# Dying Metals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 6, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553 "2010-12-06T00:37:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smartboy3456](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smartboy3456/32/510_2.png) [@smartboy3456](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smartboy3456)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/1 "2010-12-06T00:37:52Z")
How do you dye a dv888? ---
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/2 "2010-12-06T00:41:43Z")
You strip off the anno and re-anno it witch is dangerous if not done correctly ---
**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/3 "2010-12-06T00:51:51Z")
> [@yoyo jake](#): > > You strip off the anno and re-anno it witch is dangerous if not done correctly and thats dying? ---
**Author:** ![BB1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@BB1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BB1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/4 "2010-12-06T00:52:51Z")
> [@yoyojamben](#): > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > You strip off the anno and re-anno it witch is dangerous if not done correctly > > and thats dying? Yes it is a way…only way i know of ---
**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/5 "2010-12-06T00:56:16Z")
> [@BB1](#): > > > [@yoyojamben](#): > > > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > > > You strip off the anno and re-anno it witch is dangerous if not done correctly > > > > and thats dying? > > Yes it is a way…only way i know of Thats not dying though… thats stripping a yoyo and re-annodizing it. ---
**Author:** ![BB1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@BB1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BB1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/6 "2010-12-06T01:02:23Z")
> [@yoyojamben](#): > > > [@BB1](#): > > > > > [@yoyojamben](#): > > > > > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > > > > > You strip off the anno and re-anno it witch is dangerous if not done correctly > > > > > > and thats dying? > > > > Yes it is a way…only way i know of > > Thats not dying though… thats stripping a yoyo and re-annodizing it. Yes it is dyeing but HIGHLY DANGEROUS ive seen how they do it at my dads work alot of safety stuff ---
**Author:** ![smartboy3456](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smartboy3456/32/510_2.png) [@smartboy3456](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smartboy3456)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/7 "2010-12-06T01:11:05Z")
I doubt that’s dying. That’s reanodizing after stripping the anodization. Don’t you have a special paint or dye? ---
**Author:** ![OMLORyoyo69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e36b37/32.png) [@OMLORyoyo69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/OMLORyoyo69)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/8 "2010-12-06T01:22:39Z")
you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/9 "2010-12-06T01:52:04Z")
> [@OMLORyoyo69](#): > > you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 Last I checked, Chris Rice doesn’t anno yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![AwEsOmEnEsS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@AwEsOmEnEsS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AwEsOmEnEsS)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/10 "2010-12-06T02:09:03Z")
> [@Q](#): > > > [@OMLORyoyo69](#): > > > > you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 > > Last I checked, Chris Rice doesn’t anno yoyos. yep venndetas (i know that is spelled wrong) is good though [http://www.notfailanodizing.com/](http://www.notfailanodizing.com/) ---
**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:** [December 6, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/11 "2010-12-06T02:36:22Z")
Anodizing with color is most definitely dying. It chemically interacts with the surface and imparts the color into the surface layer. While the process is different when dyeing a plastic yoyo, the dye still only attaches to the surface. Using acetone as an enhancer in the dye causes a surface reaction as well. Same result - surface color change. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/12 "2010-12-06T02:42:29Z")
> [@AwEsOmEnEsS](#): > > > [@Q](#): > > > > > [@OMLORyoyo69](#): > > > > > > you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 > > > > Last I checked, Chris Rice doesn’t anno yoyos. > > yep > venndetas (i know that is spelled wrong) is good though > [http://www.notfailanodizing.com/](http://www.notfailanodizing.com/) And also not taking jobs ---
**Author:** ![arem250](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arem250/32/7922_2.png) [@arem250](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arem250)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/13 "2010-12-06T03:33:38Z")
> [@Q](#): > > > [@AwEsOmEnEsS](#): > > > > > [@Q](#): > > > > > > > [@OMLORyoyo69](#): > > > > > > > > you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 > > > > > > Last I checked, Chris Rice doesn’t anno yoyos. > > > > yep > > venndetas (i know that is spelled wrong) is good though > > [http://www.notfailanodizing.com/](http://www.notfailanodizing.com/) > > And also not taking jobs You just love to throw cold water on dreams Q lol ---
