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I'm restoring a 1/12th scale Bolink Renegade. All the delrin pieces have been died with what I presume is RIT die. A process we used to make the plastic pieces look good. Unfortunately; I want to remove it to get the factory look back. I don't even know if this is possible. does anyone have any ideas. Or; am I just screwed?

the parts you have that are dyed are nylon. Delrin is not readily dye-able. Unfortunately, the dye in about 99% of cases is NOT removable, so you are stuck with what you have, or dye it to a darker color.

RIT makes a dye remover but it's probably not going to be too effective at removing the color; it's more for uncoloring nylon clothing.

Thanks guys. I appreciate the info.

Yeah you are pretty much screwed if the parts have been dyed. One thing to note however is that Delrin (acetal) is quite dyeable. I have used it for nearly 25 years, and dyed it on many occasions. Maybe you had something else (jwscab) you mistook for Delrin?

Huh...whaddya know.....seems I'm wrong.....maybe it was a polyethylene or something....good to know. Thanks!

Thnx guys. Not even sure if I have the right parts know. I thought they were Bolink. Then Associated. Now I'm not sure either way. I've found good pics of the Associated. It's not them. I need to find pics of original Bolink. Until then, I'm not sure.

HI!... Post pics of what you want identified in the The Official "What is it?" Thread.

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=14461

Well Freak that's just it. I don't know what it is. LoL! I have to figure it out first.

That's the idea of that thread! Post a pic of what you have and we can identify what it is

I can't seem to find the thread. Can someone give me a link. I've search for about an hour. Oh; and if it's that obvious, I'm blind and deaf!?!

Bandit13 wrote:I can't seem to find the thread. Can someone give me a link. I've search for about an hour. Oh; and if it's that obvious, I'm blind and deaf!?!

H.P. Freak already gave you the link...... 3 posts above your last one.

Like I said; DEAF!!!... Dum... and juiyturytgfdrtyhjhgfdcertyhjnbvcxzsdf...