Comments on: Make a black iPhone/iPod headset

By: ocameredesupraveghere

ocameredesupraveghere — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:03:26 +0000

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By: todbot

todbot — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:09:28 +0000

Thanks for the positive comments, rabidpuppy. And I’m glad I saved you from suicide by not giving you the headset. The ear pieces aren’t tintable because of the type of plastic it is, and I didn’t want aftermarket dye on my skin. In the article I state that I tried vinyl dye and it didn’t work.

By: rabidpuppy

rabidpuppy — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:03:22 +0000

That looks terrible! I would jump off a bridge if I had to use those. The ends are still white.

What about a vinyl dye?

For shame.

By: todbot

todbot — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:01:33 +0000

Yes, the adapter approach is a good solution, especially if you have a favorite set of headphones already.

By: todbot

todbot — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:00:52 +0000

Apple may have changed the formulation of the plastic on the headphone leads. The plastic on the plug and the headphones was different enough to not take a dye. Or the huge 1″-wide Sharpie I used is different than normal Sharpies (it certainly smells a bit different). I do know that the Marks-A-Lot marker I have didn’t work nearly as well as the big Sharpie.

By: Arex

Arex — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:30:02 +0000

Just go a buy some good back headphones and an multi button adaptor. Beat the hell out looking like on of the sheep at the bus stop.

By: Arex

Arex — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:28:57 +0000

Tested a sharpie on my iphone headphones and left it for a minute then I rubbed it and it completely came off. Nice try but no one wants black stains all over their clothes unless of course you are “Hardcore”.

By: gcds

gcds — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:45:55 +0000

Why you dont try to sleeve cable with smallest black sleeve?

By: todbot

todbot — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:34:59 +0000

Doh, that’s a bummer.
It’s been several months after I’ve used the just big Sharpie on my headphone cables and they still look good and hasn’t worn off.

By: e

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:16:40 +0000

Be forewarned the clear coat will ruin the headphones. The stuff I applied made them tacky and rubbed off even more than the plain Sharpie dye. Lesson learned.

By: aaaaaaaaa

aaaaaaaaa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:33:34 +0000

Who cares if it rubs off, it’ll make you more hardcore. I’d carry a Sharpie at all times for emergency touch-ups.

By: r0ck

r0ck — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:14:51 +0000

@Jimbo: Well if you put Sharpie ink on a flat surface like metal or plastics it WILL flake off over time. I have painted several things with Sharpies and it doesn’t work. If you let the ink dry thoroughly before applying the clear coat there is no running whatsoever and a “stiffening” of the chord is a relative expression. Some people might notice, some won’t.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:03:48 +0000

Sharpie marker will NOT “dry up and flake off” as a previous comment referred to. Actually, putting clear coat paint or shellac on them will result in running of the marker and stiffening of the cords and subsequent flaking of the clear coat.

Sharpie marker will fade and rub off and if it’s touching your skin it will rub off onto your neck, especially if you’re sweating.

Ghetto idea.

By: todbot

todbot — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:39:20 +0000

Great idea, r0ck, about the clear coat.
I stayed away from normal paint and went for something more like dye (which is what the Sharpie ink appears to be doing in this case) because when I’ve tried to paint flexible objects in the past, the paint doesn’t flex as well and flakes off.

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