Wing and Rim Dye

[balang_479]

What product to you use to dye plastics?

and mainly how do would you dye something like a rim or wing??

[timyoung861]

The product most used to dye plastic (nylon) rims and wings is RIT dye. You can find it a most any store (Target, Walmart, Meijer, Hardware stores, etc.) It's main use is to dye fabrics. Just mix it like it says on the package, usually in boiling water and drop your rims and wing in. I would tie a piece of fishing line around them so you can retrieve them without messing up the color on the pieces though.

[NotWalkinBlind]

You need to put something in the bottom of the pot that will keep your wheels and wing from touching the bottom because that can give you melted, dented areas on your stuff.

One way to do that is to cut out a couple of circular-shaped pieces of screen wire. Put them in the bottom of the pot as soon as you turn on the heat... stacked one on top of the other... they'll sort of bobble around when the boiling starts and will be roughly the same temp as the water.

If you have some hardware cloth, (it is screen wire, too, but the squares are about 1/4") you can cut out just one circle... cut it the same size as the bottom of the pot, but also have four tabs about 1/2" long equally spaced around the edge. Bend them down and they will keep "the circle" off the bottom of the pot.

As TY861 said, this is for nylon, not plastic.

[balang_479]

and wings and rims are generally made from nylon right?

[dhutch]

and wings and rims are generally made from nylon right?
Quite often not.
- They are often made out of other plastics.
- Is there anything that exprence shows can be used to die/colour/paint other wheels?

[dhutch]

Although, if we where being pedantic, we would point that nylon IS a plastic!
As TY861 said, this is for nylon, not plastic.


Daniel

[Paradoxmaker]

If you want to get a little more creative and diffrent, you can dye patterns into the nylon also.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f376/Paradoxmaker/stripewing.jpg

All I used to make the stripes was the thick 3m clear packing tape. I just taped up the sections that I did not want dyed and then dropped it in the dye. As long as the plastic is degreased first and care is taken when putting the tape on (to make sure it's flat and there are NO bubbles under it), the tape can hold up to the boiling water for a while.

[Nitroracerx7]

It works well on -some- chrome wheels/parts as well! (Pro Line, RPM, etc.) I use zip ties to dip them into the dye.

The product most used to dye plastic (nylon) rims and wings is RIT dye. You can find it a most any store (Target, Walmart, Meijer, Hardware stores, etc.) It's main use is to dye fabrics. Just mix it like it says on the package, usually in boiling water and drop your rims and wing in. I would tie a piece of fishing line around them so you can retrieve them without messing up the color on the pieces though.

[FESTER2004]

i like the copper colored rims

[Nitroracerx7]

Thanks :) . Those are Pro Line, "Attack" chrome wheels, colored using "Sunshine Yellow" Rit Dye. -same dye I've used on the Pro Line, "Gumby" white wheels-. Very striking when used on deep dish wheels -see pic-. Careful, check parts often! Use zip ties through the center holes to dip, then pull them out quickly, as this dye usually works in a matter of seconds! Other colors can take quite a long time to 'get right'...such as "Evening Blue" -very light blue-. I've several more colors to try ;).

i like the copper colored rims

[streetforcegp2]

will the dye ever come out????

will they work on white rims only???or will they work on black too??

thanks
eddie

[Nitroracerx7]

If you try hard enough, it can be 'crashed off' ->depending on what you crash into...and how long the slide is after the wreck :eek: -. This will also work on some chrome wheels/parts. It's not just for wheels anymore ;) . I imagine you could repair something that's already black(?) with more black dye. I've no clue how to change black, other than painting. If you do paint your wheels, make sure to use a 'nitro coat' -clear sealer- over the final coat of paint. It'll make a big difference in durability ;)

will the dye ever come out????

will they work on white rims only???or will they work on black too??

thanks
eddie

[Paradoxmaker]

will they work on white rims only???or will they work on black too??

thanks
eddie

You can only dye darker, you can't go lighter. No matter what you do to a black rim it will still be black.

Any other coloer however can be dyed, but your end color will depend. if you start with a yellow rim and dye it blue, you'll get a green rim. So no you don't have to start with white, but it will be eaiser to get the coler you really want if you start with white.

[streetforcegp2]

thanks for the input guys.......but i have a problem i have the tires glued on the rims already.....since i just found this thread yesterday and i been using the wheels 4ever...

eddie

[Paradoxmaker]

thanks for the input guys.......but i have a problem i have the tires glued on the rims already.....since i just found this thread yesterday and i been using the wheels 4ever...

eddie

I've dyed 2 sets of rims with the tires (rubber tires) still mounted on them. While that may not be the nicest way of doing it, it does work.

I make sure to cover any airholes that are drilled in the rims with tape, to prevent water/dye from getting inside the tire. Then just dye them the way you would anything else. Worse come to wors, you may have to touch up some spots where the tire glue has broken down/come loose.

The real down side to doing this is that any glue thats on the rim from a not so perfect mounting job, will prevent the dye from being absorbed into that area.

[streetforcegp2]

oh thats nice to hear.....im gonna try it then.....

[ar15jules]

I just was directed to this forum, and more specifically to this thread by a friend of mine. I just bought a pro line wing for my revo, and it was white. I used the RIT dye tonight with great results to dye the wing black. It took a little over a half and hour from start to finish. I did it on the kitchen stove in a stainless pot. I kept a thermometer on hand to keep the water around 140 degrees as is suggested by RIT. It worked great. I would tell anyone to give it a try. I think the two boxes of powder dye that I bought at Wally World cost about three bucks a box.
Jules

[Paradoxmaker]

Just don't forget the funnel and empty milk cartons, that way you can save the dye for the next time you want to dye something.

[ki smoke]

so if i'm starting with proline yellow rims and want them to be orange i need red dye?yellow and red make orange right?