martrix

Yep same method as the wheels. If you want to go red, make sure whatever you get is white to begin with. You will be able to dye any colored plastic black, but will definitely need to be white to start with if you want any other colors. If I had tried to dye my yellow wing red, it would have come out orange.

gokartingbob455

ok thanks man...i would've really screwed up if you didnt tell me to get white. thanks a ton.

gokartingbob455

is there any way the dye is going to like rub off or something after a while?

i guess scarlet is red right?

for getting chrome off just get some sand paper and use some elbow grease!

ehroof

not really, the die goes into the plastic, i am sure if you scratch it real deep the original color will come up but it would have to be pretty deep.

gokartingbob455

ok good

martrix

yeah if you gouge it or scratch it deep, the original color will show through. Any type of solvents (thinners, metho, acetone) wont affect it at all. I would think you would also have a hard time removing the color by sanding it too, so its pretty durable. Sections on mine are starting to show through now, but only where I have had big hits. Nothing a little black texta cant fix ....or a re-dye if you could be bothered.

gokartingbob455

so red is "scarlet" right?

martrix

yep looks like it after having a look at the [link=http://www.ritdye.com/Color+Chart.4.lasso]Rit website[/link] color chart. Keep pulling it out to see how it looks. The longer you leave it in, the darker it will get. You can always keep going darker, but you cant make it lighter. Have the water quite hot, but not boiling and keep it at that temp until you're done.

gokartingbob455

what do you all use the powder dye or the liquid dye?

nbescalade813

u can also buy the powered dye and it works the same and its cheaper. fyi if u have chrome wheels use easy off to take off the crome and they will be white. if anyone knows an easier way to take the crome off lmk

Kemo

I dono if anyone is really aware of this, but you can also dye your chrome wheels to whatever color you want.

I'm using this chrome bumper as an example of how you can dye chrome

jumpanddrop

mmhm i might try that. hey nbescalade813, do you think easyoff wouuld wreck the plastic rims??. also how do u use it, wipe the easy off on it or soak the rims in easy off,how long????????

Kemo

boiling water temps, add some rit dye (color of choice of course) and drop in the wheel. Keep it in there until you get to the color shade you like. When done, let wheel dry and rinse the wheel

jumpanddrop

lol nooooo im not talking about dueing the wheel. im talking about yousing easyoff to clean the chrom off of my rims. rad a little closer next time

Kemo

i wasn't making a reply to your message... i tried adding on more to mine but it wouldn't allow.

People use oven cleaner spray to take chrome off.

jumpanddrop

oh, sorry. ya im going to try that to remove my chrome. some one said that i could also dye my chrome, anyone trythins. it could look kinda cool

nbescalade813

but it works. me and my friend did it to our tmaxx and revo wheels and he dyed his rockers. i dont have pics but they looked good. im gunna do the same with my mini lst rims and my savage x rims. ill post pics of them when i do them

nbescalade813

you can dye the chrome? so if i had silver chrome wheels i can let them sit in blackk or blue dye and it will be blue chrome or black chrome? thats awsome if it works. the heat from the water doesnt cause the chrome to crack?

nbescalade813

the powder dye is defenatly ALOT CHEAPER than the liquid and works the same if not better.

Redharris

Lol...Sigh.....read Kemos Post
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7171271

firebird78

I think if u dyed chrome it would have an anodized look to it..

nbescalade813

http://www.rpmrcproducts.com/faq/dyepg2.htm

Redharris

I heard that the Chrome gets Less Shiny when you Boil it.