Help! RIT dye mess up

[snowhack]

I tried to dye a set of intigy bead locks - read: EXPENSIVE - and the chrome did'nt dye. I only did two so far and I don't want to mess up the second set. Is there a way to bleach it out or use RIT dye remover/stripper to undo it or am I f'd. The dye is just flaking off the chrome area and it looks terrible.

Here's what I did...
-Got black RIT (bottle) added enough water to the dye to cover one wheel in a coffee can.
-heated up to 200 (just before boil) and removed from heat and dropped in a wheel.
-let it sit over night and removed the wheel.
-washed off the wheel and the dye flaked off the chrome.

My next option is to strip all wheels w/ acytone or something and re-dye w/ out the nice black chrome look. Any help or suggestions before I do this?

[Gooberseptember]

http://www.rcnitrotalk.com/13/dye-rims-with-rit-dye/

You cant dye chrome. You have to strip it or use wht wheels.

Yep can't dye chrome sorry .
The chrome flaking was from the heat of the water not the dye .
Either use acytone or boil the wheels in water to remove the rest of the flaked chrome .

[snowhack]

It wasn't the chrome that flaked, it was the black dye on the chrome flaking off. The chrome shines through. I even rubbed off all the black on one wheel to see if I'd like the shadow effect of the black inside the wheel in the non-chrome areas.

I see a lot of guys...here and one in particular in the Monster Truck edition of Car Action magazine where he RIT dyed a set of chrome wheels to get a black chrome effect. It can be done, I just don't seem to be able to replicate it.

You can dye the chrome RPM wheels

[JeffEmbracedDC]

RIT offers a "dye remover" however I have never used it. Give it a shot and tell us how it works.

-Jeff

Wondering why RPM chrome wheels can be dyed black?

[suicideneil]

Maybe a different type of chrome, or maybe its just chrome effect paint, so the dye takes to it better.

[RCShocker]

Well when I dyed my chrome RPM wheels the red Rit dye took VERY WELL.

AND I brought the water to a boil before I "dunked" them.

[George16]

Try putting some vinegar on the boiling water. It will help in opening the pores of the plastic enabling the dye to seep into them.

[snowhack]

Originally Posted by JeffEmbracedDC

RIT offers a "dye remover" however I have never used it. Give it a shot and tell us how it works.

-Jeff

....will do



RCShocker....those wheels look sweet, exactly the effect I was after.

I think reason RPM wheels, chrome or otherwise, can be dyed in the nylon content. Here's their take on it and theres' a link to chome dyed wheels toward the bottom.

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

RCShocker - those turned out great! Look awesome on the truck!!

I would get new wheels if your going for show quality.

[snowhack]

Jusy going for a different look not showing. I just don't like messing up $90 wheels when I thought I knew what I was doing.