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[S]teel [R]eign · 02-02-08

After looking around the interwebs, I found a guy that has been using the same solution, with RIT for 8 months, and no stained tubing.

McStuff · 02-02-08

Steel, you've done it again!

You are the master of w/c loop awesomeness.

TnB= Gir · 02-05-08

Does the ink have any effect on the pump or blocks over time?

darkninja420 · 02-05-08

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Under the UV it looks sweet, but I must say non-uv looks kind of weird.

That's my orange mixture.

looks alot like orange juice >_>

evil-98 · 02-05-08

im still surprised that the rits didnt dye the tube, i use rits to tint plastic all the time, and i mean heavy tinting. ive tinited plexi, and white delrin. white delrin comes out the best its like a solid color would of never guessed that it was white

well atleast now im not as scare to use highlighter ink lol

Heru · 02-05-08

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Originally Posted by darkninja420

looks alot like orange juice >_>

Looks like Tang to me, haha.

Flack88 · 02-05-08

Is it just me or is there a lunchbox in ur rig haha?

[S]teel [R]eign · 02-05-08

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Originally Posted by evil-98

im still surprised that the rits didnt dye the tube, i use rits to tint plastic all the time, and i mean heavy tinting. ive tinited plexi, and white delrin. white delrin comes out the best its like a solid color would of never guessed that it was white

well atleast now im not as scare to use highlighter ink lol

This is Rit Whitener and Brightener, it's not a dye you can't even tell its in the water until you put under a blacklight, it's used to whiten clothes :P.

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Originally Posted by TnB= Gir

Does the ink have any effect on the pump or blocks over time?

Not from what i've experienced/seen.

Don't use the dyes that RIT sells, they WILL stain tubing i tried the navy blue out on a small piece tubing that i have and left it overnight, it stained! :O, the rit/highlighter mix doesnt tho.

The whitener and brightener won't stain however.

pyr0m1 · 02-05-08

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Originally Posted by evil-98

i heard highligher dye was bad, really bad lol ive been testing the theory for a while have multiple bottles out testing under different temperatures to see degradation in both cooler UV reaction and hopefully performance. so far ive have 3 bottles all made on the same date one sits no agitation in room temp, one has been in the fridge and one sits out side in the day and comes back in at night. only difference ive seen is when exposed to day light the reaction + color degrades, the cold one and room temp havent changed much, tho when colder appears darker..

i forget where i heard that it was real bad. that rits dye is going to stain your tubes like crazy, atleast i would think

Colder would appear darker because the particles are less excited, and thus don't release as many photons.

On the original topic, looks nice!

VCheeZ · 02-05-08

So...I am trying to get this straight. Is the 'whitener/brightener' an oxidizing agent? Is it chlorine based? Either of these would be not-so-nice to copper/aluminum blocks, not to mention the moving parts in yor pump. I dunno. I think I'll stick to the stuff made fo the system. I mean, you pay hundreds for watercooling components...why go cheap on a $20 bottle of liquid specifically made for this one purpose? On the other hand....how well does the highlighter dye work solo? I have heard of ppl using an automotive anti-freeze mix, and they swear by it.

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