[VIDEO TUT] Masking + Dying Wheels.

[Jason]

http://vimeo.com/4221071

Feel free to ask anything you need help with.

WHEELS YOU CAN DYE:
Razor Pro
Yaks
Eagles (makes the core less shiny)
XTs (makes the core look kinda dirty, also dyes bearing cups, looks TOO D0PE)
GMs and AOs (tints the core a bit, be careful)
Go IIs (doesn't affect print on the sidewalls, also tints core?)
SOA Metalcores (dyes bearing cups or not? Need clarification)

YOU CANNOT DYE YOUR PROTO GRIPPERS, SORRY.

USE RIT POWDER OR LIQUID. DYLON DOES NOT WORK. STICK WITH RIT AND YOU WONT GET SH!T.

If you don't want to risk your cores getting altered, put tape or something else to mask them from the dye. Eagle cores for example come out weird looking, usually faded on one side.

 

[ryan kruse]

Why didn't the eagle turn out as good as the xt? and could u use tape instead of glue

 

[Jason]

There was a guy who dyed his rollerblade wheels using painters tape, but doing curves with tape doesn't work very well.

Also the XT has dead white urethane, the Eagle was kinda smoky clear.

 

[NickGraham.]

such a great idea man, and a very helpful tutorial, I think im going to do this.

 

[mick h]

wooo coles milk rox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and also such a good idea

 

[Jon.]

im gonna do what inward doin and just put in enough water for one side then dye it one side orange and one side purple

 

[saltwater]

Hopefully this gets stickied!

 

[Jason]

im gonna do what inward doin and just put in enough water for one side then dye it one side orange and one side purple

You'll need a white wheel to do that.

Putting wheels in dye is just like mixing paint, for example if you mix green with yellow, you get blue. Same applies for dying wheels.

 

[zolof]

i just thought of a hella sick idea. ill post pics when im done...

 

[Wubblelvr]

DAmm those came out awesome

 

[Jason]

So did your signature.

 

[Taylor Feist]

could i use like elmers glue?

 

[dezbert]

such a great idea man, and a very helpful tutorial, I think im going to do this.

 

[Mark Abramsky]

when using liquid dye do i mix it with water or no?

 

[Jason]

^ Yes, you mix half a bottle into enough warm water that it will cover the wheels completely.

Taylor:
I think that should work. Remember not to put it on thin and it should be okay.

 

[Joe Riley]

such a great idea man, and a very helpful tutorial, I think im going to do this.

 

[spitfire0453]

such a great idea man, and a very helpful tutorial, I think im going to do this.

 

[Jon.]

you just use regular glue?

 

[Jason]

I used PVA wood glue. Any 'thick' kind of glue should work.

 

[Joe Riley]

the xt wheel looks amazing
and will elmers glue work?