# Dye Question

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [September 16, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183 "2010-09-16T11:23:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/1 "2010-09-16T11:23:19Z")

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Would I be able to do dye a black Kickside half white?

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**Author:** ![mikelz777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mikelz777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikelz777)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/2 "2010-09-16T13:04:59Z")

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No, it wouldn’t work. You can dye a lighter yoyo darker but you can’t go from darker to lighter.

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/3 "2010-09-16T14:43:31Z")

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You might be able to bleach it with some acetone or something, but it wouldn’t work very well. (If anybody has done this, let us know the results. :wink: )

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/4 "2010-09-16T14:48:27Z")

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I wouldn’t try acetone as a bleaching agent. It melts plastic quite easily. Some people use a small amount of acetone in their dye mix to set the dye into the plastic (by dissolving a thin layer of the surface).

Soaking the part in plain old bleach might work, but chances are it will just turn it an ugly gray-black.

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/5 "2010-09-16T15:17:14Z")

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Sorry, that came out wrong. I meant you could probably put some bleach in a glass jar or something, then put a little bit of acetone in it to help it dye. Thanks for pointing out my mishap.

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**Author:** ![mikelz777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mikelz777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikelz777)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/6 "2010-09-16T16:35:34Z")

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There’s no magic elixer out there that is going to dye or bleach a black Kickside half white. Don’t try it, you’ll ruin it.

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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/7 "2010-09-16T19:45:12Z")

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So since you have to go lighter to darker, would I be able to dye an orange one black? Would it work with the celcon?

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/8 "2010-09-16T23:01:46Z")

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> [@LazyThrower](#):
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> So since you have to go lighter to darker, would I be able to dye an orange one black? Would it work with the celcon?

Yes, you can go from orange to black.

Celcon is a bit hard to dye but some people report good results using a very hot water mix. As in almost boiling. Be careful.

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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dye-question/19183/9 "2010-09-16T23:06:45Z")

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Thanks for all the help everybody. Question answered. Thread locked. 🙂