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Posted: 6/8/2015 11:11:43 PM EDT
[#1]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Offspring:
I did one in yellow and orange. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/286/18573079172_9d5b4f0f42_k.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/336/17955071334_067b073e6e_k.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Offspring:
Originally Posted By BIG_PAPA:
Has anyone tried the sand mags yet? I did one in yellow and orange. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/286/18573079172_9d5b4f0f42_k.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/336/17955071334_067b073e6e_k.jpg NICE! |
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Posted: 6/10/2015 1:08:15 PM EDT
[#2]
Has anyone tried blue on the sand mags?
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GA, USA
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Posted: 6/11/2015 7:31:02 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop:
I have been waiting on a good solution for yellow! How long was the dip time, and how much die to water? Thanks! That looks fantastic!!! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop:
Originally Posted By Offspring:
Originally Posted By BIG_PAPA:
Has anyone tried the sand mags yet? I did one in yellow and orange. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/286/18573079172_9d5b4f0f42_k.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/336/17955071334_067b073e6e_k.jpg Thanks! That looks fantastic!!! I guestimated the water dye mix. I pulled out out frequently to check the color. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 12:24:11 AM EDT
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Any one have luck matching Magpul Pink with a sand magazine?
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VA, USA
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Posted: 7/28/2015 5:23:00 PM EDT
[#5]
not gonna look through 23 pages of this thread but an old trick i learned from my lacrosse days is used vinegar and salt along with the water and dye, i believe the vinegar makes the color more vibrant while the salt increases penetration of the due...... i could be completely wrong but it's been a while
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AR, USA
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Posted: 8/1/2015 2:31:02 PM EDT
[#6]
In case someone was wondering if a Hogue stock would take dye, the answer is no.
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Posted: 8/1/2015 8:50:37 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jasoncbugleboy: In case someone was wondering if a Hogue stock would take dye, the answer is no. |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 8/1/2015 9:58:33 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop:
That's disappointing, but helpful to know. I was considering that as well. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop:
Originally Posted By jasoncbugleboy:
In case someone was wondering if a Hogue stock would take dye, the answer is no. Left it in for a little over an hour and no change. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 6:07:32 PM EDT
[#9]
Anyone have a recipe for OD Green?
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WA, USA
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Posted: 8/13/2015 3:24:04 PM EDT
[#10]
has anyone tried Jacquard or Dharma dyes? they make some interesting colors but no idea if they'd stick to pmags as well as Rit. and yes i searched.
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Posted: 8/15/2015 2:10:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dpmmn]
[#11]
see post below with new image |
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Posted: 8/15/2015 2:49:23 AM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
Here is my try at Stealth Gray http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=79695 Looks good did you start with sand? |
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Posted: 8/15/2015 3:10:24 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M15A2: Looks good did you start with sand? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M15A2: Originally Posted By dpmmn: Here is my try at Stealth Gray http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=79695 Looks good did you start with sand? Sand was the base, I'm going to take some pics outside tomorrow with a camera and not my phone to see how they look dip time was 27 minutes |
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Posted: 8/15/2015 4:39:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dpmmn]
[#14]
Here are some better pictures Bananaclipazine  Attempt to match Stealth Gray  |
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Posted: 9/7/2015 12:59:26 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2015 8:55:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Retzam]
[#16]
How much of the 8oz bottle is used for 1 mag?
Going to order some mags and rit soon :) Anyone tried "wine" rit dye to get a maroon magazine? EDIT: MidwayUSA has 30 round Sand M3 mags on clearance for $10.99 |
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Posted: 9/10/2015 10:37:05 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Retzam: How much of the 8oz bottle is used for 1 mag? Going to order some mags and rit soon :) Anyone tried "wine" rit dye to get a maroon magazine? EDIT: MidwayUSA has 30 round Sand M3 mags on clearance for $10.99 these turned out kind of dark after 30 minutes I used about 1/4 of the bottle, sorry for the crappy pic  |
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Posted: 9/10/2015 11:08:27 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn: these turned out kind of dark after 30 minutes I used about 1/4 of the bottle, sorry for the crappy pic http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80480 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn: Originally Posted By Retzam: How much of the 8oz bottle is used for 1 mag? Going to order some mags and rit soon :) Anyone tried "wine" rit dye to get a maroon magazine? EDIT: MidwayUSA has 30 round Sand M3 mags on clearance for $10.99 these turned out kind of dark after 30 minutes I used about 1/4 of the bottle, sorry for the crappy pic http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80480 Thanks. I also was reading Red + Coco brown, or Scarlet over a long period. Have not seen much on the wine dye though :) Thanks for the input! |
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Posted: 9/10/2015 11:10:33 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Retzam: Thanks. I also was reading Red + Coco brown, or Scarlet over a long period. Have not seen much on the wine dye though :) Thanks for the input! I'm glad to help, post them up when you get them done |
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Posted: 9/11/2015 5:25:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 50cal]
[#20]
Has anyone tried to match the original Magpul blue dying sand mags? I would like to have a few in that blue for range use. Pmags at one of the ranges I use have a habit of gravitating to other users benches.
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Posted: 9/11/2015 6:56:38 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: Has anyone tried to match the original Magpul blue dying sand mags? I would like to have a few in that blue for range use. Pmags at one of the ranges I use have a habit of gravitating to other users benches. I'm working on some 40's right now results in a couple of hours |
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Posted: 9/11/2015 9:11:55 PM EDT
[#22]
BLUE PMags!  |
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Posted: 9/11/2015 9:23:43 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryDo you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? |
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Posted: 9/11/2015 10:03:37 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryLook great! Will have to give that a try. |
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Posted: 9/11/2015 10:32:38 PM EDT
[#25]
I've seen so many cool colored mags in this thread that I don't know which rit dye(s) to buy!
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Posted: 9/11/2015 10:34:15 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 40xb-shooter: Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 40xb-shooter: Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? |
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Posted: 9/11/2015 10:39:51 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop: x2 please Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop: Originally Posted By 40xb-shooter: Originally Posted By dpmmn: BLUE PMags! Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 10 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 12:00:05 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn: I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 10 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn: Originally Posted By nturavrgcop: Originally Posted By 40xb-shooter: Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 10 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 12:02:21 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Retzam:
I've seen so many cool colored mags in this thread that I don't know which rit dye(s) to buy! Collect the whole set! 
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Posted: 9/12/2015 12:04:33 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nturavrgcop: THANK YOU!!! Just ordered 12 sand colored ones... a few will now be blue!!! [enabler]You are very welcome!  [/enabler] make sure you post a few pics |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 12:05:27 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
these turned out kind of dark after 30 minutes I used about 1/4 of the bottle, sorry for the crappy pic
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80480 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
Originally Posted By Retzam:
How much of the 8oz bottle is used for 1 mag? Going to order some mags and rit soon :) Anyone tried "wine" rit dye to get a maroon magazine? EDIT: MidwayUSA has 30 round Sand M3 mags on clearance for $10.99 these turned out kind of dark after 30 minutes I used about 1/4 of the bottle, sorry for the crappy pic
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80480 According to the Rit site Cherry Red is "blue based" while Scarlet is "red based". |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 12:07:16 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By danpass: According to the Rit site Cherry Red is "blue based" while Scarlet is "red based". Walmart didn't have any scarlet, If I see some of it I'll pick it up and give it a try |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 12:11:36 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 10 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
Originally Posted By nturavrgcop:
Originally Posted By 40xb-shooter:
Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 10 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid Can you clarify what you mean by at 10 degrees part of your post? Thanks Wes |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 2:25:23 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wangstang:
Can you clarify what you mean by at 10 degrees part of your post? Thanks Wes Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wangstang:
Originally Posted By dpmmn:
Originally Posted By nturavrgcop:
Originally Posted By 40xb-shooter:
Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 10 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid Can you clarify what you mean by at 10 degrees part of your post? Thanks Wes Maybe he meant 100 |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 6:25:45 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wangstang: Can you clarify what you mean by at 10 degrees part of your post? Thanks Wes Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wangstang: Originally Posted By dpmmn: Originally Posted By nturavrgcop: Originally Posted By 40xb-shooter: Do you mind sharing your mixtures and method on those? I poured about a 1/3 of a bottle into about 1 1/2 gallons of water that was around 170 degrees I soaked the mag for about 25-30 minutes, I did them one at a time after each mag I would add a couple of tablespoons of dye to the water to avoid them getting lighter The RIT Dye that I used is Aquamarine, it $2.97 at Walmart for liquid Can you clarify what you mean by at 10 degrees part of your post? Thanks Wes about 170 degrees |
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Posted: 9/12/2015 11:48:51 PM EDT
[#36]
Midway has (had?) a deal going on the sand mags (see the deals thread for info), so I've got about 60 sand mags coming. Time to go shopping for some dye!
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Posted: 9/13/2015 5:42:17 PM EDT
[#37]
Are the sand mags lighter than the old UDE mags?
I've finally gotten around to dying some mags and I'm using 5 M2 UDE mags I got a long time ago. |
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Posted: 9/13/2015 7:22:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LuckyDucky]
[#38]
Apparently Royal Blue at 30 minutes at 160F + Tangerine at 12 minutes at 160F makes chocolate brown.
