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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: dordymush on December 06, 2005, 03:12 PM
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i need some info on making a pink seat i got off moose a darker shade of pink. i know this has been done on here before with black but i was'nt sure with this colour. but can you give a step by step in thicko terms please. as i dont want to melt me seat or for it to come out like pink camoflage :santa_afro:.
i've got a white one as well if that would be easier to do.
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boil it in dylon dye. follow the instructions on the packet.
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lol is that the thicko directions for me then phil.dont the boiling water melt em.
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LOL not unless you are boiling it from water from the earth's core
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nah. although dont let it boil dry, and use twice as much powder as they say. it comes in little tins the size of 2 jaffa cakes on top of each other. just follow instructions, it needs to be in for a while.
there is no guarentee how it will dye tho. use lots of dye, and keep checking it, leave it in for a long time. thats yer best bet.
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when i have dyed stuff before i cut a sheet of mdf to fit bottom of pan leaving about 30mm from edges. hot boiling water and no chance of melting anything.....
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Ohh and don't foget tons of salt otherwise the dye doesnt take.
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cool would the white be better to try or the one thats already pink do ya think.
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oh yes, you need loads of salt. feckin loads.not a quick shake,......like, a box..
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you will need this much for a seat
(http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newpictures03b/large-salt-pile.jpg)
its the pink dye, you see. needs more salt
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lol i've just looked i aint got a pan big enough for it to fit in :santa_cheesy:.is a kettle of water no good then
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feck me thats a lot of salt. lmao. makes me thirsty just looking at it.
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get a wok and stir fry it
dont forget the salt though.
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you will need this much for a seat
:LolLolLolLol: :santa_grin: :santa_grin: :santa_grin: :santa_grin:
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and this is my step by step how to dye my seat....................get a f*&king WOK. :santa_grin:.
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I got a good pan from a pub down the road £5 later the chef was happy and so was i.
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forgot to say the pan i bought was big enough to dye skyways in. :)
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lol so a bucket and a couple of kettles of boiling water aint no good then ?.
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I got a good pan from a pub down the road £5 later the chef was happy and so was i.
he was happy because the pan is cursed
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v260/oberonspacefruit/dordy.jpg)
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thanks phil your help is just great ???............................ :santa_grin:.
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I used the kettle and a bucket and it worked just great. But I am great so you can all fook off :santa_afro:
Rich
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so do you reckon it would work on z rims ????????
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should do, they are nylon zytel, therfore should work.
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im gonna sound like a lazy fook now but would it dye the spokes :santa_undecided: lazy boy "nothing like a bodge"
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strip down the hubs and clean em all up properly.
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right then im going trying the rich waxin's method.
i'll let you know how it goes :-\.
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a bucket and kettle? ill be interested to see the results then. dont forget the salt....
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OK heres how i did the bucket and kettle method
Used a black builders bucket , popped in salt whole bag and seat , added 2 NYLON DYLON tins , covered in boiling water from the kettle
hour later black seat , so far have done red to black worked perfect , blue to black and white to black , all with great results
Rich
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get a wok and stir fry it
dont forget the salt though.
Can you use soy sauce instead of salt if using a wok ?
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yes, but you have to keep lifting the lid and.......
peking.
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Duck
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why?
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or Grouse?
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famous?
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infamous
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hey this is turning into the word association thread.
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no its not
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Oh yes it is !
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its behind you
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where? there on the stair?
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Where on the stair? Right there!
A fooking mouse with clogs on, well I declare. Going clip, clippity-clop on the stair.
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fook off will ya. i asked for help with me seat dyeing and this is what i get :santa_grin:.its good to be a radbmx member ???... :santa_wink:.
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thought youd dyed it by now, we were just amusing ourselves while we were waiting....
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'Whatcha waiting for' in my best Pink voice.
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Not sure if this will help at all, but here's my dog 'Steve'
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/steve.jpg)
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i should have asked him. i would have got more sence :santa_grin:.
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He looks a trusty companion Mr Gmac.
I bet he stinks though
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Like a feckin polecat >:(
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you should dye him pink.
that would be funny.
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you will need plenty of salt though
(http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newpictures03b/large-salt-pile.jpg)
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And one of these -
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/wire-dog-muzzle-light-rottweiler.jpg)
He's got a right set of railings on him :o
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is that a K9 Gimp mask?
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If you like
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sexy :police:
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training toilet stand..........spotted.
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Yeah, these Border Collies are intelligent buggers
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get him to do my seat for me then :santa_afro:.
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lol just my luck.
after all that i go to dunelm. and the only dye they have is the same colour of the seat :idiot2:.
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well, get either a red or a white to mix in a wee bit with the seat to try to darken or lighten it.
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or you could always cover it with some of this, well comfy.
(http://www.scooterseatcovers.com/images/fabrics/pinkdalmationblackspots.jpg)
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lol just my luck.
after all that i go to dunelm. and the only dye they have is the same colour of the seat :idiot2:.
they keep the good stuff under the counter
you have to say the password to the checkout girl
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thats where i went wrong then gra :santa_grin:.
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go to the checkout and ask the girl to show pink
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ok i'll do that tomorrow.i was thinking of maybe brown now though. should i ask her is she does pink and brown then :santa_wink:.
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you should ask her if she prefers pink or brown
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i'll let you know what she says then :santa_grin:.
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I was always taught not to put salt while dying as the salt locks in the fabric (sealing it). I suggest bioling the seat with the dye solution then soak the seat afterwards in a cold/clean/very salty water solution. If you use salt during the dying process, the seat will only get as dark as the salt will let it before the salt starts to react to the fabric. Hope you haven't done it yet...
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nope not yet. i've still not found a dye thats darker than the seat already is :(.
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i like the idea of a furry pink covering.