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Old 01-03-2008, 06:58 PM
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Ok well,it got down to 16 degrees last night which is extremely rare for ga.I ran some parts last night and was so ready to get out of the shop I forgot to set a heater up.Well the dyes froze.Will they be alright if I defrost them?
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Should be although you may need to heat to 180* to put the pigments back into solution.
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do you know what is the rignt temperature for dye to penetrate the aluminium, because i think i have a problem with the temp, im dipin the pieces at 50F that is a big problem right?
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140F is the correct temp.50F won't give the same results.
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