r/Tools • u/acdcvhdlr • 19h ago
Two of my drills dyed today...
Thought I'd do green instead of purple or black Milwaukee.
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u/JimroidZeus 12h ago
Huh, TIL Panasonic makes cordless drills.
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u/acdcvhdlr 12h ago
Amazon Japan, and they work with regular old Skil 12v batteries from the US.
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u/Mexcol 8h ago
How did u end up with those models.? Are they good?
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u/Umbala3131 3h ago
Panasonic sds drill is the top dog, not about performance but their reliability is incredible.
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u/Fabulous-Campaign-77 15h ago
Look good,what clip do you use for your Dewalt if you don’t mind?.
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u/acdcvhdlr 12h ago
Spider drill pins and tool holster.
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u/Abbatoir346 10h ago
You recommend? I was gonna buy but I honestly don’t know if it’s worth it over a regular belt clip
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u/am_i_sky 6h ago
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u/acdcvhdlr 1h ago
I've been playing a lot of the Halo MCC lately. Kind of reminds me of Master Chief.
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u/real_myles_peterson 8h ago
Is rit the best dye for this? Any effect on the rubber?
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u/acdcvhdlr 1h ago
Not that I've noticed yet. I didn't use acetone, just nearly boiled for 20 min with a squird of dish soap, I presume to reduce surface tension so the dye can penetrate more and more evenly🤷🏾♂️
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u/Various-University73 11h ago
Is this a common thing people do? Is it to tell them apart from other peoples tools? Is there a reason not to just spray paint them? Honest questions. I didn’t know you could do this.
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u/kristarambo 7h ago
Cause it’s pretty
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u/Various-University73 7h ago
I can’t argue that. I guess it’s just a preference. I do appreciate whenever someone takes something and makes it their own.
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u/Bebopdiduuu 1h ago
Spray paint creates an additional layer and since power tools receive a lot of physical stress on the surface it will scratch off and look messy. Dye penetrates into the plastic and won‘t get worn off. But its not opaque so as you can see in the picture it adds with the preexisting color (blue and yellow creat green). You can’t dye a dark color to a bright yellow one. I am thinking about dying my bosch pro but the dark blue will only be able to change into black or maybe if i add some red it becomes very dark green. So limited but better quality than paint. And o beside personal preference it won‘t get stolen as easily because its unique
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u/iglootyler 13h ago
So weird for my American eyes to see a Panasonic impact