Dying nylon parts...

[Taylorm]

Guys, i won an old unbuilt 2WD RC500 on ebay. The guy that owned it previously dyed all the nylon parts red. I want to dye them black as the red is inconsistient. Any tips on dying nylon parts? I thought i read somewhere before that dying the nylon makes the parts stronger. Fact or no? Thanks..............Matt...

[shodog]

You should have no problem dying them black. I like RIT dye which can be bought at most supermarkets.

I have also heard that boiling the parts relieves the stress of the molding process but I don't have any data to back that up.

[Taylorm]

thanks shodog...........Matt............

[templeofspeed]

I saw that car, but I've also seen others with red dyed parts...you may consider another round in the red dye to keep it "period".

Just a thought.

[Taylorm]

.....Is red what many of the guys of the era ran???????

[mikedealer]

personally myself and a lot of guys locally dyed parts black, mostly cause they would clean up well and not discolor.

[wts873]

Red does give a faux hot trick look.

[Taylorm]

..probably just going to dye black as i have some spares that were dyed black and spares that were molded black.................

[badhoopty]

You should have no problem dying them black. I like RIT dye which can be bought at most supermarkets.

I have also heard that boiling the parts relieves the stress of the molding process but I don't have any data to back that up.

boiling introduces more moisture into the nylon, making it a bit more resiliant. (from what i've read)