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Title: Dying Repro Pads
Post by: Bananaman on July 11, 2006, 11:23 AM: Anyone tried it???????????

I have a set of Grey GT pads, really good and compared to my flite ones not a lot in it, I could never dye the real ones but thought about doin the repro ones black......

will it effect the lettering???

Any help would be appreciated before I wipe £50 worth of pads on me rusty bullet!
Title: Re: Dying Repro Pads
Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 11, 2006, 02:14 PM: it hink someone did this, it may have been waxin.

if its nylon, it should theoretically dye ok..

have you not got an old dodgy pad to try?
Title: Re: Dying Repro Pads
Post by: Bananaman on July 11, 2006, 02:28 PM: MMMmmm, its not the pad am worried about to be honest as it is nylon, just don't wanna fook up the lettering!!!!

I remember someone doin some Torker ones yellow to black i think :-\

I will take a pic of the offending pads!!

The letters look a bit rubber like :-[

Lee
Title: Re: Dying Repro Pads
Post by: crazycraig on July 11, 2006, 06:58 PM: here's how
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/padset001.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/padset002.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/padset003.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/padset004.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/padset005.jpg)
all done and dusted and the lettering came out fine
Title: Re: Dying Repro Pads
Post by: Bananaman on July 11, 2006, 10:30 PM: Were they re pops or originals Craig>???
Title: Re: Dying Repro Pads
Post by: crazycraig on July 12, 2006, 06:39 PM: me thinks they were originals but what does that matter as long as the lettering can take the heat and there are no lighter shades than you are dyeing to. it should'nt be a problem

good luck let me know how they turn out

craig