**Author:** ![DG1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dg1/32/606_2.png) [@DG1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DG1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/14 "2010-12-06T03:42:18Z")
> [@yoyojamben](#): > > > [@BB1](#): > > > > > [@yoyojamben](#): > > > > > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > > > > > You strip off the anno and re-anno it witch is dangerous if not done correctly > > > > > > and thats dying? > > > > Yes it is a way…only way i know of > > Thats not dying though… thats stripping a yoyo and re-annodizing it. When you Annodize, you use DYE 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/15 "2010-12-06T03:45:43Z")
> [@arem250](#): > > > [@Q](#): > > > > > [@AwEsOmEnEsS](#): > > > > > > > [@Q](#): > > > > > > > > > [@OMLORyoyo69](#): > > > > > > > > > > you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 > > > > > > > > Last I checked, Chris Rice doesn’t anno yoyos. > > > > > > yep > > > venndetas (i know that is spelled wrong) is good though > > > [http://www.notfailanodizing.com/](http://www.notfailanodizing.com/) > > > > You just love to throw cold water on dreams Q lol > > And also not taking jobs It’s my version of verb. It’s what I do ---
**Author:** ![UnstoppableWalnut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unstoppablewalnut/32/512_2.png) [@UnstoppableWalnut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/UnstoppableWalnut)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/16 "2010-12-08T01:03:35Z")
With a battery charger, sulfuric acid, and rit dye? ---
**Author:** ![Preinfalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/preinfalk/32/551_2.png) [@Preinfalk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Preinfalk)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/17 "2010-12-08T17:37:50Z")
> [@UnstoppableWalnut](#): > > With a battery charger, sulfuric acid, and rit dye? Wow… one wrong move with that and you may dye 😛 😛 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Buddy\_Jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buddy_jim/32/7920_2.png) [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/18 "2010-12-08T22:58:06Z")
> [@Q](#): > > > [@arem250](#): > > > > > [@Q](#): > > > > > > > [@AwEsOmEnEsS](#): > > > > > > > > > [@Q](#): > > > > > > > > > > > [@OMLORyoyo69](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > you dont dye metal. you either paint it or anodize it. I would send it to ibanezcollector if you want it painted, and ricerocket if you want it stripped and ano’d. Or leave it alone if you dont have $50 😛 > > > > > > > > > > Last I checked, Chris Rice doesn’t anno yoyos. > > > > > > > > yep > > > > venndetas (i know that is spelled wrong) is good though > > > > [http://www.notfailanodizing.com/](http://www.notfailanodizing.com/) > > > > > > You just love to throw cold water on dreams Q lol > > > And also not taking jobs > > It’s my version of verb. It’s what I do Wow I’m gonna remember that for when I want to er “Cold Water” someones dreams or what not. I just “Q’d” somebody. That could be my new favorite verb. I want a pony. No hays to expensive, and you just got Q’d homie. Oh and redoing the ano is not Dyeing a yoyo. Be careful with the sulfuric acid. (If you are under the age of 12 you may need adult supervision) ;D ;D ;D. One last thing I love that line. It works for everything. Now kids this next step involves weapons grade plutonium. This is very dangerous, and should not be handled with out adult supervision. ---
**Author:** ![Hadoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoe/32/713_2.png) [@Hadoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hadoe)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/19 "2010-12-10T22:24:24Z")
I want to get my yoyo anodized so bad now! I’d get it the same color as the black/blue acid washed RecRev ED. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553/20 "2010-12-11T00:02:44Z")
Ok time for school. Anodizing: Aluminum is immersed in a tank containing an electrolyte having a 15% sulfuric acid concentration. Electric current is passed through the electrolyte and the aluminum is made the anode in this electrolytic cell; the tank is the cathode. Voltage applied across the anode and cathode causes negatively charged anions to migrate to the anode where the oxygen in the anions combines with the aluminum to form aluminum oxide (Al2O3). Coloring: Anodic films are well suited to a variety of coloring methods including absorptive dyeing, both organic and inorganic dyestuffs, and electrolytic coloring, both the Sandocolor® and Anolok® processes. Anodic films are what get’s dyed. The yoyo is anoed (covered in anodic films) then those films are dyed. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-metals/21553.md?page=2)