Z-mag dyeing

[gmac]

I reckoned that they would never get used in the state they were in, so I got the old Dylon & salt mix out again, and brought these Z-mags back from the dead 




They were both in a sh!t state to start with. Both had heavy brake marks from using black blocks on white rims, and also the usual smearing of the decals  

The one above is how they both were. I had already cleaned one, before I decided to go and get my camera





They came up pretty well with a bit of time spent with various cleaning agents, scourers, and wet & dry





Into the deadly dip for a transformation Kat Deeley would be proud of



Looking good after a couple of hours, but I left them in overnight anyway cos it was getting late.






The final result -





Cheers

Guy   

[harris]

look spot on i am doing some zs this week ran out of dylon at me shop
did you use 3 and 1/2 1b salt

[gmac]

I didn't measure the salt, I just put loads in & I used 4 pots of Dylon. Maybe a bit excessive, but I just chucked in what I had 

[Nana]

Will this work with z rims  i have a nos white and lilac could i make a matching set then and what colour will make a match?

[ORB]

do em black Nana then you can be sure of a decent result

4 tins is best, and you may want to go as hot as you can keep it for the Z rims Tom, i had a bit of trouble getting them to take properly till i went nuts with the heat


oh, and on another point, i tried to dye some brake blocks, and it did not work.

[Nana]

  Brake blocks thats as bad as trying to dye mushroom grips ok i will make a steel tank to put them on me hob black you say is there no way of taking the lilac out as i have seen dye stripper stuff wonder if this would work  also made by dylon bye the way

Oh and thanks ever so mr orb

[gmac]

Try bleachin the lilac one first. I reckon whatever colour you dye them, they will turn out different if they start different colours/shades.

[harris]

try to mix up kids paints to get lilac then dye white on then both different colour
cant think of an easy way bar black