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Title: has anyone ever dyed red tuffs black
Post by: crazycraig on September 07, 2006, 07:51 PM
has anyone ever dyed any red tuffs black ?

Title: Re: has anyone
Post by: ORB on September 07, 2006, 08:50 PM
Why dye red black?

black are common!

Title: Re: has anyone
Post by: crazycraig on September 07, 2006, 10:35 PM
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
Title: Re: has anyone
Post by: oberonspacefruit on September 08, 2006, 08:44 AM
lets see then.

you tried nitromors i presume, and cellulose thinners?
Title: Re: has anyone
Post by: crazycraig on September 08, 2006, 07:15 PM
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)
Title: Re: has anyone ever dyed red tuffs black
Post by: harris on September 08, 2006, 07:19 PM
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.
Title: Re: has anyone ever dyed red tuffs black
Post by: MartyC on September 08, 2006, 07:20 PM
Craig

how about taking them to a shot/bead blaster and getting them done with a really soft bead, just a thought  :-\

Marty  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: has anyone ever dyed red tuffs black
Post by: Waxintaxin on September 08, 2006, 07:25 PM
eggshell blast will clean them of paint , and i bet with enough effort they will go ok

Rich
Title: Re: has anyone ever dyed red tuffs black
Post by: crazycraig on September 09, 2006, 06:19 PM
cheers chaps i will see how they turn out :daumenhoch:
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