I never said polycarbonate has changed. There are new products out that are designed specifically for dyeing synthetic fabrics that take really nicely to yoyos such as RIT DyeMore Synthetic and iDye Poly. Working with these it’s easier to get the color you want because there’s fewer things you have to mix. Boiling/heating water constantly allows you to have consistent colors over the same amount of time and achieve the same results multiple times. It’s dangerous to heat acetone. It’s easy to store and re-use these synthetic dyes over a long period of time. Many of these guides were made long ago and don’t tell people how to deal with dye getting on metal parts/hubs/bearing seats. My least favorite (and somehow most recommended) tutorial is the dylan kowalski tutorial, where he just chucks the whole yoyo fully assembled into a pot of dye for 20 minutes and then has to clean the bearing. None of these guides actually tell you what the best ways to clean off a yoyo are.
Messing around with anything that can dissolve the yoyo is likely to cause vibe. It’s just not optimal.
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