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Dyeing z rims?

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dancetothedrummersbeat:
You might need more dye, and use as little water as possible. I used about 4 packets to do my Mike Buffs blue. I didn't have a wallpaper steamer, so I had to constantly take water out of the tub, re-boil it on the hob, and then back into the tub to keep it hot.

hokuspokus74:
Well i think they have came out ok not the colour i was hoping for but they will do i'll get a pic up once there dry,just dont want to use anything to dry them coz of the dye,drummer how well di you buffs turn out?

hokuspokus74:
Heres how they turned out,ive just sprayed them with wd40.

dancetothedrummersbeat:

--- Quote from: hokuspokus74 on November 10, 2014, 05:24 PM ---Well i think they have came out ok not the colour i was hoping for but they will do i'll get a pic up once there dry,just dont want to use anything to dry them coz of the dye,drummer how well di you buffs turn out?

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The colour looks good  :daumenhoch:

Once they're dyed, the dye stays fast, so the dye will saty in the rims and won't run out. Mine came out really well





The only issue is that if you ride them and run regular brakes, the colour will start to fade/be rubbed out and the original colour will start to show through. I did mine 18 months ago and the bike has been ridden on quite a lot. The blue colour is still good, although you can see some fading in some areas. This photo was taken in September this year, 18 months after I first dyed them

Badbaldie:
Gaz rollin did a set of red , came out an awsum blood red .. get sum pics up Gaz  :daumenhoch:

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