Question about duratrax bx front rims and nitro rear rims

[clhuke64]

They say that they are nylon - but sure feel like plastic to me. My question is has anyone tryed to dye these wheels a different color ?? How did they turn out if some one has ??

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Thanks
Craig

P.S. What are the rubber studded front tires that some of you are using with these wheels ???? Would like something different than the four ribbed front tires.

[klavy69]

they might be a nylon/plastic blend but more plastic than nylon. They don't take dye at all...mine didn't anyway. And they are brittle as all beat hell. They make a decent rim for a shelfer or something you aren't gonna be running hard at all but thats about as far as they go. Also, once a tire is glued on its pretty much mated for life. Acetone vapors warp them badly.
Todd

[clhuke64]

Thanks Todd for the imput, I was wondering has anyone tried painting them ???

Thanks
Craig

[klavy69]

I did read that somewhere since I posted here that some of the rims take dye. I can say that the white ones I had didn't take them at all but the blue and the green ones don't look shiny like the whites and yellows do. As far as painting them I couldn't answer that either...not a big painter here unless I have to

Should've bookmarked that other forum I was reading that on since I can't find it now ...
Todd