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Title: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: xGoose on November 11, 2011, 10:37 AM: Sure this must have been asked before.

Ive got 2 blue steel hub Tuffs need dying, how many bottles of 8oz liquid rit do I need (or boxes of 1 1/8 oz) powder?

Also how much salt?

Cheers ;)
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: DJL on November 11, 2011, 11:43 AM: i didn't think the liquid worked, could be wrong though.......
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: rollin72 on November 11, 2011, 12:30 PM: you can use the liquid Dan, a full bottle will make the finished colour quite dark,so i'd use 1/2 to 3/4 of it, if its not right after boiling for acouple of hours use the rest, if using powder 2packets for colours like red or blue, 3 for lighter like yellow, ive used it without salt and it worked fine :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: xGoose on November 11, 2011, 12:44 PM: Cheers :daumenhoch:

Nice one Gaz, just what I needed mate ;)
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: dordymush on November 11, 2011, 12:54 PM: is it just a standard color blue for tuffs ?.
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: xGoose on November 11, 2011, 12:55 PM: I think its royal blue for rit and madonna blue for dylon Dave.
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: dordymush on November 11, 2011, 12:56 PM: cool.
im gonna give this rit a go and see how it goes.
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: animal on November 14, 2011, 09:19 PM: Is that True Blue ? I'll get me coat :2funny:
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: theRuler on November 14, 2011, 09:20 PM: Quote from: dordymush on November 11, 2011, 12:56 PM
cool.
im gonna give this rit a go and see how it goes.

Dave, you will need salt . . . . !
Title: Re: How many bottles of liquid RIT for 2 tuffs?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on November 15, 2011, 10:05 AM: the blue will depend on the Volume of Water to Amount of Dye used to the Amount of Time in for and Temperature set at for allowing the Process to React = simple ;)

the Gorden Ramsay way of dying wheels

take 1 set of OGK's - slightly faded
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2016-2.jpg)

wash
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2017-2.jpg)

pick out any dirty bits missed
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2018-2.jpg)

scrape off any brake marks
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2019-2.jpg)

bleach
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2020-2.jpg)

hot water
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2004-3.jpg)

salt
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2002-3.jpg)

dye
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2003-3.jpg)

put in and leave for 24 hours - turning and stirring every so often
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2005-3.jpg)

cover
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2006-3.jpg)

take out and wash in cold water - then dry
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2008-3.jpg)

now ready to serve - i mean ride - DONE
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2009-3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2010-3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx2015-2.jpg)

cheers B