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Title: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: trajake on March 27, 2010, 07:38 AM
Whats the best (if any) way to change colour on a headset??????? Have sourced a lilac hatta mx2 from the states and aint brought it yet but was hopin to (without paint) change it to black any ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jason
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: MartyC on March 27, 2010, 02:56 PM
You could set fire to it, use a permanent marker, Crayola crayons (would come off easy though) or maybe red wine as that never comes off  ;)
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: daz bmx it! on March 27, 2010, 04:24 PM
What about a Magicians Hat? ??? drop the headset into it,wave a wond over the top,say the magic words and when you pull it out it should in theory be black,sorted :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: Gary72 on March 27, 2010, 04:43 PM
If it's steel, Maybe heat it up and dip it oil. Or someone on here was selling that blueing stuff for tuff-neck bolts and the like.
If it's alloy just paint it.
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: bmxbob on March 27, 2010, 05:01 PM
Give it a good kicking, might end up black and blue tho  ;)
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: trasher on March 27, 2010, 11:41 PM
have i missed something ,,,,its not aprill the 1st already is it  :-\
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: trajake on March 28, 2010, 05:37 PM
 :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: OK OK very funny ask a silly question and all that  :knuppel2: :knuppel2:


Daz-bmx i thought you was my friend  :tickedoff:

jason

Still anyone know???????????????????????
Title: Re: changing colour on headset.....
Post by: Munnyella on March 28, 2010, 06:03 PM
So then, assuming the hatta is ally, then anodised, you want to sit it in something that will make it go black? (some kind of acid/chemical?) am I on the right train of thought?

If its painted steel, all you can do is burn it or paint it.

there may be a process to turn anno'd ally black, but i'd ask your local electroplaters for more `on target' advice!

neat chlorine (about 80%, tesco stripy bleach is about 1%) turned my brass plughole black, might eat the ally though!

Mark M
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