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I know there are lots of threads(and vids) on dying goggs but mine went horribly..

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jenzo
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Is Rit dye different than other fabric dyes? All I could find near me was some high end fabric dye, I figured what the hell same shit different name.

Well I dyed 2 pair in the sink (a set of Phenoms and a POC Lobes frame) and the dye didn't hold at all, not even in the foam and the strap. Either I flubbed up or the dye is shit. I used a pack for about 6 litres of water. Maybe way too low on the concentration?
Nov 20 2011 1:52PM
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stickerman
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rit dye is formulated for plastic i am sure. goggles are not made of fabric, so thats why it went wrong.
Nov 20 2011 2:02PM
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Whatsonboss
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Fabric dye won't dye plastic, I tried dyeing my ft power straps in fabric dye and it didn't even touch it. Rit dye is the way forward
Nov 20 2011 2:02PM
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jenzo
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Ah hell, now I know, I thought it was just fabric dye. Thanks.
Nov 20 2011 5:02PM
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NoCoastSkier
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i used rit dye(make sure you have boiling water aswell). i dyed my splices but it took like half an hour in a boiling pot
Nov 20 2011 7:25PM
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_Mac_n_Steez_
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1. die in a pot of boiling water onn low
2. rit dye is a fabric dye but will dye the plastic
3. if you did not use boiling water then that is whhy
4. the stuff you have is perfect. i dyed over 50 lax heads and a bout a dozen googles and all came out perfect
if you need help there is a vid on youtube of a gut dying a-frames but just follow my directions
Nov 20 2011 8:55PM
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jenzo
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Yep you were right... I picked up some Tintex dye (could not find Rit anywhere in my area) This time I used 4 packs in 6 cups of water and boiled it, plopped em in and it worked great.

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Nov 20 2011 11:18PM
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_Mac_n_Steez_
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yep tintex is the shit its wut i use
Dec 4 2011 7:56PM
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