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Title: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: Retrodan72 on December 20, 2014, 09:15 AM: I've a blue one that would be handy if it were black.

What's the best way to get the best results when dying one?

Cheers

Dan.
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: brakedancer on December 20, 2014, 10:45 AM: get some rit dye dan

ive done a couple on the stove in a big pot

just left it simmering for about a hour

:)
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: Retrodan72 on December 20, 2014, 11:21 AM: Quote from: brakedancer on December 20, 2014, 10:45 AM
get some rit dye dan

ive done a couple on the stove in a big pot

just left it simmering for about a hour

:)

Nice one Tommy, any prep work required to plastic or rails?? ???
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: brakedancer on December 20, 2014, 11:40 AM: just gave it a clean and wacked it in... ;)
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: hokuspokus74 on December 20, 2014, 11:43 AM: I've did 2 dan good results especially dyeing green to black,i had the rails taped up but the heat of the water made the tape come of,after i dried it all off sprayed with wd40...rit dye is the best that i used forget dylon and remember to add salt :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: brakedancer on December 20, 2014, 12:25 PM: never used salt cant remember reading I had to on the instructions

never had a problem tho ... the colour was nice and strong and haven't had any rub off....
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: snoopy72 on December 20, 2014, 02:30 PM: Quote from: hokuspokus74 on December 20, 2014, 11:43 AM
I've did 2 dan good results especially dyeing green to black,i had the rails taped up but the heat of the water made the tape come of,after i dried it all off sprayed with wd40...rit dye is the best that i used forget dylon and remember to add salt :daumenhoch:
Salt is only used when dying cotton, useless for dying nylon, I contacted Rit, they said for best results add 1 heaped table spoon of non bio washing powder, Rit is only designed to dye within 40 mins, so if it doesn't work after that it will never dye :daumenhoch:(all depends on the grade/quality of nylon)
boiling water and salt will only damage metal items including the pot, I know , I've done it.
Don't leave a seat in longer than the 40 mins or the seat rails end up a baggy fit in the seat :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: hokuspokus74 on December 20, 2014, 03:53 PM: I was always told to us e the salt when dyeing,fook sake people give some many indications on dyeing stuff,will need to try it without salt and try adding non bio washing powder
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: snoopy72 on December 20, 2014, 04:35 PM: Came straight from the horses mouth :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dyeing A Repop Kashi.....Anyone Had Success Doing This?
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on December 21, 2014, 02:13 AM: I have a load of RIT in black Dan. Stocked up when I went to Florida. PM me your address and i'll send you some if you like :daumenhoch: