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Dyeing Tuffs again
MartyC:
Better off with hot water and a good amount of salt. I got one of those big garden bucket thingys from B&Q and filled half hot tap water and half boiled in a pan on the stove to do mine - worked a treat. I also left them in there for a day or so but if you do that remember to stir the water frequently as the dye "clumps" and you get spots of intense colour forming on the wheels; not so bad on black but a nightmare on yellow :LolLolLolLol:.
2020mad:
--- Quote from: mark j. on February 09, 2008, 12:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: 2020mad on February 05, 2008, 03:13 PM ---I would always use multi purpose dye, used cold water dye by mistake once, wheels fooked.
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What went wrong Martin? I'm due to do some, let me learn from your mistake if you don't mind ;)
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cold water dye left them patchy and uneven in colour, only thing i can do now is dye them black using multi purpose.
MartyC:
--- Quote from: 2020mad on February 09, 2008, 12:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: mark j. on February 09, 2008, 12:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: 2020mad on February 05, 2008, 03:13 PM ---I would always use multi purpose dye, used cold water dye by mistake once, wheels fooked.
--- End quote ---
What went wrong Martin? I'm due to do some, let me learn from your mistake if you don't mind ;)
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cold water dye left them patchy and uneven in colour, only thing i can do now is dye them black using multi purpose.
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Martin, what colour were they and are you sure they cannot be corrected?
djdane:
--- Quote from: 2020mad on February 09, 2008, 12:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: mark j. on February 09, 2008, 12:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: 2020mad on February 05, 2008, 03:13 PM ---I would always use multi purpose dye, used cold water dye by mistake once, wheels fooked.
--- End quote ---
What went wrong Martin? I'm due to do some, let me learn from your mistake if you don't mind ;)
--- End quote ---
cold water dye left them patchy and uneven in colour, only thing i can do now is dye them black using multi purpose.
--- End quote ---
WHat brand of dye did you use? Over here in the states I used rit to dye quite a few sets. I always used boiling water with loads of salt and I also used one of those short metal tubs that resemble a trash can but I actually put it right on top of my stove in the kitchen. Imagine the looks I got when the missus came home!!!! :LolLolLolLol: Either way, they make a dye remover incase the job doesnt come out right. I had to use it once. 2 jugs per wheel and they came out whiye as can be from a dark orange color. I was going for a nice yellow but they dye will darken pretty quickly if you don't watch it and well it was baseball season hahaha. Pm me if anyone needs more indepth help as I have done loads of these as well as bleaching etc.
Dan
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