Can You Salvage Dye From Armor/Weapons?

Denimjo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2009

More Awesome Than Your Guild

W/R

I have quite the collection of dyes in my Xunlai chest and am thinking about finally dying my armor. However, since I only just managed to find my very first black dye, I don't want to risk wasting it by using it on armor that I'll only end up selling later on if I find something with better stats.

I don't suppose dye can be salvaged once it's been used, can it?

Xenex Xclame

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

No you cant salvage Dye you can only remove it.( thus making the color disapear)

Kazza

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

UK

TLH

E/

no u cant salvage dye from any weapons or armour parts, once applied it stays on until you change the colour

Z'HA'DUM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

E/Me

Salvaging dye is quite unrealistic....

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

As everyone above me has stated: no, you can NOT. Once the dye is applied, that particular vial is out of the game gone forever.



~LeNa~

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

If only, if only...

Sadly, it can't. I once tried to argue that Dye Remover should have been changed to Dye Extractor, but no luck there.

My New Name

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

no you can't
sell dye>paint stuff imo (at least with black and white way overrated)

zelgadissan

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Denimjo View Post
I don't want to risk wasting it by using it on armor that I'll only end up selling later on if I find something with better stats.
Assuming you have max armor (60 for Monk/Mesmer/Ele/Ritualist/Necro, 70 for Ranger/Dervish/Assassin, 80 for Warrior/Paragon), there is no such thing as better stats armor, with the possible exception of headpieces giving you different inherent bonuses if you need to change your build.

As for the rest of your question, like everybody else said, can't salvage dye.

turbo234

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

WI

Mo/

unless you have max armor(armor levels given by zelgadissan) i wouldn't even bother with dyes or runes as you will just replace it anyway.

Espadon

Espadon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA [GMT -5]

State of the Nolani [gusy]

A/

Also nobody is going to want to buy armor that's always customized to your specific character. Go on guildwiki and look up the different armor styles. If you find one you like you might want to save the dye for that armor.

Denimjo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2009

More Awesome Than Your Guild

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by zelgadissan View Post
Assuming you have max armor (60 for Monk/Mesmer/Ele/Ritualist/Necro, 70 for Ranger/Dervish/Assassin, 80 for Warrior/Paragon), there is no such thing as better stats armor, with the possible exception of headpieces giving you different inherent bonuses if you need to change your build.
That info is quite helpful, thanks. Since I now know the max armor values, I can go check out teh armor sets on the wiki (as Espadon suggested) and see if I can find a set that I like better than my current one.

Thanks you all.