# what do i need to dye a yoyo

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [August 31, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045 "2009-08-31T00:28:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![m\_yoyo13](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/m_yoyo13/32/195_2.png) [@m\_yoyo13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/m_yoyo13)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045/1 "2009-08-31T00:28:00Z")

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the title says it all

please dont link a video my computer has a viruses so a cant watch videos

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**Author:** ![JM1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jm1/32/135_2.png) [@JM1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JM1)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045/2 "2009-08-31T00:38:29Z")

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RIT dye  
Acetone  
Water

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045/3 "2009-08-31T01:12:22Z")

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> [@JM1](#):
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> RIT dye  
> Acetone  
> Water

First off you need to tell us what you are dying and what color it currently is.  
As for the acetone, its ONLY used with polycarbonate yoyo’s.  
Celcon yoyo’s don’t need it and it might mess up your dye job.

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**Author:** ![m\_yoyo13](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/m_yoyo13/32/195_2.png) [@m\_yoyo13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/m_yoyo13)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045/4 "2009-08-31T02:04:03Z")

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well im going to to make my pgm splashed and im going to die it black

i got the green one with black rims

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**Author:** ![polloyoyo12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045/5 "2009-08-31T02:05:02Z")

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ohh and hot water i believe

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045/6 "2009-08-31T03:34:07Z")

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If you really want to know how just do a google search or a youtube search. You’ll be surprised on what you will find.