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Just out of curiosity, if you're going to reroot anyway, why bother dying the head? If you use quality acrylic paints or those auto vinyl colors you will get a durable paint job in the color you want without the guesswork. I made a Starfire for someone using Liquitex paints. I painted the scalp the same shade as the hair I bought for the reroot, then painted the skin tone just where the scalp ended. Even with me poking the vinyl, the paint stayed pretty much unblemished. Once the reroot was done, I protected the hair with plastic, finished the paint job, then sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote. I had no problems with the paint coming off.
I suppose the paint would work fine, I just find the dye gives it a more "made that way" look. Like the vinyl was molded in that color. And it prevents any concern over paint brush marks or the paint cracking or peeling years down the road. Just a thought.
Hmmmm....the more I think about it, the more I find the idea of a bald, white female head intriguing.
Imagine the possibilities as to dye jobs, rooting jobs, paint jobs.
A head that is completely white, unpainted, where you can dye it to any color you want; red, blue, orange, green, purple, brown, light brown, etc. Then comes the paint apps, i.e. eyes, brows, lips, cheeks. Then come the different types of hair color.
Or, you can even leave the head completely white, and give it a Frost Queen kind of look; blue highlights for the cheeks and lips, with icy blue eyes, and matching ice blue hair.
Of course, you'd need a white female body to go with it.
Like I said, intriguing.
I know, right? The possibilities are endless. And with no hair to start with, you could re-root with the part where you wanted it, you could do bangs, mohawks, single braids, etc. etc.
If your going to dye a 40 year old "rubber" head, be sure to put it on a stick [pencil for grrrls and a suitable paint brush end for the boyth]. That way you have utter control over how it's going and can "stir" it to keep it even and keep the dye flowing. Check every minute or two.
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