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Hi i have a skyway spinmaster set-up with white cables. i want to change these to black will they dye ? or does any one know how i could do this without them looking crap as i can't get black cables for this. thanks.

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2007, 12:58 PM »
no.....don't be so bloomin stupid   



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wouldn't of thought so though mate  :-\

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2007, 01:00 PM »
only nylon will dye.

plastic and rubber doesnt go so well.

get some coloured shrink wrap.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2007, 01:02 PM »
 :( really need them to be black, white cables will fook my MK build right up, I may try spraying with plasticote paint :-\

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2007, 01:03 PM »
only nylon will dye.

plastic and rubber doesnt go so well.

get some coloured shrink wrap.
  coloured shrink wrap would do. any idea where to start looking . maplins?, b&q ?

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2007, 01:04 PM »
i'd leave em mate.......i'm sure white cables won't make that much of a diference  :-\

what's it on?  your Street Beat?

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2007, 01:05 PM »
only nylon will dye.

plastic and rubber doesnt go so well.

get some coloured shrink wrap.
  coloured shrink wrap would do. any idea where to start looking . maplins?, b&q ?

Wasn't Maplins the holiday camp for Hidehi?  i'm sure it's shut now.....

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2007, 01:17 PM »
i'd leave em mate.......i'm sure white cables won't make that much of a diference  :-\

what's it on?  your Street Beat?     
               
                        yep bought another beat monday eve, my other beat won't be ready for MK so am building something a bit different to bring along, white cables will not go unfortunatly, may have to fit a spinmaster2 instead. :'(

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2007, 01:19 PM »
maplins used to sell it. how long do you need it? the car shop near me sells black, i thought you'd want a fancy colour....
I want to touch ORB

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2007, 01:22 PM »
no just black, will have a look at some car accessory shops by me.  cheers phil. :daumenhoch:

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2007, 01:30 PM »
If it's just black outer cable you want then Tesco sell them.....well the big one near me does  :-\

£2.50 i think with all the bits!

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2007, 02:09 PM »
If it's just black outer cable you want then Tesco sell them.....well the big one near me does  :-\

£2.50 i think with all the bits!
                                          the spinmaster giro has loads of short cables with funny non standard shape ends on both ends of the cables to make it work, it will probley be cack and won't work when i fit it anyway.

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2007, 02:31 PM »
Buy a black permanant marker... 

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2007, 02:33 PM »
Buy a black permanant marker... 
               already considered that  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2007, 11:19 PM »
you want a cheaper version of this stuff, 2020:

http://www.polymarine.com/products/parts-and-accessories/flexible-paints-and-antifoulings/superflex-pvc-paint/black-superflex-[1768].cfm

or maybe even this stuff?

http://a1autowise.com/GLOSSBLACKL100.aspx (holts paint supposedly also compatible with plastics...)

Bp.

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2007, 11:08 AM »
are spin masters the detanglers that have one cable going through the top of your stem body, into the spinny bit and two coming out, if so i need one and where can i get one from?

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Re: Can you dye brake cable outers?, i want to change colour.
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2007, 11:41 PM »
in my neck of the woods black cables fall from the trees. white ones left the building with the dodos  :shocked: there is no way i would dye a white cable just in case i needed it for a future build.

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