Dying Center Cap Plastic Black
06-03-2008, 07:26 PM
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As many of you know I had my M166's powder coated an anthracite color. This left me with a center cap problem. Unfortunately the light gray plastic/nylon of the center caps now sticks out like a sore thumb next to the darker color of my wheels.
I remembered an old trick we used to dye white nylon parts black when I raced RC cars as a kid. Rit clothing dye!!
I purchased some black RIT liquid clothing dye at Walmart. Took apart each of my center caps, placed the metal roundels off to the side, then placed the two nylon plastic parts from each center cap into a small pot of boiling water with a half of bottle of RIT dye. Left the parts in the boiling dye concoction for a couple of minutes. Removed plastic parts, rinsed them in cold water and TAH DAH!!! I now have black plastic parts for my center caps will almost match my anthracite wheels. Here are a couple craptacular pics of the finished product. I'll be putting them on the car tomorrow.
Ps. Don't let the wife catch you doing this with her Le Creuset cookware or she will freak the f*ck out!!
I remembered an old trick we used to dye white nylon parts black when I raced RC cars as a kid. Rit clothing dye!!
I purchased some black RIT liquid clothing dye at Walmart. Took apart each of my center caps, placed the metal roundels off to the side, then placed the two nylon plastic parts from each center cap into a small pot of boiling water with a half of bottle of RIT dye. Left the parts in the boiling dye concoction for a couple of minutes. Removed plastic parts, rinsed them in cold water and TAH DAH!!! I now have black plastic parts for my center caps will almost match my anthracite wheels. Here are a couple craptacular pics of the finished product. I'll be putting them on the car tomorrow.
Ps. Don't let the wife catch you doing this with her Le Creuset cookware or she will freak the f*ck out!!
06-03-2008, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='595026' date='Jun 3 2008, 08:26 PM
Ps. Don't let the wife catch you doing this with her Le Creuset cookware or she will freak the f*ck out!!
Where are the before pics?
06-03-2008, 08:17 PM
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Great DIY write-up with a quick and easy solution! Looks good!!
06-03-2008, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KnIgHtCoM' post='595085' date='Jun 4 2008, 12:14 AM
LOL! She's gonna kick your ass.
Where are the before pics?
Where are the before pics?
you're wrong!! 
I know, I forgot to take before pics of the center caps. Stop yelling at me!! Bwahaha.
I did however post a pic of my wheel with the gray center cap and my anthracite wheel to show how they stick out like a sore thumb. I'll post the before pics tomorrow, after the fact.
06-03-2008, 08:30 PM
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