Dyeing Wheels Fail

[Dallen.]

So i tried dyeing wheels, and they failed. I used the liquid RIT dye. Boiled a bunch of water, put it in a bucket, put the WHOLE can of liquid dye in, about a gallon of water. Put the wheels in, left overnight. Woke up and pulled the wheels out, and they were army green. Rode for about an hour and i could already see the white urethane underneath the color.

I just bought the poweder dye, how exactly can i make it work better?

Yes, i read the sticky, but wanted more personal experience. Thanks

 

[Ajay Bryant]

same here but i used the powdered dye.

 

[btyczki21]

i never used the powder stuff, liquid works better i guess cause i never had a problem

 

[Mr.Proto]

i had white wheels and i dyed them black with the powder and it worked great you might of used too much water or something my water was 1/2 inch over my wheels

 

[gjdadj]

keep them on the stove for longer, also dilute the die with less water, mix only when heated.

 

[Joey Wallace]

i had white wheels and i dyed them black with the powder and it worked great you might of used too much water or something my water was 1/2 inch over my wheels

this

 

[Chris Vincent]

All I've ever used is rit powder dye, and I've dyed at least a dozen pairs of wheels perfectly.

 

[Ajay Bryant]

how long did you leave them in? im re-dying my wheels as we speak

 

[Chris Vincent]

I leave them in a few hours, and I reheat the dye every hour or so. And I usually use just half of the pack, and as little water in the pot as I can with it still covering the wheels.

 

[Ajay Bryant]

im gonna leave them in overnight and i take them out every once and a while to see how they look.

 

[Nikozi]

My frend has same problem with brand new sliders. New wheels have some kind of lac top of the urethane too. When we redyed wheels, it works. If you have some lac on these, use sandpaper to take it off. OR ride them a while, then redye.

 

[Dallen.]

I did notice the clear lac coating on top, but i wondered why it didnt soak into the part that was already ridden on, anyways, the wheels chunked so im waiting to hear back on new ones ...

 

[Jobe]

My protos are kinda of dehubbing...
Do you think its safe to try and dye them?

 

[Tyler Rehard]

seriously dont die your wheels it fucks up the urathane

 

[gjdadj]

seriously dont die your wheels it fucks up the urathane

no it doesnt?

 

[Nikozi]

seriously dont die your wheels it fucks up the urathane

Explain? You just put em on hot water and dye will pure in.. It doesnt make it weaker or anything?

 

[Aidan Burns]

yah it does. it makes the urethane softer and weakens the bond of the glue between the core and the urethane

 

[morgan_bvrns]

yah it does. it makes the urethane softer and weakens the bond of the glue between the core and the urethane

The second part is true, the first is not.

 

[Derek Seay]

I tend to have problems dying wheels that the side that is lying on the bottom of the pan will sometimes not dye completely.

 

[William Juniper]

it does ruin the urethane.