The burnt orange is tangerine at ~24 minutes Base mag was UDE 
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Posted: 9/13/2015 11:28:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dpmmn]
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LuckyDucky: Are the sand mags lighter than the old UDE mags? I've finally gotten around to dying some mags and I'm using 5 M2 UDE mags I got a long time ago. The sand color is a lot lighter than UDE  |
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Posted: 9/13/2015 11:31:24 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LuckyDucky: Apparently Royal Blue at 30 minutes at 160F + Tangerine at 12 minutes at 160F makes chocolate brown. The burnt orange is tangerine at ~24 minutes Base mag was UDE http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80588 Those blue mags turned out a little dark, the orange look pretty close to spot on Good job
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Posted: 9/13/2015 11:52:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LuckyDucky]
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
Those blue mags turned out a little dark, the orange look pretty close to spot on Good job
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dpmmn:
Originally Posted By LuckyDucky:
Apparently Royal Blue at 30 minutes at 160F + Tangerine at 12 minutes at 160F makes chocolate brown. The burnt orange is tangerine at ~24 minutes Base mag was UDE http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80588 Those blue mags turned out a little dark, the orange look pretty close to spot on Good job
My walmart had aquamarine (light blue), royal blue, and navy blue. I used royal but aquamarine is closer like you did above. It just means I have to buy more mags! I want to make some using the walmart bag method in the magpul video. |
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UT, USA
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Posted: 9/20/2015 11:41:04 AM EDT
[#42]
I have got to try this...
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Posted: 9/23/2015 11:36:44 PM EDT
[#43]
Does anyone have a recipe for FDE starting with a sand pmag?
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Posted: 9/24/2015 1:45:36 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LuckyDucky:
Apparently Royal Blue at 30 minutes at 160F + Tangerine at 12 minutes at 160F makes chocolate brown. The burnt orange is tangerine at ~24 minutes Base mag was UDE http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=80588 That royal blue mag looks great. Going to have to give that a try as well as the aquamarine |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 9/27/2015 11:19:13 AM EDT
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Score
 IMG_20150926_144759_444 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 IMG_20150926_221222_938 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
Finished tangerine  IMG_20150927_074714_491 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
One of my FDE Vickers glock base plates  IMG_20150927_083131_697 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
Dark cherry red and Tangerine  IMG_20150927_102710_235 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 IMG_20150927_102720_600 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 IMG_20150927_102727_245 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 IMG_20150927_102812_437 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 IMG_20150927_102745_396 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
Not my first rodeo with the dye.. Did a od green to dark brown on my 300 blackout hunting rifle  DSC_1856 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 DSC_1828 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 DSC_1995 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
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Posted: 9/28/2015 7:55:43 AM EDT
[#46]
That dark brown looks really good.
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Posted: 9/28/2015 10:18:01 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal:
That dark brown looks really good. Thanks I really like the brown a lot  DSC_1841 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
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Posted: 10/4/2015 5:59:06 PM EDT
[#48]
Tried to make grey... just a lil bit to much dye to water. Trigger guard turned about better because it was originally Foliage green
 DSC_2657 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 DSC_2658 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
Kept one sand .. for now
 DSC_2659 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
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Posted: 11/1/2015 12:29:40 AM EDT
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I ordered a boatload of Sand PMAGs and hit up Walmart for some dye. Here are some 20-round samples with their respective bottles. I did 30s, too.
A couple of weeks ago I did the Royal Blue, Lemon Yellow and Fuchsia mags. I used 1/4 to 1/2 a bottle of each to color 4 mags (2 20s and 2 30s). Today I did the Cherry Red, Sunshine Orange, Kelly Green and Purple. I tried to use less dye for the first three, but I think the results were less than satisfactory (lighter than expected), so I went back to the 1/4-1/2 bottle for the purple mags. I then went back and redid the Cherry Red to get it a darker red. What you see here are the darker Cherry Red and Purple and lighter-than-expected orange and green. It's interesting to note that you can see the outline of an internal rib on the exterior of the mag as a slightly lighter vertical line extending the length of the mag. It's most easily noticed on the purple, blue and fuchsia mags. Start at the bullet point and follow it down past the Magpul text. 
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Posted: 11/1/2015 6:30:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jamiehstanley:
Tried to make grey... just a lil bit to much dye to water. Trigger guard turned about better because it was originally Foliage green <a href="https://flic.kr/p/zpiCiw" target="_blank">https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5721/21923491776_a1de0d4acb_b.jpg</a>DSC_2657 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr <a href="https://flic.kr/p/zqxGgd" target="_blank">https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5668/21937553162_fd3f66e5d3_b.jpg</a>DSC_2658 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr Kept one sand .. for now
<a href="https://flic.kr/p/zrBCNk" target="_blank">https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5805/21949638455_40514a73e1_b.jpg</a>DSC_2659 by jamiehstanley, on Flickr I dig the orange. |
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