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Skyways dyed patchy!!!

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MartyC:
What I would do is strip them using aqua or soda blasting to remove anything that might be painted on.  I've never seen a reaction to the dye like the one you have experienced when doing this before.  I have dyed very faded yellow back to yellow (if that makes sense) with no issues so I think you could be right there must be a contaminant on the surface preventing the dye from being absorbed.

Bfellows:
I reckon that they have had either oil / wd40 / grease on them at some point through general use and the dye has not took because of that.  Couple of cycles on pot wash through the dish washer with a finish dish washer cleaning bottle instead of tabs is usually enough to strip the grease from most things........

Worth a try before you dye so to speak  ;D

hokuspokus74:
Fook The missus would have a heart attack if i used it,wirewool or high graded wet and dry sandpaper will it work,not sure what to do on the rd ones,i dont want to be buying another 20 bottles of bleach to bleach them :daumenhoch:

hokuspokus74:
anyone any other options on what i can do?

fischflo:
Seen that effect on a yellow pair fraz tried to dye blue.

cant ya pour the bleach into a big plastic bag, big enough to hold the wheel, close it and put it in a box with the 'styrofoam beads' or whatchamacallit ....... idea is to reduce the volume of bleach to an amount just enough to cover the rims ........... Caus i guess bleach might be way to go to get rid of the smeary stuff.

or just try the sand paper first, see if it  "help" s :(

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