Can I use Rit dye on a Xbox 360 controller?

I know you can use RIT dye on lacrosse heads, which is plastic, but not sure if it would work as good on the 360 controller cause it seems to be a different plastic. I would take the case off and all the wires so they wouldn't get messed up.

There may not be any point in taking the risk, when you can buy a colorful "skin" for your Xbox controller for $5.

Rit dye and other dyes that contain acid dyes can be used to dye nylon, which is the material used in lacrosse heads. However, it will not work on other plastics. Other plastics are best dyed while they are still liquid, before they are poured.

You can buy a product called vinyl dye from an auto parts store. It's not really a dye, but rather a pigment that soaks right into the plastic. This will work much better than Rit, for plastics other than nylon. Another alternative is Krylon Fusion for Plastic spray paint, which, unlike other paints, is made to stick to several different types of plastic.


Applying these or any other dye or paint will undoubtedly void your warranty, if you still have one.

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[This material was first posted, by me, on Yahoo answers, on June 6, 2008.]