Trying To Dye/Stain Vinyl
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:50 am
Ok, everything I've read says vinyl stains if you so much as look at it funny. Apparently, I don't look funny enough.
I'm trying to turn some Barbie parts - specifically hands from a Bedtime Barbie - purple. It doesn't have to be a dark purple. I'd settle for lavender. I have a few scrap pieces I was using for tests. I soaked those in food coloring for hours with no result. I've tried permanent marker just to have it rub off. I don't have any RIT dye in the house, but I'd be willing to get some if I could be sure it would work... but that tutorial was for resin, not vinyl.
Should I just give up and paint the hands with acrylics like I would for a faceup and then be really careful not to rub it off? Or is there some way to get vinyl to stain when you actually want it to?
I'm trying to turn some Barbie parts - specifically hands from a Bedtime Barbie - purple. It doesn't have to be a dark purple. I'd settle for lavender. I have a few scrap pieces I was using for tests. I soaked those in food coloring for hours with no result. I've tried permanent marker just to have it rub off. I don't have any RIT dye in the house, but I'd be willing to get some if I could be sure it would work... but that tutorial was for resin, not vinyl.
Should I just give up and paint the hands with acrylics like I would for a faceup and then be really careful not to rub it off? Or is there some way to get vinyl to stain when you actually want it to?