Thanks! I agree they should definately just come straight black like that. It was also a lot easier and took less time than I thought it would. I started the project yesterday. I did learn that you have to boil the water. First I tried using hot tap water and figured if it soaked over night that the soak time would make up for the water temp. I awoke to the rockers and chassis being a deep shade of purple. Got home from work boiled the dye and it was like magic 30 minutes later everything was black!