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Title: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: mark 2 on August 16, 2009, 09:56 PM

Got a yellow pair of Oakley 2's and a white pair of bubblicious A'me Rounds, wanted to dye them black or maybe blue for the Rounds. Any success stories of failures out there?

Thank you :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: tigerbrown on August 17, 2009, 08:42 AM

I tried to dye some yellow 2s black..

Boiled them up with two ebony black dylon pellets for a good hour or two and they didn't take...

They just went a horrid dirty green colour so I wouldn't try em..

I'll take a pic and post them when I get home tonight dude..

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: baldbmxer on August 17, 2009, 08:44 AM

I did some bubblicious yellow AME mini grip as a test and they went to black just fine  :daumenhoch:

I reckon a white pair will go blue OK

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: CD17 on August 17, 2009, 11:06 AM

I dyed turquoise Oakley O Wings Blue & they came out really good, I did chuck loads of dye in though

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: mark 2 on August 17, 2009, 11:53 AM

Thanks for the replies guys, do you think the 2's and O wings are diiferent compounds perhaps? Or is it all that unobtanium stuff they call it?

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: CD17 on August 17, 2009, 12:18 PM

Yes I think Oakley 2s are a more plastic compound

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: mark 2 on August 17, 2009, 12:27 PM

2's are soft-ish, not hard and plasticky like a 3 grip. I know it's been said they don't take. Mmmmmm......is it worth the plunge?

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: tigerbrown on August 17, 2009, 12:36 PM

i thought the same mark after someone told me not to do it and this was the result

like i said 1-2hrs on the boil with two ebony black dylon pellets

kept thinking it was taking but it wasnt

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt207/jackiebrown1973/IMG_0252.jpg)

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: neiljonarcus on August 17, 2009, 12:57 PM

jonny did you put salt in with the dye ........... hope you have,t chucked them mate as i need a set of oakley
and i love gift,s  x x x

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: tigerbrown on August 17, 2009, 01:00 PM

Yeah plenty of salt.. I'm not as daft as I look..

They're here matey but good for nowt

although I suppose you could paint them?? :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: neiljonarcus on August 17, 2009, 01:03 PM

smell my finger  ya knob   ;D

Title: Re: Anyone dyed Oakley 2's or A'me Rounds?
Post by: mark 2 on August 17, 2009, 01:26 PM

Thanks John, you've convinced me not to fook them over. Now for plan b.......