kashimax dying with rit powder and liquid

[spadey99]

Hi guys

going to dye my kashi tonight but wondered exactly how to do it. Ive read the resto bit about using rit dye and rit liquid and salt, simmer and leave in etc... but exactly what should I do?

Both rits all of it in pan; how much salt, how long and how hot etc??

Cheers guys

[bmxbardit]

I'll be keen to hear how it turns out, I was going to post something similar as I wasnt sure if I could dye a yellow seat blue?

[steve69]

From my experience there's no exact science as to timing, just pull it out have a look and plop it back in 

I've dyed quite a few things over the years and nothing's fool proof, just don't put the dyed item too close to an original as you will see the difference.

[fischflo]

i'm no expert on dying a kashimax, but i'd try like ......1/2kg salt with 1 tin of dye

....coupla hours on heat, stir stir, leave in over night ........


aah, just read, from Glen who actuelly didit
:"...rit dye or dylon (2 pots and around 750g salt)  for about an hour or 80 mins"
(-> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,73672.msg747695.html#msg747695)

...well, whaddaya know, pretty close me guess 

[spadey99]

cheers guys, gona have a go tonight..... But I tohught the guy that did it with RIT used the Dye and the dye liquid and salt??? Ive got all 3 ready and was gona lob RIT powder in half the liquid and salt simmer for a couple of hours then leave in over night to cool, sound about right... 

Steve

[fischflo]

...dunno, think he said 'or' not 'and  ................ let's see it when it's alive 

[spadey99]

 

[spadey99]

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=144929.0

just checked on link and defo says " I used 1 bag of salt, 1 liquid RIT and 1 box of RIT dye powder. "

 

[Glynnyboy]

I used one rit, no salt, simmered it for somewhere between 10 and 20 minutes and that's it.
Rit is a lot more hardcore than dylon.
This was on one of those modern day kashi aero's. When they 1st became available on ebay black wasn't one of the options.
kashi's
A white one will go any colour you want.
All will go black.
A pink one will go red.
I think that's about it. I can't see a yellow one going blue, you need either neutral (white) or a colour from the same neck of the woods, ie as red and white make pink adding red dye to a pink one will make it go red. The yellow with blue added i imagine would go some sort of green shade.

[spadey99]

Well guys Im doing a Yellow Kashi seat and a black sanded Kashi Aero tonight..... Will take pics but gona use 1 x RIT powder black, half x RIT liquid black and 500g salt, simmer for 1 hour then remove off heat and leave over night...... Watch this space...... 

[fischflo]