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Title: rit dye warning
Post by: rollin72 on November 03, 2010, 10:32 PM
if your planning on dyeing anything yellow, DO NOT USE GOLDEN YELLOW, its fookin horrible, its closer to orange, ive just wrecked a pair of z-rims :tickedoff:
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: sid1972 on November 03, 2010, 10:41 PM
post a pic mate - I maybe after some orange z'ds...

not much help I know... :(
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Dark Diggler on November 03, 2010, 10:52 PM
if your planning on dyeing anything yellow, DO NOT USE GOLDEN YELLOW, its fookin horrible, its closer to orange, ive just wrecked a pair of z-rims :tickedoff:

Awwwwww, thats a shame  ;D
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: monkian on November 03, 2010, 10:57 PM
Just leave them in the sun for a few years, they'll be spot on ;D
Sorry man :-X
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: hunterdubber on November 03, 2010, 11:08 PM
Sell em me Gaz , then I'll get Diggler to lace em up still


You know how he loves building Z wheels  ;)
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: rollin72 on November 03, 2010, 11:10 PM
if your planning on dyeing anything yellow, DO NOT USE GOLDEN YELLOW, its fookin horrible, its closer to orange, ive just wrecked a pair of z-rims :tickedoff:

Awwwwww, thats a shame  ;D
its ok youll be building em :D
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Dark Diggler on November 03, 2010, 11:13 PM
FFS, my only nightmare customers are teaming up to create a monster.....
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: MartyC on November 04, 2010, 12:01 PM
not good, what did the dye look like before you added it to the water?
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: steve69 on November 04, 2010, 01:35 PM
You best get some black Rit and change your build colours  :-X
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: rollin72 on November 04, 2010, 01:55 PM
not good, what did the dye look like before you added it to the water?
an orangey/yellow colour :D
You best get some black Rit and change your build colours  :-X
its looking that way :crazy2:
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: dordymush on November 04, 2010, 03:23 PM
pic's
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Glynnyboy on November 05, 2010, 11:26 PM
N2CUS that was banned from here once used rit yellow on doing some skyways for a tuff burner resto he did over on burnerworld and they turned out some horrible orangey colour. If your going yellow the dylon golden glow is the only way to go. Rit seems to be ok for the other colours though.
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Dark Diggler on November 05, 2010, 11:33 PM
Dont worry Gaz, you can always re-apply your winter tan (and serge's)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/uu51/maximus26x/faketan.jpg)
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: dan-dare on November 05, 2010, 11:38 PM
who's got the sergeee's? :smitten:
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: ozone on November 06, 2010, 09:45 AM
N2CUS that was banned from here once used rit yellow on doing some skyways for a tuff burner resto he did over on burnerworld and they turned out some horrible orangey colour. If your going yellow the dylon golden glow is the only way to go. Rit seems to be ok for the other colours though.

Do you have a link?  I could do with a laugh.   ;D :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Swivel on November 06, 2010, 09:53 AM
Z's been tango'd, lets see them Gaz!
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Glynnyboy on November 06, 2010, 08:52 PM
N2CUS that was banned from here once used rit yellow on doing some skyways for a tuff burner resto he did over on burnerworld and they turned out some horrible orangey colour. If your going yellow the dylon golden glow is the only way to go. Rit seems to be ok for the other colours though.

Do you have a link?  I could do with a laugh.   ;D :daumenhoch:
The build was a good standard but the wheels didn't turn out too well. Beard did point it out too.

http://burnerworld.8.forumer.com/viewtopic.php't=21381&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=tuff+burner&start=0
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: MartyC on November 07, 2010, 02:27 PM
Looking at this page on the Rit Dye website I reckon Golden Yellow is the colour needed:

http://www.ritdye.com/diy-projects/odds-ends/dyed-golf-balls#
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: ozone on November 07, 2010, 06:46 PM
Looking at this page on the Rit Dye website I reckon Golden Yellow is the colour needed:

http://www.ritdye.com/diy-projects/odds-ends/dyed-golf-balls#

That's the colour the OP used.  ;)

if your planning on dyeing anything yellow, DO NOT USE GOLDEN YELLOW, its fookin horrible, its closer to orange, ive just wrecked a pair of z-rims :tickedoff:

Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: diesel on November 24, 2010, 01:47 PM
Any photos please

Only I'm looking for something that's an orange/yellow instead of straight yellow
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: MartyC on November 24, 2010, 02:11 PM
Looking at this page on the Rit Dye website I reckon Golden Yellow is the colour needed:

http://www.ritdye.com/diy-projects/odds-ends/dyed-golf-balls#

That's the colour the OP used.  ;)

if your planning on dyeing anything yellow, DO NOT USE GOLDEN YELLOW, its fookin horrible, its closer to orange, ive just wrecked a pair of z-rims :tickedoff:



Yeah, their website and brochure are misleading with the colours as they look a lot lighter in print than in reality  :tickedoff:.
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: diesel on November 24, 2010, 02:17 PM
I have these white 16" skyways

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/Redline%20Pit/001-Redline-Pit.jpg)

and I want them to be yellow like these

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/Redline%20Pit/ogk.jpg)

Any idea which Rit Dye to use?
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: rollin72 on November 24, 2010, 06:40 PM
these were golden yellow rit dye
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/zrims016.jpg)
the pics a bit dodgy :D
when they were done they looked feckin horrible, i used 2 packets and the mixture looked very weak, if i was going to use this colour again id use 3/4 packets, if you do use this colour dont blame me if they turn out nasty >:D
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Munnyella on November 24, 2010, 08:54 PM
Can you not bleach them back to the starting colour and have another crack at it?, I know you cant bleach a `real' colour, but i'd reckon you could bleach out a dye.

MM
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: phantom photon on November 25, 2010, 07:51 AM
If you want the perfect yellow I would recommend sticking to Dylon Golden Glow  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/bodderick/General/dylon.jpg)

This is a before and after pic  ;)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/bodderick/Bikes/skyways_2_04-11-06.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff15/phantom-photon/Bikes/RTB1-1.jpg)
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: diesel on November 25, 2010, 10:20 AM
I would have gone down the dylen route - Only I believe they are no longer available in the UK

unless someone knows where you can still get them?
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: Redline on November 25, 2010, 11:20 AM
God damn burners are fookin ugly  :10_2_12:

How can they be so popular that there is an entire forum dedicated to them?  What am I missing here?  Shitty heavy steel frames, shit componentry, terrible geometry even back then.  I remember everyone would rip on the poor sod who rode one BITD  :-\ 
They are the Daihatsu of bmx
:LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

...I agree Glen  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: phantom photon on November 25, 2010, 01:08 PM
I would have gone down the dylen route - Only I believe they are no longer available in the UK

unless someone knows where you can still get them?

All still available readily online  :daumenhoch:

http://www.dyeshop.co.uk/catalog/multi-purpose-c-38.html
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: MartyC on November 25, 2010, 01:12 PM
I would have gone down the dylen route - Only I believe they are no longer available in the UK

unless someone knows where you can still get them?

You can still get it in the UK but only in a very large size and not the little tins.
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: phantom photon on November 25, 2010, 01:50 PM

You can still get it in the UK but only in a very large size and not the little tins.

http://www.dyeshop.co.uk/catalog/multi-purpose-c-38.html

These are the small tins - there are still loads of them around   ;)
Title: Re: rit dye warning
Post by: pjskyway on November 25, 2010, 02:43 PM
if your planning on dyeing anything yellow, DO NOT USE GOLDEN YELLOW, its fookin horrible, its closer to orange, ive just wrecked a pair of z-rims :tickedoff:
I must have got lucky. I used 3 small packets on a pair of  bleached yellow skyways & they came up fine. It did look a crappy colour in the water though  :-\
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