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Title: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on September 21, 2005, 11:07 PM

i need black nos hutch grips  jon paul has a nos set but in blue
guys is there anyway of getting them black ??????


stu

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Rombloke on September 21, 2005, 11:12 PM

i think nana tried with a set of shrooms and fooked em

Dave

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on September 21, 2005, 11:16 PM

now dave that is not good news
but cheers matey


stu

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 2020mad on September 21, 2005, 11:26 PM

not a chance, sorry tryed doing a few bits and pieces. seats and nylon wheels o.k but pigment in dye won't take to grips. used dylon and rit dye.

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Sanmarcopizza on September 22, 2005, 08:53 AM

Big black magic marker on the end.....or buy some Tange grips for a fiver. LOL

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on September 22, 2005, 09:39 AM

oh well guys worth the ask
thanx for the info

stu

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Waxintaxin on September 22, 2005, 11:19 AM

i reckon you can , its just we have not found the right dye yet. dylon does not work , neither does rit dye but i have been looking at plastic dyes and rubber dyes , they do exist so i reckon it can be done. it another project on my list of things to try out

Rich

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: ORB on September 22, 2005, 11:25 AM

What about food colouring?

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bobby GHP on September 22, 2005, 02:19 PM

Leather die! The graffiti boys swear by it. It was the only thing that worked on Tyne and Wear metro's anti-vandal proof finish.  ;)

Title: Re: can you dye nos grips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on September 22, 2005, 02:24 PM

there is to much unusual information in that last post for me to read it again