Pink wheels

[toyotatrucks83]

So I attempted to dye my stock white wheels on my CC-01 to black and this is what I got.

So here is what I did. Maybe someone can shed some light on why my wheels are not black.
First I tried black powder fabric dye in hot tap water for 1 hour. It took no color at all.
Second I tried black rit liquid dye in hot tap water with 25% acetone for 2 hours. I got a some color. Very light pink.
Third I tried black rit liquid dye in boiling water and let the wheels boil in the water for 30minutes. It got to the pinkish color in the picture. So I let it sit in the pot and cool off for 12 hours. Still is the same color.
What is it that I'm missing?

[R2j]

I think it is the plastic they use. I tried dyeing some touring car dish wheels and they turned out a faint grey color. I used the RIT dye also.

[toyotatrucks83]

I thought it might be the plastic as well. So I put in some other plastic pieces I had lying around. A toy fishing net, toy paddles for a canoe, a piece of grey PVC rod, a strip of clear lexan, and a Lego brick. None picked up color at all in any attempt. The wheels actually picked up the most.

[Duuuuuuuude]

In the past I've had very good luck dying things black...lately, not so much. The last three things I tried ended up brown, purple, or took no color at all. Makes me wonder if RIT has changed their formula.

[toyotatrucks83]

I would have made due if they at least turned grey. Buf pink is not going to work. I wonder if RIT changed up their formula. It does appear that most the videos and posts about dying are old. Could be old formula dye.

[aztitan]

its all in the plastic, i dye tons of disc golf disc and use the acetone and the dye method, havent had any trouble yet.

its the plastic thats not taking the dye, i have tried dying some tamiya stuff w/ no luck

i use rit dye also

[toyotatrucks83]

Bummer for me then. I guess I will be shopping for wheels.