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Title: Dye colours for Elina Lightning bolt?
Post by: WINI on February 08, 2012, 05:35 PM

Anyone know the correct/nearest dye colour for a Lightning bolt?  Think I can figure out a black, but also thinking blue or red possibly.  I have a Madonna blue somewhere I think....

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Dye colours for Elina Lightning bolt?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 08, 2012, 09:44 PM

not the best pic's but here are the charts of mine with dylon MP dyes

reds can be a bit tricky - pagoda red witha bit of cherry flame for a dark cherry look or pagoda red wih scarlet for a more post box red - time and amout of dye used to water volume can change the out come of the colour


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/dylon%20dyes%20here/SNV11159.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/dylon%20dyes%20here/SNV11161.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/dylon%20dyes%20here/SNC18504.jpg)

Title: Re: Dye colours for Elina Lightning bolt?
Post by: WINI on February 09, 2012, 07:37 PM

Cheers bendy!  Just seen this.  I have Madonna blue but it looks a little light.  Might play safe and go black.  But then there's no going back.  Apparantly... ;)

Title: Re: Dye colours for Elina Lightning bolt?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 09, 2012, 07:53 PM

you may need to mix a couple - with a little pinch of a dark blue to bring it up - not easy but can be done  ;)