So i dyed my rims..

[Andrew1]

well i removed the layer of chrome kind of a hassle..
then just dropped them in a boiling pot of black dye..


Reason for this my chrome was slowly chipping away:\

well tell me how they came out

 

[alien13]

Looks good!

 

[slowngreen]

Blacked out looks great almost always!

 

[tmaxxfreek]

Does this process take a special kind of dye? Is it Available in other colors?

 

[Andrew1]

well i used "Rit" dye and specified on any how to video
Rit dye has a variety of colors but I'm not sure how the rims will come out
because my rims dont have gloss..

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Does this process take a special kind of dye? Is it Available in other colors?

well i used "Rit" dye and specified on any how to video
Rit dye has a variety of colors but I'm not sure how the rims will come out
because my rims dont have gloss..

 

[frickenjoey]

Looks good to me!! I like the blackout rim look. I have that on a couple sets of tires. Not all rims will dye but it is worth a try. I have done it in the past...one worked great; one set came out light purple no matter how long I left them and sucked.

 

[MSD0]

Your rims came out nice. What did you use to remove the chrome? I just did mine in black as well. The chrome came right off, but the yellow undercoat was almost impossible in some spots and kept the dye from penetrating the plastic.

 

[Ballen]

I did my factory T-Maxx rimms in blue and they turned out ok just needed to leave them in longer did get as dark blue as i would have liked.

 

[Andrew1]

Looks good to me!! I like the blackout rim look. I have that on a couple sets of tires. Not all rims will dye but it is worth a try. I have done it in the past...one worked great; one set came out light purple no matter how long I left them and sucked.

We'll maybe you still have a layer of chrome?
Thar happened to me the first time I tried dying my rims
Didn't no you can't dye chrome

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I did my factory T-Maxx rimms in blue and they turned out ok just needed to leave them in longer did get as dark blue as i would have liked.

Well you can always go back but you'll have it to remove the rim from the tire that's just a hassle

 

[tmaxxfreek]

So you can dye the wheels with the tires on them? i was thinking about doing mine but didnt want to take the tires off......

 

[frickenjoey]

We'll maybe you still have a layer of chrome?
Thar happened to me the first time I tried dying my rims
Didn't no you can't dye chrome

They were fully stripped with a media blaster. It just depends on the make up of the plastic if it wil dye correctly. Some work good some don't.

 

[Andrew1]

So you can dye the wheels with the tires on them? i was thinking about doing mine but didnt want to take the tires off......

not sure they make pots that big
but i dont think that recomemded lol

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They were fully stripped with a media blaster. It just depends on the make up of the plastic if it wil dye correctly. Some work good some don't.

oh thanks well i had a few purple spots then i saw it it started to flake and the rim was black?