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Dyeing Wheels?
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I know this is a "old topic" BUT i found a better way of doing it. cost is cheap, use of a "old pan" not nessasary...
Items needed, some of the 3 for 2$ Gladlock type containers, ya know the ones that are microwave safe. this is your dying dish....
and some dye
steps to doing it.
i set the wheels in the dish, filled it with water, since mine are 2 tone i had to do a little marking for my desire on the dish so i knew how much water was needed at a level area to do that. i used a marker to mark the position with wheels in the water, then took the wheels out and marked it with out wheels, will be a lower water line.
Boil a pan of water, then pour into the tub to the water line, mix in the dye (used a plastic picnic type spoon) and set wheels in. the longer they sit the darker they get.
in all they dye job costed me 6$ and i have no problem with pitching the dye pan so i know my son will not ever get to it.
so how do they look? Note: the blue color i have no idea why my camera did that, it is purpal... with a yellow/golden back, looks sweet on the savage
Items needed, some of the 3 for 2$ Gladlock type containers, ya know the ones that are microwave safe. this is your dying dish....
and some dye
steps to doing it.
i set the wheels in the dish, filled it with water, since mine are 2 tone i had to do a little marking for my desire on the dish so i knew how much water was needed at a level area to do that. i used a marker to mark the position with wheels in the water, then took the wheels out and marked it with out wheels, will be a lower water line.
Boil a pan of water, then pour into the tub to the water line, mix in the dye (used a plastic picnic type spoon) and set wheels in. the longer they sit the darker they get.
in all they dye job costed me 6$ and i have no problem with pitching the dye pan so i know my son will not ever get to it.
so how do they look? Note: the blue color i have no idea why my camera did that, it is purpal... with a yellow/golden back, looks sweet on the savage
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mjime714
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Not bad. Thanks for the tip!
the whole review of my truck can be found at http://www.savage-central.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=86
Damn right thats does look good. I was thinking of doing a two tone. But with a top one color and botton the others opposite of how you did yours but that is slick. I like that I think I will actually give that a try.. Nice info...X
interesting point.. no those are touring car springs used inplace of spacers, rases the ride height and eliminates coil bind issues involved with spacers to get to that point.. NOW if i had a set of powder coated in white springs.. they can be dyed the same way... just no one i kno wmakes a white set of springs for the sav
bttt,
anybody have a link that works now. This is what i get from the above link
http://www.*******.com/dirty_hop_ups/dying_parts/*******_dying_parts.htm
anybody have a link that works now. This is what i get from the above link
http://www.*******.com/dirty_hop_ups/dying_parts/*******_dying_parts.htm
