Hey,, can you dye fiberglass shock towers?

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Hey,, can you dye fiberglass shock towers?

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Post by PBR Allstar » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:50 am

with RIT dye or the equivalent? how does it turn out?

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Post by Spiderman » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:22 am

yes you can.....works great as long as the tower is clean

I have only done black...not sure about other colors tho

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Post by PBR Allstar » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:51 am

cool spiderman thanks,,, I was going to do black anyhow so that works out perfectly.

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