Can you dye shock towers easily

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Can you dye shock towers easily

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Post by pumpkinfish » Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:12 am

I'm doing a restoration right now and would like black towers. Can I dye the fiberglass shock towers with Rit dye easily or should I just source black towers? If I can dye, how long should they be in the boiling dye water?

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Post by RC10resto » Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:21 am

You can dye them, just need to leave them simmering in dye until they are black. Takes a lot longer than the plastic parts.

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Post by JK Racing » Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:23 am

RC10resto wrote: Takes a lot longer than the plastic parts.

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Post by pumpkinfish » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:48 pm

Just to report back, I kept the towers in for about 2 hours and they look good.

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Post by marlo » Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:58 pm

I've dyed them in the past, and as stated above, it will take really well, it just needs more time.

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