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Title: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: spadey99 on April 29, 2015, 05:42 PM: Hi guys

I have dyed lots of grips with 2 packets of rit powder and a bottle of rit dye before with awesome results.. Salt and simmer for 90 minutes...

I have some .5s that just won't turn black... Currently blue... Any ideas??? I've dyed them twice now and all they are are a slightly darker shade of blue...

I know they can be dyed as I've had some before that were dyed from blue to black perfectly....

Any help or ideas is appreciated... :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: glenboy on April 29, 2015, 06:03 PM: I wonder if they are already dyed what I mean is they were yellow or something and somebody dyed them blue don't know whether it would matter
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: spadey99 on April 29, 2015, 06:09 PM: Good point.... I would imagine if they had been dyed then it wouldn't work..... They didn't look like they had... They are a nice dark blue now anyway :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: chubby on April 29, 2015, 08:11 PM: Dyed a seat orange once for some unknown reason. Fooking thing won't accept any other type of dye at all . Dyed before sounds a possibility Steve
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: spadey99 on April 29, 2015, 08:16 PM: thanks buddy...... I think you are right guys....... :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: oldschoolace on April 29, 2015, 08:38 PM: Dont throw them down the garden, i'll have em. I like giving homes to the unwanted!

Grips are for life not just for Christams :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: spadey99 on April 29, 2015, 09:17 PM: there nice if you want a blue set... look great..... :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: steve69 on April 30, 2015, 06:47 AM: We need pictures :whistle:

I've never been successful at it.
I did a post on dying A'me grips (or not), it was made a 'sticky' to warn people of the possible outcome.
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: BMX1973 on May 01, 2015, 09:22 AM: I would like to see them too! :)
Title: Re: Dyeing Oakley .5s ... Help.... Won't dye....
Post by: spadey99 on May 02, 2015, 08:16 PM: ok guys will get some pics........ never ever failed before... did some hutch ones from blue to black with outstanding results........ leave it with me....