[sdiy] changing colours on banana inputs

[Rude 66]

they're that simple standard hard plastic stuff. shiny too. i used to have
playmobil too, but not ones you could color.. good tip though, because it
seems to be the same material or very close. something that soaks into the
material would be nice, though i don't know if that's possible with hard
plastic.. but sincve it's a nanana input, it'll be used hard and a lot. i'd
think paint and ink would come off after a few days..but i'll give it a
try..

thanks!

r./



----- Original Message -----
From: "Theo" <t.hogers at home.nl>
To: "Tony Clark" <clark at andrews.edu>; "Rude 66" <r.lekx at chello.nl>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] changing colours on banana inputs


> Hi Tony and Ruud,
> If the material is a thermoplastic (quite likely) your connectors may not
> like the boiling water idea.
> Hold your favorite 33 rpm record under a hot tap to get the idea.
> And while it may work with Nylon, most plastics won't take on much color
> this way.
> To color usually dry pigments are mixed with the plastic when forming the
> granulate, that is even before the molding takes place.
>
> The screaming kits may be a better option.
> Though you have to give them special colored pencils (Dutch: vilt-stift)
> from "Playmobiel" first.
> "Playmobiel" brand pens are intended to work on (most) plastics.
> If the surface is fat free the color last for years and the color layer is
> to thin to peel off.
> On PE material the bonding of the color is less effective, you can rub it
> off.
> However for colormarking your banana chassis connectors it should still
work
> ok.
>
> BTW1) I think the "Playmobiel" pencils where actually made by "Bruinzeel".
> BTW2) "Playmobiel" and "Bruinzeel" are brand names, but I am sure Ruud is
> familiar with them.
>
> Theo
>
>
>
> From: Tony Clark <clark at andrews.edu>
> To: Rude 66 <r.lekx at chello.nl>
>
>
> > > this may be a weird question, but is there a way to change the colour
of
> a
> > > banana plug input chassis? i've got a whole bunch of white ones, and
> would
> > > like some to be different colours. paint will probably peel off the
> plastic
> > > after a while.
> > > would there be any way of changing their colour permanently? chemical
> bath?
> > > exposure to light, sound, radiation, screaming kids, or toxics? etc..
> ;-)
> >
> >    Well it depends on the type of material, but dye-ing would be the
best
> > way to pull it off.  Just take some normal clothing dye and follow
> > instructions (usually just added to boiling water).
> >    This is typically how all (black) Nylon plastic parts are treated.
> >
> >    Cheers,
> >
> >    Tony
> >
>
>