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Posted: 1/25/2016 2:46:25 AM EDT
Since Magpul no longer makes Olive Drab magazines, I would like to dye some of the 'sand' colored mags. I am trying to match the Olive Drab Hogue furniture. Does anyone know which colors and how much of each color of Rit Dye would get me closest to my desired color? I performed a search going back 2 years and also searched Google. I could not find any real answers to my question.
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Originally Posted By fadetoblack73:
Since Magpul no longer makes Olive Drab magazines, I would like to dye some of the 'sand' colored mags. I am trying to match the Olive Drab Hogue furniture. Does anyone know which colors and how much of each color of Rit Dye would get me closest to my desired color? I performed a search going back 2 years and also searched Google. I could not find any real answers to my question. View Quote Trial and error... |
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Needs more BEEF EL.
If you have to ask, it's ghetto.. |
Hunter Green by RIT is what you seek. I've not done mags but muslin. It matched the green in woodland camo perfectly.
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Originally Posted By SamuelAdams1776:
Hunter Green by RIT is what you seek. I've not done mags but muslin. It matched the green in woodland camo perfectly. View Quote I am unable to find 'Hunter Green'. When I search for the term, I can only find 'Dark Green'. 'Dark Green' is definitely not Olive Drab. |
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Hunt around. You can still find OD mags. Plenty of gun shops around here have them.
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I hated going to weddings. All the grandmas would poke me and say "You're next". They stopped that when I started doing it to them at funerals.
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I made a topic about my experiment with rit dye: https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1830435_Rit_Dye_MAGPUL_AK_Mags__A_How_To_Guide_.html
In Summary: For OD green it uses 1 Tbsp of Dark Brown powder and one container of Dark Green powder with the mag left in the water with the dye mixture for two minutes. |
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Originally Posted By B62stew:
I made a topic about my experiment with rit dye: https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1830435_Rit_Dye_MAGPUL_AK_Mags__A_How_To_Guide_.html In Summary: For OD green it uses 1 Tbsp of Dark Brown powder and one container of Dark Green powder with the mag left in the water with the dye mixture for two minutes. View Quote PERFECT! Thank you very much. |
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Trial & error or these guys still have ODG
http://twoagunmags.corecommerce.com/Pmags-Ar-15-223-5-56/Magpul-PMAG-30-round-GEN-2-Window-Olive-Drab-Green.html |
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Originally Posted By fadetoblack73:
Since Magpul no longer makes Olive Drab magazines, I would like to dye some of the 'sand' colored mags. I am trying to match the Olive Drab Hogue furniture. Does anyone know which colors and how much of each color of Rit Dye would get me closest to my desired color? I performed a search going back 2 years and also searched Google. I could not find any real answers to my question. View Quote They don't? I thought they did. But, if you want to dye gen 3 instead of buying gen 2 (many prefer gen 2 over gen 3 for AR15) for funzies it should be pretty easy |
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Where did you get the 'no longer making' info for ODG? Magpul's web site still shows that color??
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I too had to mix brown and green to get close. But I would look around the interwebz for factory colored mags
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-Hi, my name is RuKuS, and I'm a ARcoholic.
-Oh, I am sorry, I thought this was a forum where people give their opinions, exchange ideas and give/ask for help. My mistake. |
Originally Posted By JayC:
Where did you get the 'no longer making' info for ODG? Magpul's web site still shows that color?? View Quote Quoted from the website: PRODUCT UPDATES With the launch of Stealth Gray across the board, we will be discontinuing Foliage Green as a color option, to be completely phased out by the end of 2014. Also, based on demand and to maintain consistency across our line of magazine products, all non-black MOE magazine color options will be discontinued by the end of 2014. http://ns1.magpul.com/now-shipping-stealth-gray-parts-and-pmag-lrsr-accessories.html (bottom of page) |
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What's the recipe for turning sand Pmags into FDE pmags?
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Freedom and Liberty aren't open to interpretation.
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Dark green made a decent OD for me. I had them in the dye for 15 minutes.
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Originally Posted By mizzarley
Can we all agree now that the D's and R's are the same fucks who are just pimping for control and tax dollars? |
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Originally Posted By Locutus494:
Ha, I hadn't noticed that the acronym MCT works for that, too, though the actual name for the color is medium coyote tan. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Locutus494:
Originally Posted By mhbaker81:
Guessing you dyed some PMAGs. What was the base color of the mag, fde, light tan, or the new Marine Corps tan? |
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Originally Posted By mhbaker81:
Shit... I did it without even realizing. You are correct. Medium Coyote Tan is the official acronym. Ego-centric, Marines (like me) have started calling it the other, as the mags were made for USMC issue. Pretty sure Marines also came up with the term "soup sandwich", so what the hell does that tell you. View Quote |
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Did anyone happen to figure out FDE to ODG? I know... holy old thread revival Batman!
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Has anyone tried equal parts yellow and black?
During WWII, this was listed as a field expedient method for making OD green on the fly. I have mixed it with good success using testor model paints, but I have never employed in on a scale model. I think it somewhat depends on what pigments were used to produce the black dye you are working with, but might be worth a try. |
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Originally Posted By cahillsks:
Has anyone tried equal parts yellow and black? During WWII, this was listed as a field expedient method for making OD green on the fly. I have mixed it with good success using testor model paints, but I have never employed in on a scale model. I think it somewhat depends on what pigments were used to produce the black dye you are working with, but might be worth a try. View Quote |
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