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Title: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: skki3330 on March 14, 2011, 09:35 PM: Ok guy what is the best dye for doing red Skyways? It seems that Rit is favoured so are you using the scarlet powdered or Cherry liquid? or should i use dylon for reds?

Cheers
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 14, 2011, 11:37 PM: if you want to use dylon MP tins i will answer in the morning ;)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: squigly on March 15, 2011, 10:20 AM: Bump for interesting shit. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 15, 2011, 11:56 AM: Well for my answer i will let you know when i get back from work tonight ;D
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: oldtired on March 15, 2011, 12:39 PM: oooooooo the anticipation :LolLolLolLol: got a big yellow Gorilla bucket and new white tuffs, fancy a red set myself
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: skki3330 on March 15, 2011, 01:50 PM: I cant believe no-one else has done this yet??????? come on peeps wanna get it done this weekend :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 15, 2011, 11:57 PM: Right - if you want to use dylon mp tins - there are a few colours

pargoda red - slight postbox red with a touch of fresh blood

scarlet - orangey red but rich like a robin red breast (no sniggering from the back please )

cherry flame - darker like a light red wine splashing around a glass with a touch of ox blood

the trouble is i have seen that skyway mags have a match of two mixed - pagoda red and scarlet
some of the older used mags have a mix of pagoda and cherry flame - this is years of the rich colour fading and dirt getting embedded into it
if you were to dye them just scarlet it would look to orangy - it need a mix of the two

so i would say pargoda red and scarlet dyed together should be a very close match to the original colour

this is just my findings and will be dying another set again soon that are old looking and need a freshen up

as for how to - find my dying threads

cheers B ;)

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Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: squigly on March 16, 2011, 10:47 AM: he said BREAST (Phnaar !)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 16, 2011, 11:29 AM: children please ::)

is it you who has poo'd his pants that i can smell - you will have to wear the school tracky pants home ::)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: skki3330 on March 16, 2011, 01:32 PM: breeast mmmmmmm lol

Hey thank Bendy that has been a great help :) i will get out and source the selected dyes for the weekend and post my results.

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Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 16, 2011, 03:16 PM: I can sell you the right colours mate and have them out tomo - pm me

£1.90 each and 70p post for the pair

lmk - cheers B ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX/SNC17554.jpg)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: stfc on March 16, 2011, 07:07 PM: ^^^^ Nice collection, all new old stock as well, are you a member of the W.I ^^^^ ;)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 16, 2011, 08:24 PM: nah just robbed them from them with my good wit and charm + dashing looks ;)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: skki3330 on March 16, 2011, 10:48 PM: PMed Bendy :)
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: squigly on March 21, 2011, 09:58 AM: painting by numbers ? :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dying Skyways Red
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 21, 2011, 09:59 AM: i'm the new Rolf Harris - can yer tell what it is yet !