Restoring Black Plastic Parts

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Post by Frankentruck » Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:32 pm

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:04 pm I bought empty steel paint cans so I can store and reuse my leftover dye.

So, I went to re-dye some 6gear buggy parts on Sunday. My paint can of black dye was empty. The bottom rusted out and 3/4 of a gallon of dye (7oz with water added) had all leaked out on my garage workbench. Hmmm... Maybe doing both the dye heating and storage in a steel paint can isn't such a good idea. But my paint can of red dye hasn't leaked yet.

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Post by juicedcoupe » Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:41 pm

I have a mini crock pot that stays in my office with black dye in it. I just top it off occasionally.

Always looking for new and interesting ways to waste money.

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