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BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
Right I have to cut in here !

I did a write up of how to dye mags and sent it to graham to help him.
As some of the older members will know that I can dye mags and have had sucsess with my method, also doing a couple of write ups with pictures to show from start to finish !

I tell people that you need to clean these in hot soapy to make sure all foreign items /chemicals are off
You need to realise that grease and brake rub can affect the dye and make it not even in places -

What has happened here is Graham said he did not wash off the bleach and also used grease to cover the alloy hub !
Now people have said in the past to cover the hub with grease to protect it ? I have found that you don't needed it and it can hinder the process !
The grease melts in the hot water and spreads around the mag rim and sticks to them, this is where the grease stops the dying process and makes it look patchy - it's as simple as that !
You can polish the hub back up with wire wool to a original look or close, you can also polish to a slight shine or high mirror shine !

I don't know what the peeling part is ? Brake rub ? Old grease ? Paint ?


Sorry to say I went through all of this last week with Graham

Don't use grease - do a bit more hard work to make the mags look good

Wire wool polish


Polished to a close mirror finish


Back to yellow OGK's


Bunch of Acorns


Back to black


Polished hubs


One set done and one still to do


Third set of reds done


Whites sanded / shaped with razor / bleached


Aero Zytecs back to red


OGK's back to red / polished axle kit


Zytecs to blue


Back to black and polished hubs


Kashi dyed red

And polished guts


Z's sanded shaped and bleached


Original dye charts


More white Z's sorted


More and more white Z's


As you can see I'm not new to the game ; )

fischflo:
Graham, why won't you listen to Bendy..? :LolLolLolLol:

just one thing:
but what about the pitted flanges you see when bleached and left ungreased.... :-X

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
Greasing up the flanges/alloy hub when bleaching is fine - there is no dye involved at this point !

As of late
Bleaching is fine - but don't leave them in too long ! If after a day or so they are not going whiter, then they won't and they may start yellowing in places !
Aqua spraying is one way, but can put a rougher texture on the mag surface
Peroxide bleaching is another way to bring up dull white mags (no one has tried colours yet ? )
You need sun light for best effect

Dying mags only takes less than a day - so will not pit the alloy !

Cheers B

hokuspokus74:
I had listened,never had problems doing z rims or seat but skyways are a real bollocks as they move about too much and pop up out of the water,rite so can i rub the bits on the orange ones with wirewool,acetone,ETC,ETC,

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
You said you never washed them after the bleach ?
I said you need to cover the top of the mags by about 2 inches !

I would try bleaching them first to see if you can take the colour out, wirewool, you might have to do the whole mag or it will be patchy !

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