A method and apparatus are provided. The method for tinting soft contact lenses comprises the steps of mounting a contact lens to a fixture of the apparatus including an inlet and an outlet for directing predetermined fluids therethrough for engagement with predetermined surfaces of the contact lens to tint the lens; mounting the fixture to a carrier in a predetermined orientation; guiding the carrier along a predetermined path of travel; arranging a plurality of fluid application stations along the predetermined path of travel, each fluid application station including a fluid release member; and further moving the carrier as it moves along said path of travel in a direction for aligning the inlet of the fixture with each of the fluid release members, in sequence, for delivering a quantity of fluid to the inlet.