Dying AKA rims???..........
07-24-2009, 12:47 PM
#1
Tech Master
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Dying AKA rims???..........
...Anyone ever dye their AKA rims......I have a set of whites that i want to dye black.....will they take the dye???......... "AKA uses a high-quality modified nylon that’s specially blended and refined by the designers’ decades of racing experience."..that quote from their website.....i would assume?? they would take the dye since they're a "nylon".......anyone know before i make purple rims.......
07-24-2009, 12:51 PM
#2
I dyed mine black. They look great. I'll take pictures eventually.
07-24-2009, 01:13 PM
#3
O yes dye them I have had blue ones pink red green any white parts
will take dye that is an old school trick from the rc10 gold pan days
or befor the only thin is that the color only penetrates so far in to the
plastic so in a crash it may dig in to it and the white will show thru it's a fun way to mix it up
will take dye that is an old school trick from the rc10 gold pan days
or befor the only thin is that the color only penetrates so far in to the
plastic so in a crash it may dig in to it and the white will show thru it's a fun way to mix it up
07-24-2009, 04:04 PM
#6
Tech Master
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cool.....thanks guys..they're going into the crock pot tonight.........
07-24-2009, 04:33 PM
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07-24-2009, 04:36 PM
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07-24-2009, 08:11 PM
#12
yeah,
kinda condescending if you ask me. Good way to welcome someone into the hobby. By making fun of what color they want their rims to be.
kinda condescending if you ask me. Good way to welcome someone into the hobby. By making fun of what color they want their rims to be.
07-24-2009, 08:44 PM
#13
Tech Master
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07-24-2009, 10:09 PM
#14
while I don't agree with the method of putting down black rims that was employed, I will say that it's harder to know what your car is doing with black rims. Like when your wheels lock up, which locks up first , the front or backs. some people even like to put dots or tape on their rims to help them figure out how to dial their breaks.
I personally like to take a sharpie marker and color in the aka logo on my rims so I have a visual reference of what my front and rear breaks are doing during a race and when I go into corners.
I personally like to take a sharpie marker and color in the aka logo on my rims so I have a visual reference of what my front and rear breaks are doing during a race and when I go into corners.
