I used the racing red Rit Dyemore product. It turned out a perfect red for what I wanted. The Dyemore product took less time than what I have read others have used. That was 20 minutes max in the solution. I used have a bottle and enough water to cover them in a casserole (glass) dish. To get the deeper blue beyond the sapphire color I used a capful of black to deepen the color. I got lucky...I was guessing. ;-)Nice! Is the red really red? I've read/heard that red is tough to get right...
I used the racing red Rit Dyemore product. It turned out a perfect red for what I wanted. The Dyemore product took less time than what I have read others have used. That was 20 minutes max in the solution. I used have a bottle and enough water to cover them in a casserole (glass) dish. To get the deeper blue beyond the sapphire color I used a capful of black to deepen the color. I got lucky...I was guessing. ;-)
I'm about to try this also.. I assume you have to tape off the hub top and thread opening?
Yes, water to just barely boil, add the dye and go. The Dyemore seems to take less time based on what I have read.I used a casserole pan as well, worked great.
You say "solution"... I assume you just used water? I forgot how long I kept them in for, maybe 45 minutes I think? I got the "recipe" in another forum post. Glad the red worked out, might just get a set of props to try i t...
Yes, water to just barely boil, add the dye and go. The Dyemore seems to take less time based on what I have read.
Yes, it's new and (according to their marketing) is a synthetic dye that will color 100% polyester, acrylic, acetate, nylon and polyester/cotton blends.I've never seen the Dyemore before. Is that new? I'll have to see if I can get some...
This is a bigger shot of the pic I use for my avatar...
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Yes, it's new and (according to their marketing) is a synthetic dye that will color 100% polyester, acrylic, acetate, nylon and polyester/cotton blends.
That looks sick!
Not sure what you mean by sick..maybe you meant slickThat looks sick!
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