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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: crazycraig on September 07, 2006, 07:51 PM
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has anyone ever dyed any red tuffs black ?
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Why dye red black?
black are common!
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when i got them and they had been painted in 2pak paint .when i started stripping them down they have gone a deep shit brown colour so they are not worth a carrot really hence try and dye them black .i will put some pics up "thyal piss thi sen"
craig
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lets see then.
you tried nitromors i presume, and cellulose thinners?
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you can see now
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/skyways001-1.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/skyways002.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/skyways003.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/skyways004.jpg)
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they will go black in the end but they will need lots of sanding and stripping.and re dying and re dying.or plastic spray them like my set btter than nowt and look good,better than nowt.
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Craig
how about taking them to a shot/bead blaster and getting them done with a really soft bead, just a thought :-\
Marty :daumenhoch:
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eggshell blast will clean them of paint , and i bet with enough effort they will go ok
Rich
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cheers chaps i will see how they turn out :daumenhoch: