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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: dwain dibbly on February 01, 2007, 12:11 PM

Title: dying grips????
Post by: dwain dibbly on February 01, 2007, 12:11 PM

can it be done?
ive managed to get hold of some NOS in the box
odi mushies in grey and was thinking about dying them black.
would it work or would the heat distort the grips??

Title: Re: dying grips????
Post by: Stodgy on February 01, 2007, 12:37 PM

Hey Dwain - we had this topic a while ago and decided it couldn't be done via the normal methods (Dylon, boiling, etc). However someone suggested a rubber dye...must admit never tried it, but here's the thread:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=22620.0

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: dying grips????
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on February 01, 2007, 03:58 PM

I have tried a few techniques to turn different colour ODI grips to Black... including using Black Iron Oxide... no joy. The colourway has to be introduced into the rubber compound before the grips are injection moulded.

Title: Re: dying grips????
Post by: ORB on February 05, 2007, 09:00 PM

as Mr Monster said, it cant be done.