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Specific Crowbar Frame Dyeing Question

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YoungQuinton
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ok first of all:
1. I searched and couldn't find anything specific.
2. Crowbar cult is pretty dead, or i would post there.

Now, what i am trying to do is dye my carbon fiber crowbar frame to a matte black. I am worried about this, because i had a pair of spy soldiers that i tried to dye all black, and when they were in the boiling water the heat melted the adhesive on the face foam part, and it fell off. I didn't think it was that big of a deal, until i tried to put it back on. I tried may different times to glue it back on, but all were unsuccessful. ALSO, after a little while the dye would rub off of the goggle, and would get black dye everywhere. Eventually i just threw the goggles away, because they were a mess. I DO NOT WANT TO WASTE A CROWBAR FRAME LIKE THIS!!!

So, my question is this...Are these consequences only specific to soldiers? Can somebody who has dyed a crowbar frame let me know if everything went smoothly?

THANKS!
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schoes
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I finished dyeing my metallic gray frame black and ended up getting a metallic black. But the foam is fine and still attached to the plastic.

As far as I know Oakley's goggles are better for dying in three ways, your foam doesn't fall off, your frame doesn't loss it's shape and once the dye has dried it wont leave a mess on your face on the hill. While other companies have these problems Oakley, as far as I know and have tried, doesn't.
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zagfan5
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i dont think carbon fiber will dye matte. it might dye shiny black.
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YoungQuinton
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really? But would it end up being in between jet black and matte, just shiny?
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DUKES
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sand it down a little bit
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zagfan5
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dont sand a frame and dye it. it looks terrible unless your a carpenter and can sand it perfectly with no imperfections.

if the frame has a gloss shine to it now it will keep that shine if u dye it. somehow it dyes the underlayer and leaves the top shiny layer. its oakley magic, but its cool.
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MEGAZORD
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The carbon is screened on.  The dye will not penetrate and it will most likely look exactly the same.  You need a pair of matte white as a starter.  I dyed mine a DEEP purple and it came out awesome.  Dont worry about the foam, it will be fine.  Be sure to rinse it well though, or you'll end up with a purple ring around your face the first day you wear them on the hill.
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zagfan5
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idk about not dying. i dyed my shiny text riggers. text stayed black and everything else yellow. i think it will still look like carbon print, just much much darker. could turn out like a blacked out checkerboard pattern.
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YoungQuinton
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so im still a tiny bit confused...did they still have that gloss shine on them after you were done?
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zagfan5
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yes. the gloss shine was not affected. its wierd. like the dye penetrates the plastic of the frame and dyes it, but doesnt affect the outerlayer.

i call it oakley dye magic.
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