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Title: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: Wadz on March 27, 2010, 08:30 AM

i know the basics dye, salt,  hot water, but what do ya put it in, i used the bottom of a 250ltr  plastic barrel to bleach my mags,   i dont think this would be any good
to dye with as i need to keep the water at a constant heat, what have you lads used, and how long do you leave them in for.  ???

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: sweetbeats on March 27, 2010, 08:57 AM

Use the search function my friend...and the laws of the land will come forth and reveal themselves  :daumenhoch:
Or simply click on tech and restoration and click away  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: Wadz on March 27, 2010, 09:39 AM

tried that before, didnt find anything relating to what container was used, i'll have another look .

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: sweetbeats on March 27, 2010, 09:40 AM

Quote from: wadz on March 27, 2010, 09:39 AM

tried that before, didnt find anything relating to what container was used, i'll have another look .

Oil Drum,Bath (Not a plastic One).

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: sweetbeats on March 27, 2010, 09:42 AM

4th thread down in tech and resto
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=17050.0

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: pickle on March 27, 2010, 11:13 AM

To do my Z rims I used a plastic bucket from whicks and used Snavs steam stripper method.

Basically boil up some water and then use a steam wall paper stripper with the plate taken off and put the hose in the water. The steam will keep the water boiling for ab out an hour and a half  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: Wadz on March 27, 2010, 11:20 AM

so a  plastic bucket was ok with keeping the water  boiling with the steamer, just have a image of the bucket collapsing with the heat. :-\

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: pickle on March 27, 2010, 11:25 AM

No it was fine, it was one of those 'rubble' plastic buckets with two large handles on each side....£7 in whicks  :daumenhoch:

The stripper was £19 from argos which worked really well and you've always got it for anything else, or to strip any wall paper  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: how do ya dye ya mags
Post by: Wadz on March 27, 2010, 11:44 AM

cheers for that, daumenhoch: