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Old 01-22-2008, 07:18 PM
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Default Re: problem with black dye

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Originally Posted by mkriegs View Post
140*F so 60*C.

Heating the dye definitely makes a whole world of difference, when I first started I couldn't get any color at all with the dyes at room temp. For heating dyes, you can either buy a thermostat setup like the one caswell sells (you might have gotten one with your kit but I'm not sure) or just buy a cheap pot and a candy thermometer and monitor the temperature closely.

ps - the temperature varies a lot where I live too and the solution I came up with was to set up a range hood move all my equipment indoors.
mmm thats helped

but at room temp i get some great colours like flouresant pink and bright blue.... and yet i find the gold takes over night to get a deep colour ,...so i must be doing something wrong

i noticed a sticky on checking the dye ph ill check that asap

best wishes
john
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