# Help with yoyo dye

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-yoyo-dye/81257
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [July 19, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-yoyo-dye/81257 "2016-07-19T04:01:13Z")
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### Author: ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-yoyo-dye/81257/1 "2016-07-19T04:01:13Z")

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So I’m looking to dye one of my yoyos. Does it matter if I use liquid RIT dye, or does have to be powder?

Thanks!

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### Author: ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-yoyo-dye/81257/2 "2016-07-19T12:44:28Z")

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So I could be wrong on this but I was told that rit dye no longer works well for yoyos because it was reformulated.

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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: [July 19, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-yoyo-dye/81257/3 "2016-07-19T15:59:03Z")

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I don’t think that is true, at least I’ve not seen that. Another though issue is the type of plastic. You can use a water, dye acetone mix on polycarbonate, but delrin requires just water.

Check here: [Useful modification & maintenance guides - Axles,Clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html)

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### Author: ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-yoyo-dye/81257/4 "2016-07-19T17:42:56Z")

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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> I don’t think that is true, at least I’ve not seen that. Another though issue is the type of plastic. You can use a water, dye acetone mix on polycarbonate, but delrin requires just water.
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> Check here: [Useful modification & maintenance guides - Axles,Clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html)

I’m not surprised if I was wrong. I am speaking completely from what others have told me, no actual, personal experience.