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Offline harris

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slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« on: April 13, 2007, 05:02 PM »
just restored these and finished today  a wipe with wd and will bling so much more.
before   hope you like them slim...


after



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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2007, 05:24 PM »
Dan Dan the Z-rim man  :daumenhoch:

Nice work Dan .

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2007, 05:28 PM »
rad stuff :)

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2007, 07:12 PM »
good lad. zeds are well worth saving.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2007, 07:14 PM »
they can be tricky  re dying its a bit of a lottery .they do look refreshed  .

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2007, 07:18 PM »
Dan, what's the secret?

I picked up a yellow Z-Rim to go with a build I'm doing but it really is yellow rather than the goldie "yellow" one I had bitd.  I tried bleaching then dying but it came out the same colour in fact the dye didn't touch it, mind you did the same to my yellow tuffs but think they need to be done twice because they were nearly white rather than yellow when I got them and after an overnight soak they are still not an even colour - some faded bits still there  ::).

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2007, 07:20 PM »
maybe you needed more salt and hot water  ,getting the right mix can make alot of difference.

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2007, 07:41 PM »
Top Job ,where did you get the rim decals? Got any more?  :4_17_5:

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2007, 07:46 PM »
i have more in 5 colours just awaitin more black and white.

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2007, 07:48 PM »
i have more in 5 colours just awaitin more black and white.

Give me a shout when you get some white ones please.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2007, 07:49 PM »
 :daumenhoch:  will do.

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2007, 07:49 PM »
put in more salt than you think


dylon dye...use more than you need

make sure its the hot water dye. keep them simmering.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2007, 08:16 PM »
put in more salt than you think


dylon dye...use more than you need

make sure its the hot water dye. keep them simmering.

 :LolLolLolLol:  I used about 5kgs of salt and 4 Dylon Golden Glow dye packs to do twowheels and one rim in one go, piping hot water too although couldn't keep it simmering but what I did was soak them in boiling water for about 30mins before adding the dye and the salt.  The Z-rim looks no different but my Tuffs look much better, going to try again next week to see how they come out.


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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2007, 08:19 PM »
amazing resto there Dan   :shocked:
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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2007, 08:20 PM »
no...add the salt to the mix before the dunk.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2007, 08:35 PM »
no...add the salt to the mix before the dunk.

Will try that this time round  :daumenhoch:


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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2007, 08:38 PM »
and double double check your using the dye thats for nylon and not the fabric stuff  .
as one is not good.

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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2007, 10:48 PM »
and double double check your using the dye thats for nylon and not the fabric stuff  .
as one is not good.

 :LolLolLolLol:  Dylon Multi Purpose Dye - that I am sure of  :LolLolLolLol:  I think I had too much salt to be honest, to give you an idea of what my tuffs looked before.... they weren't really looking very yellow  :LolLolLolLol:



I'll post up some more pics once I've re-done them  :daumenhoch:


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Re: slimhaydies z rims i just restored
« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2007, 08:30 AM »
some people have soaked them for many days

little tins of dye , not the packets

heat and salt. I would also wet and dry them before dying as the tuffs will have oxidized a bit so allow the dye to penetrate this could be removed

Rich

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