Black cherry double shot keys....material?

[turbocharged]

What are the Black Cherry "H" double shot keys made of?

I was originally under the impression that they were ABS which would kill my idea of dyeing them. However, I have read more recently that they might be POM, which I could dye.

I'm thinking of picking up a refurb G80-11900HRMUS in black, but want to be sure the keycaps are POM first. Any ideas?

[xbb]

abs

[turbocharged]

Here is where I saw that they might be POM. Post #4.

http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=391

Earlier, I put ABS/PBT/POM in boiling water. Less than 2min. ABS lost their shape. Misshaped ugly. But, POM has very little impact (but, for sure misshaped). PBT ? Perfect, nothing have changed.

Oops, ABS was not Cherry. PBT was thinner 8000 series and POM was black double-shot Cherry.

[ripster]

ABS.

Amleth gets a little bit loose with Keyboard Science - maybe ESL problems? Although what amleth says about the boiling part is correct.

[turbocharged]

ABS.

Amleth gets a little bit loose with Keyboard Science - maybe ESL problems? Although what amleth says about the boiling part is correct.

:frowny face:

Was really hoping they would be POM.

[ripster]

Lal doesn't like your LG G2x.

[turbocharged]

Lal doesn't like your LG G2x.

Interesting...removed I guess.

I think I'm going to go ahead and attempt to dye some white on black Cherry double-shots anyway. Got a good deal on a G80-11900HRMUS, so why not.

[sixty]

It should be fine. There was some guy on geekhack who dyed white on black ESC keys red and the font became red just fine.