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Monkeyboy · 07-07-2006, 09:51 PM

The Nylint rims didn't hold up worth a damn so I did what almost everyone else is doing....

Got Some Moab XL's and some cheyenne Beadlocks.

I removed the bling and narrowed two of the wheeels today.Tomorrow they will get dyed and the other two will go under the knife.

http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m...y/Newshoes.JPG

http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes1.JPG

kingzero · 07-07-2006, 10:12 PM

Nice, Love the Moabs. How do you remove the chrome look and dye them.

Monkeyboy · 07-07-2006, 10:18 PM

Easy off oven cleaner took the chrome off and didn't hurt the plastic at all.
The easy off does make your skin a little gummy and I'm missing some fingerprints now. so I suggest you wear gloves.

I'm going to try Rit dye to dye the wheels black.

TLTCrawlin · 07-07-2006, 10:19 PM

haha easy off is nasty stuff, id clean them there hands!!

Monkeyboy · 07-07-2006, 10:21 PM

Believe me I cleaned them real good. I had to pee and I was so scared.

I scrubbed my hands exrta good before I did what I had to do.

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2006, 01:42 PM

wheels and tires are all done. the rumor is correct. These tires do work well.

http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes4.jpg

http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes5.jpg

http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes6.jpg

SkyJacked · 07-08-2006, 05:11 PM

How did you dye them, iv never heard of teh stuff?

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2006, 05:13 PM

I used Rit dye. you can get it at the grocery store. it is used for dying clothes.
I used to use it to dye the A arms of my old RC-10's and my oval cars

SkyJacked · 07-08-2006, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkeyboy

I used Rit dye. you can get it at the grocery store. it is used for dying clothes.
I used to use it to dye the A arms of my old RC-10's and my oval cars

Do you just drunk them in the dye ?

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2006, 05:35 PM

i got two small boxes of dye.
Put it in a big stainless pot with water.
put it on the stove and heated it up a bit then gave the rims a bath for a little over 30 minutes. It's kind of like dying easter eggs.

SkyJacked · 07-08-2006, 05:47 PM

cool thanks

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2006, 05:57 PM

No problem.

Just make sure you get all the chrome off and the yellow under layer.

I had to hit someof my rims twice becasue I had a shiny yellow layer under the chrome.

SkyJacked · 07-08-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkeyboy

No problem.

Just make sure you get all the chrome off and the yellow under layer.

I had to hit someof my rims twice becasue I had a shiny yellow layer under the chrome.

Check this out. http://www.rpmrcproducts.com/faq/dyepg2.htm

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2006, 07:17 PM

HMMM so you can dye the chrome to get a colored bling look.

SkyJacked · 07-08-2006, 07:33 PM

Ya another guy on here sent that to me. Looks tight colord bling

Cole82 · 07-08-2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyJacked

Check this out. http://www.rpmrcproducts.com/faq/dyepg2.htm

It makes them shinny black instead of flat black. You can kind of see them in this pic.

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2006, 07:43 PM

I'll have to keep that in mind for my next project.

this rig was built to be beat. I didn't want any shiny stuff on it. I almost painted the orange rings but my girlfriend liked the way it looked so I let it be.

she just drove it with the new rims and tires and she could not believe the difference.
she has only driven an rc truck twice.
the first time it was mine with nylint tires
then today the same truck with the moab xl's

believe it or not the rc crawler is good training tool for a complete rookie at fullsize crawling. they get a good idea of how a vehicle acts on different obstacles.

Kamikaze · 07-09-2006, 08:17 PM

So how do they compare with the nylints?? I am narrowing my rims tommorow, I'm so exited

Monkeyboy · 07-10-2006, 08:55 PM

Lets just say I've tossed the nylints to the side and haven't looked back.

I've also had to rearrange my rock pile to make it a little less boring.

I now have my rock pile set up to work on technical side hilling.
those Moabs stick really well.

07-07-2006, 09:51 PM	#1
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	Oly got new shoes The Nylint rims didn't hold up worth a damn so I did what almost everyone else is doing.... Got Some Moab XL's and some cheyenne Beadlocks. I removed the bling and narrowed two of the wheeels today.Tomorrow they will get dyed and the other two will go under the knife. http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m...y/Newshoes.JPG http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes1.JPG

07-07-2006, 10:12 PM	#2
kingzero Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: mesa Posts: 37	Nice, Love the Moabs. How do you remove the chrome look and dye them.

07-07-2006, 10:18 PM	#3
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	Easy off oven cleaner took the chrome off and didn't hurt the plastic at all. The easy off does make your skin a little gummy and I'm missing some fingerprints now. so I suggest you wear gloves. I'm going to try Rit dye to dye the wheels black.

07-07-2006, 10:19 PM	#4
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	haha easy off is nasty stuff, id clean them there hands!!

07-07-2006, 10:21 PM	#5
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	Believe me I cleaned them real good. I had to pee and I was so scared. I scrubbed my hands exrta good before I did what I had to do.

07-08-2006, 01:42 PM	#6
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	wheels and tires are all done. the rumor is correct. These tires do work well. http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes4.jpg http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes5.jpg http://beer.thisdysfunctional.org/~m.../Newshoes6.jpg

07-08-2006, 05:11 PM	#7
SkyJacked Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: L-Town Posts: 283	How did you dye them, iv never heard of teh stuff?

07-08-2006, 05:13 PM	#8
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	I used Rit dye. you can get it at the grocery store. it is used for dying clothes. I used to use it to dye the A arms of my old RC-10's and my oval cars

07-08-2006, 05:35 PM	#10
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	i got two small boxes of dye. Put it in a big stainless pot with water. put it on the stove and heated it up a bit then gave the rims a bath for a little over 30 minutes. It's kind of like dying easter eggs.

07-08-2006, 05:47 PM	#11
SkyJacked Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: L-Town Posts: 283	cool thanks

07-08-2006, 05:57 PM	#12
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	No problem. Just make sure you get all the chrome off and the yellow under layer. I had to hit someof my rims twice becasue I had a shiny yellow layer under the chrome.

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07-08-2006, 07:17 PM	#14
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	HMMM so you can dye the chrome to get a colored bling look.

07-08-2006, 07:33 PM	#15
SkyJacked Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: L-Town Posts: 283	Ya another guy on here sent that to me. Looks tight colord bling

07-08-2006, 07:43 PM	#17
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	I'll have to keep that in mind for my next project. this rig was built to be beat. I didn't want any shiny stuff on it. I almost painted the orange rings but my girlfriend liked the way it looked so I let it be. she just drove it with the new rims and tires and she could not believe the difference. she has only driven an rc truck twice. the first time it was mine with nylint tires then today the same truck with the moab xl's believe it or not the rc crawler is good training tool for a complete rookie at fullsize crawling. they get a good idea of how a vehicle acts on different obstacles.

07-09-2006, 08:17 PM	#18
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	So how do they compare with the nylints?? I am narrowing my rims tommorow, I'm so exited

07-10-2006, 08:55 PM	#19
Monkeyboy Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antioch Posts: 97	Lets just say I've tossed the nylints to the side and haven't looked back. I've also had to rearrange my rock pile to make it a little less boring. I now have my rock pile set up to work on technical side hilling. those Moabs stick really well.

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