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Dyeing trigger joysticks
Wienerdog:
Actually Brax, you may be able to dye your translucent parts. The key would be to only leave it in the dye for a short time. You wouldn't be able to change the color very much though. For instance, if you are starting the translucent blue, a red dye for a short time would probably turn the stick purple.
I thought about doing this before. I did this with my old RC10 in '85. I used red dye on white nylon parts, but I left them in too long. The parts came out burgandy. You can put the parts back in if you don't get enough color, but you can't get the color out once it is in!
Brax:
hmmmmmmmmmmmm, green might be cool, I was thinking of going with a Galaga type theme..... I may have to break out the yellow dye and give it a whirl.
PCC:
Brax, post some pictures if you give it a try. I'd love to see green translucent sticks, especially with green LEDs or some glow wire in them.
Generic Eric:
Wonder if this would help some of those dingy looking trackballs you see on ebay?