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How-To:  Dye Your MacBook

How-To: Dye Your MacBook

This guy dyed the major case parts of his factory-white MacBook bright orange using Rit fabric dye (and swapped out some other bits with a factory-black model) to create this cool custom color scheme. This method is known in the modding community, but โ€œThe Brainโ€ has improved on its speed and consistency for glossy parts [โ€ฆ]

How-To: PVC and Cable Dyeing

Iโ€™m not surprised about the popularity of Sean Michael Raganโ€™s PVC dyeing technique write-up on Make: Projects. So many projects we feature use this boring white pipe because of its low price, widespread availability, and versatility. Since PVC doesnโ€™t take paint very well, this PVC dyeing technique is perfect for adding those crucial finishing touches [โ€ฆ]

Dyeing fabjects with Rit

Dyeing fabjects with Rit

Jonathan Barclay of Twin Cities Maker has been experimenting with dyeing the output of our MakerBot using Rit dye, a cheap crockpot, and a microwave. Twin Cities Maker ordered 5 lbs of white abs along with our makerbot. Iโ€™m aware that the MakerBot Store currently sells colored abs, but 5 lbs of white is nearly [โ€ฆ]

Brilliant red dye made from insects

Brilliant red dye made from insects

This article just drew my attention to the interesting story behind carmine, which is a pigment precipitated from carminic acid (shown above) extracted from the bodies of Dactylopius coccus, the so-called โ€œcochinealโ€ insect, of which the acid comprises up to 24% of dry body weight. The cochineal is a parasite of cacti of the genus opuntia, from which it has been harvested in South America since pre-Columbian times. It is carmine that made the โ€œredโ€ of the famous British โ€œred coats,โ€ and today carmine is still produced in great quantity for use in fabric, cosmetics, and as a natural food coloring. [via Neatorama]