how to dye wheels?
09-27-2011 | 09:30 AM
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how to dye wheels?
i know ive read it before but never bothered to remember how.
but i just got a tamiya plasma edge kit, and the white wheels arent gonna cut it for me. im thinkng either blue or black.
so, what do i need to buy? and how do i dye them?
but i just got a tamiya plasma edge kit, and the white wheels arent gonna cut it for me. im thinkng either blue or black.
so, what do i need to buy? and how do i dye them?
09-27-2011 | 10:42 AM
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RE: how to dye wheels?
Here's a few links for you. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFif1YXe6CE
http://www.ehow.com/how_6687734_dye-rc-wheels.html
Using Rit dye (commonly found in grocery stores), it's pretty cheap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFif1YXe6CE
http://www.ehow.com/how_6687734_dye-rc-wheels.html
Using Rit dye (commonly found in grocery stores), it's pretty cheap.
09-27-2011 | 10:45 AM
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RE: how to dye wheels?
Go to the grocery store and get some RIT dye. Mix about half of it up in a pan with some water, then put on a burner set to low-medium. You want the water/dye mix to be pretty warm, but not warm enough to melt the plastic. Throw the parts in there and let them sit. The longer they sit, the darker the colors will be.
09-27-2011 | 11:10 AM
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RE: how to dye wheels?
What proanti1 said
Or just buy a set of black Brama 10b rims. Thats what I did
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...rims&search=Go
Also the included tires with the DF-02 are really crappy on cement, and will become slicks quick. I wouldn't other gluing em if I were you. I'm using HB lightning GT10 buggy tires on the brama rims, and they seem to work out great (And I got them for $6 a full set)
I've done the dye thing on rims for some reason they don't take the dye anywhere near as good as the chassis's I did.
Or just buy a set of black Brama 10b rims. Thats what I did
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...rims&search=Go
Also the included tires with the DF-02 are really crappy on cement, and will become slicks quick. I wouldn't other gluing em if I were you. I'm using HB lightning GT10 buggy tires on the brama rims, and they seem to work out great (And I got them for $6 a full set)
I've done the dye thing on rims for some reason they don't take the dye anywhere near as good as the chassis's I did.
09-27-2011 | 11:14 AM
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RE: how to dye wheels?
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
What proanti1 said
Or just buy a set of black Brama 10b rims. Thats what I did
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...rims&search=Go
Also the included tires with the DF-02 are really crappy on cement, and will become slicks quick. I wouldn't other gluing em if I were you. I'm using HB lightning GT10 buggy tires on the brama rims, and they seem to work out great (And I got them for $6 a full set)
I've done the dye thing on rims for some reason they don't take the dye anywhere near as good as the chassis's I did.
What proanti1 said
Or just buy a set of black Brama 10b rims. Thats what I did
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...rims&search=Go
Also the included tires with the DF-02 are really crappy on cement, and will become slicks quick. I wouldn't other gluing em if I were you. I'm using HB lightning GT10 buggy tires on the brama rims, and they seem to work out great (And I got them for $6 a full set)
I've done the dye thing on rims for some reason they don't take the dye anywhere near as good as the chassis's I did.
you were right on the kit coming with the 104 ESC.
still waiting on the hop-up parts to arrive. and gotta go to the LHS to buy paint.
