Attempting to dye faded bark busters red again

[rustyhondas]

These 15 year old bark busters have faded badly and the new "fighting red" headlight housing really makes it aparent . I'm going to see what rit dyemore will do for them227595

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[rustyhondas]

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Pretty splotchy it really liked the oxidized parts

Totally works though ,they ain't pink no more

[onformula1]

I am not sure of your process, but if you take the shine off, then dye, then polish them you can get rid of the splotchy parts and they look uniform.

The RIT dye that really works is the liquid and it is called- RIT Dye More.

[djm0242]

You could always try the 40% paint thinner mix with 60% boiled Lin seed oil rub.

[rustyhondas]

That dyemore works good

My prep work sucks as usual but the dye is solid


I like that linseed rub deal,that stuff sort of drys hard,I'll hit the old 200s with that s hit

[djm0242]

I remembered seeing that the mixture helped remove oxidation from plastics and restored mild fading. I too have used RIT to dye some faded fork boots which worked nicely. Looks like pretty good results.

[MrConcdid]

Q. how clean must the parts be before the RIT Dye process?
I have some spray paint on a fender, its really on there, it will not come off. aircraft stripper, oven cleaner, heat, nothing.
I could sand them down then dye them but that's a ton of work and would require buffing and would loose the texture of the fender.
would the RIT dye cover the spray paint or make it splotchy?

I want to use RIT Dye red, but black would be an option if it would cover the spray paint.

Thanks
MrC.