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Title: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: bobafett on January 22, 2009, 11:20 PM: ....so I read Wax's seat dying guide a while back and i read it again recently, and although kashis, elinas and some others are mentioned, has anyone ever dyed a Viscount MX ?

.......also i've got a rather faded but very nice condition pair of red mongoose grips (must have been used somewhere sunny BITD ;D ) I was toying with the idea of chucking them in for a short while with the seat (if i can do it) but i'm worried they might get fooked up or turn into goo ???
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: Frosty on January 22, 2009, 11:33 PM: If the seat is nylon it should be ok, the grips won't work though this has been tried out a few times - if the dye does take it tends to rub off easily ???
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: bobafett on January 22, 2009, 11:51 PM: Quote from: Frosty on January 22, 2009, 11:33 PM
If the seat is nylon it should be ok, the grips won't work though this has been tried out a few times - if the dye does take it tends to rub off easily ???

Why thank you kind sir :)

I'll whip the seat off an see if it says nylon :-\
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: kdw712 on January 23, 2009, 10:42 AM: sure i read on VBMX that some had now dyed some grips and it stayed on ok (show bike not rider)
not sure what they used though

will go have a nose :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: double chevron on January 23, 2009, 12:10 PM: Someone even managed on here on a very nice Haro Sport 8)
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: bobafett on January 23, 2009, 12:36 PM: Quote from: double chevron on January 23, 2009, 12:10 PM
Someone even managed on here on a very nice Haro Sport 8)

tell, tell, i'm intrigued..................
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: double chevron on January 23, 2009, 01:56 PM: was talking about some grips
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: bobafett on January 23, 2009, 03:06 PM: Quote from: double chevron on January 23, 2009, 01:56 PM
was talking about some grips

Oui Oui - tell me more - that's what i want to know about - dying grips back to their former glory :smitten:
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: double chevron on January 23, 2009, 03:53 PM: It's all there mate : http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index.php'showtopic=4006070

;)
Title: Re: A couple of questions about dying..........
Post by: bobafett on January 23, 2009, 04:33 PM: Good man :daumenhoch:

Mine are only a freshen up (same colour) so hopefully it'll go ok :-\