied to Jimmy Foo’s comment:
Jul 30, 2007
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Thanks :)
Use the liquid as it gives a more even finish and wont leave grit on the toy, you don't have to use salt, thats for fabric so that the dye wont run in the wash.