leather dye

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:06 pm

i got a very cheap baglux tank cover the other day, the only problem being its the wrong colour, now as blue tank covers are very rare, i was wondering if anyone has used leather dye in the past, and would it be possible to turn a yellow tank cover into a blue one, at worst i could go for black which would probably be easier to achieve a decent finsh, can anyone reccomend a product they've used in the past........
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leather-Repai ... 337eff11c5

zims123 · Post by **zims123** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:27 pm

I bid on that...havin the fastest colour and all....sadly my memory is very poor, and i forgot when it was ending.....so i lost boo hoo....hope you find good dye, if not consider selling????.....

playerone · Post by **playerone** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:35 pm

had yours been red I'd have swapped you marty, I've got a blue one

whitestorm pete · Post by **whitestorm pete** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:43 pm

the guy that recoverd my seat restored some helicopter seats the other day and he turned them from a dull grey to navy blue and the looked great

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:53 pm

so let me get this right, if we can find someone willing to sell a red one at a reasonable price, zim can pay for it, and get it sent to player, then player can send the blue one to me, and i can send the yellow one to zim..........

so whos got a red baglux tank cover that they want to sell????

pete could you find out any info on what product the fella used?

playerone · Post by **playerone** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:57 pm

bigspanishmarty wrote:so let me get this right, if we can find someone willing to sell a red one at a reasonable price, zim can pay for it, and get it sent to player, then player can send the blue one to me, and i can send the yellow one to zim..........
so whos got a red baglux tank cover that they want to sell????

pete could you find out any info on what product the fella used?

there'll be nothing reasonable about the price of an"ultra rare" blue one

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:00 pm

IIRC The baglux is made of vinyl not dead cow so you'll need a vinyl colour product. As its yellow it might turn a bit kermity depending on the opaqueness of any blue colour you try and apply over the top.

http://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=196599

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:02 pm

playerone wrote:
bigspanishmarty wrote:so let me get this right, if we can find someone willing to sell a red one at a reasonable price, zim can pay for it, and get it sent to player, then player can send the blue one to me, and i can send the yellow one to zim..........
so whos got a red baglux tank cover that they want to sell????

pete could you find out any info on what product the fella used?
there'll be nothing reasonable about the price of an"ultra rare" blue one

after all the exotic parts i've found you...........

i've just spend some time with the leather cleaner and this yellow one is gleaming, if you ever want to sell it player, can i have first dibs.
is it the correct blue tho, i don't want the darker teal blue, i'd want the brighter/faster candy blue.....

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:05 pm

Wicky wrote:IIRC The baglux is made of vinyl not dead cow so you'll need a vinyl colour product. As its yellow it might turn a bit kermity depending on the opaqueness of any blue colour you try and apply over the top.

http://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=196599

thats interesting wicky, i just thought they were leather....

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:10 pm

according to this website...
http://www.baglux.co.uk/search/?keyword=vtr&brand=0
blue,red and black are the cheapest colours, there are 2 different yellows both are more expensive....

Kev L · Post by **Kev L** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:24 pm

Have a word with Morrellis under the arches on Camden Rd mate. I bought some very good leather/vinyl spray from them, a few years back, but worth a punt.

Image · Post by **Image** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:39 pm

I think you have to use green dye because green and yellow makes blue. Do a small test before doing the whole thing.

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:42 pm

Image wrote:I think you have to use green dye because green and yellow makes blue. Do a small test before doing the whole thing.

http://www.inform.umd.edu/MCTP/Courses/ColorLesson/

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:48 pm

there isn't anywhere on the tank cover that you could do a test on......

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:01 pm

Kev L wrote:Have a word with Morrellis under the arches on Camden Rd mate. I bought some very good leather/vinyl spray from them, a few years back, but worth a punt.

cant find them on the interweb.....

VTR1000.ORG

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