Author Topic: Dyeing Wheels? Photo added (Read 5460 times)

hokuspokus74 · « **on:** April 16, 2014, 03:58 PM »

Am looking to dye a set of skyway oe's to white,what is the best dye and the best formula to use to get the white,as there like an of white/light cream.
Also have a blue set of Z-Rims and want them black what dye to use and formula for those etc

cheers graham

chubby · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2014, 08:14 PM »

Dyeing the skyways wont make em whiter Graham, you'll need to bleach em bud. Industrial peroxide works but needs sunshine for best results. .
I find black rit the best black dye & normally whack 2 packs in & 1kg of salt fella. Never done zd's so don't know if they take well or not

chubby · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2014, 08:18 PM »

www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,164600.0.html

Have a wander through this for the skyways, stuffs available on the bay.....
Loads of dying threads on here too mate

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2014, 08:40 PM »

Cheers chubby

went and bought a plastic box there in B&Q,a little to small for the rim $:-\$ but i got a polystyrene box big enough so am going to line it with my pool table cover incase the poly would suck the dye in.

To bleach the skyways pure bleach or watered,and how long for?......have you tried it before?

oldschoolace · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2014, 08:49 PM »

Graham if you are going the bleach route get the really cheap Tesco own brand bottles, I think they are 2 litres. Any thin stuff will do and don't forget to vasaline the hubs or the bleach will affect them.
I left mine in for 2 days then gave them a really good rinse and a good coating of wd40 while hanging on the washing line through the valve hole. Worked great

oldschoolace · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2014, 08:53 PM »

Taken a few days after they were done

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2014, 08:59 PM »

wowwwww excellnt job that what my oe's are for my decade build

as for the rit dye is it powder form or solution...going to order it of ebay cant find anywhere that sells it

chubby · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2014, 09:21 PM »

Exactly what Clint says Graham

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2014, 09:55 PM »

hey chubby what is the dye you use rit solution or powder form?

chubby · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2014, 10:44 PM »

Quote from: hokuspokus74 on April 16, 2014, 09:55 PM

hey chubby what is the dye you use rit solution or powder form?

Packs of the powder Graham, make sure it's dissolved well in your container though

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2014, 11:01 PM »

ok will do,would you use warm water or cold from the hose pipe? god sounds stupid asking these questions i am such an

chubby · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2014, 11:46 PM »

Water needs to be as hot as you can get it, doesn't need to be boiling away but hotter the better mate

laidback · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2014, 12:28 AM »

Hi HokusPookus,

I have just bleached my OE's for my decade. They were awful before hand. Before you try anything else, get a bottle of Cillit Bang with bleach, looks like this:

Spray the wheel, leave for 15 mins, scrub with a softish scouring pad and rinse. Do this again a couple of times until it looks clean.

Just using the above method turned this:

Into this:

A comparison:

The result was so impressive, im debating whether to bother using peroxide on them. Can they be 'too white' for a survivor?

laidback · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2014, 12:32 AM »

OldschoolAce- Should i now WD40 my wheels? Why does that need to be done? i've read about it elsewhere...

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2014, 12:48 AM »

wowwww laidback seriously it turned out like that,excellent job,got to try that tomorrow when i finish work

you got any other good rest tips & tricks

cheers

chubby · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:48 AM »

Quote from: laidback on April 17, 2014, 12:32 AM

OldschoolAce- Should i now WD40 my wheels? Why does that need to be done? i've read about it elsewhere...

No need to wd40 them bud, you've only cleaned them. People use the wd on wheels after dying as they come out dull/dry looking & need shinning up. You've had a great result with that cilit bang, barry scott is a genius........... LolLolLolLol

sent using my crayons

Spen69 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2014, 06:56 AM »

For white Tuffs the best way is aquablasting. You will be amazed

Sid1972 found a place in Barnsley called Metal Magic who do it and they come up amazing for about £25-30.

I got a set done for Animal and SteveVXR so ask them how good they came up

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:12 PM »

Yeah ive heard of aquablasting i was looking for someone over here to do it,think i will try laidback trick of doing and see how it goes for me.

laidback · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:17 PM »

It's £3.50 a bottle. Gotta be worth a go! The photos make them look brighter white than they actually are, but I'm pleased with them! That cillit bang and a scourer even got rid of brake rub.

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:31 PM »

what type of scourer mate i take it isnt one of them green pads,just i know there is loads of scourers and id prob get one that would be rough on the wheels.

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 17, 2014, 08:39 PM »

bloody tescos never had the cillit bang with the bleach,brought another cillit bang and see if that works ,if not will need to look else were to see if i can get that type of one

laidback · « **Reply #21 on:** April 17, 2014, 08:43 PM »

Quote from: hokuspokus74 on April 17, 2014, 08:39 PM

bloody tescos never had the cillit bang with the bleach,brought another cillit bang and see if that works ,if not will need to look else were to see if i can get that type of one

I think it's the bleach ingredient that does the trick mate. I picked up another bottle today, as it was on offer

As for the scourer, i used a green one to get the brake rub off- the braking surface isnt scratched. On the rest of the wheel, i used a well used scourer-one of the ones on the top of a sponge.

BMX1973 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 17, 2014, 08:54 PM »

Top tip of the day

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 17, 2014, 10:19 PM »

what supermarket you pick it up in i was up and down the cleaning isle like a blue arsed fly lol

laidback · « **Reply #24 on:** April 17, 2014, 10:33 PM »

Tesco