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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on August 05, 2008, 01:19 PM
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Any of you that dye your own mags wheels need to act quick !
I was looking for the tins of multipurpose dye in Robert dyas - i found there was no little tins on the shelf but there were some new packets of dylon dye's - i went to ask a member of staff what the deal was ? they said they were no longer selling the MP range - i went to Woolworth's as well and they said the same thing ?
I gave a call to DYLON itself and the women told me that they are stopping selling the multipurpose range and have a new product range in a packet - but this new product will NOT dye the mag wheels !
I went back to Woolworth's and they said "that any remaining stock would be put in storage for a later date and will not be sold at a discount price to move on said item
Robert Dyas said " the end of line MP tins are not in the sale section at the moment as they were waiting for head office to re-price, but would be discounted to move on old stock"
I did find some old colours from about 2-3 years ago in the sale section - oranges / pinks / grays at a good price but so far the other colours were not on sale yet but go check as they will be going out at any time soon
so in future if you want to dye mag wheels - you will have to search eBay (price's will go up) or from site members that were quick enough to get out there !
hope this helps you lot and any body with more info - please let me/us know !
cheers BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN
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That's really bad news for the wheel and seat restorer ... thanks for the heads up though :daumenhoch:
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cheers for the info :daumenhoch:
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They still do a multi purpose dye but now in a big tin and a wide range of colours ...
http://www.dylon.co.uk/products/industrial-products/multi-purpose-dye-500g/
:daumenhoch:
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did you tell the woman from Dylon that you were Dying old plastic BMX wheels !
she must have loved that one !! :LolLolLolLol:
thanks for the info Bendy !! :)
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eeuuuuurrrgh, im off to dyas and woolies now to grab the last of it then, have loads to do. Dylon madonna blue will be selling for the same amount as dc mx1000's in a few months :LolLolLolLol:
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i have all colours for trade.......for Hutch Beartraps !! :D
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Nice one Dom :2funny:
eeuuuuurrrgh, im off to dyas and woolies now to grab the last of it then, have loads to do. Dylon madonna blue will be selling for the same amount as dc mx1000's in a few months :LolLolLolLol:
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Got 3 Madonna blues from the local woolies after reading this. :)
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got some more this afternoon from Robert dyas - £1 each for blues / black / yellow - paid 50p for old colours - grays / pinks - have some more put by for later next week - going to get to a couple of more towns to find some ;)
the lady said they did them in big tins - but these small tins will be easyier to deal with and sell/trade ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC17665.jpg)
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i've tried twice now to dye my blue alloy hubbed tuffs with this stuff.
and twice they came out as they went in lol.
i think i best get rom dave on the case :4_17_5:.
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are you using MP (multipurpose) and not the standard little tins that need a fixer to take to any thing ?
you need piping hot water
a tub that can be covered to keep the heat in
a shed load of salt works best for opening up the pours
turning regularly to get a even colour as the colour sinks
and left for about 15 hours
colour depends on volume of water to how many tins you use and the time left in
always dye mags in pairs to get both the same colour shade
well this is the way i do it :D
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im just usless mate to be honest lol.
anybody wanna buy a set of alloy hubbed tuffs in blue to have a go at it lol.
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at the right price maybe ;)
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I tried Woolies here in Harrogate but the cupboard was bare!
But got lucky at a material shop and a local art supplies shop. Try these kind of shops if there are any near you. Infact any shops to do with materials, sewing buttons etc, they might point you in the right direction :daumenhoch:
PS No black dye left in Harrogate, its now all at my secret underground layer :coolsmiley:
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found some in a shop in town...£1.83 for a small tin.
Now, what red is the one for tuffs??
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Think there is only one red in the MP small tin range (could be wrong - i know you can get different reds in cold dye but not MP) - came out a nice red - bit like Ferrari red - used two tins - quarter water/ just covered the mags slightly over in one of those big flexible garden tubs you can get in homebase (the biggest tub they do)
cooked for about 15 hours over night
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd252/BENDYCAT/SNC17501.jpg)
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Looking good :daumenhoch cant beet a bit of resto magic