How to Dye Skates! | Aggressive Inline

[@evgrin1507]

Hot glue splatter dyes are super easy and almost impossible to mess up. You can do multiple layers of dye ranging from lightest to darkest too. Just got done dying my newest husquavarna 562xp. Hit it with the glue, dyed it green, hit it with more glue, dyed it brown, hit it with more glue, dyed it black, peel the glue and you got yourself a custom Camo chainsaw. Learned from dying lacrosse heads a long time ago.

[@spookwackadoo]

Super cool, never even considered this. Definitely wanna give it a try.

[@kevinkev1530]

Sounds cool

[@kevinkev1530]

​@@spookwackadoo you should hit your skates with clear coat

[@danielcampion5414]

Nice job! I've dyed a ton of skates and wanted to give anyone who's interested in doing this some advice. I've dyed Aeon, FR, Razors, etc. All take the same if you follow this. 1. After removing all accessories use mineral spirts or 97+ alcohol. Completely clean the boot. 2. Buy a 3m heavy duty brillo pad. Take your time rubbing every inch of the boot. I spend about 15-20 min per part. This is crucial so that you don't run into spots not taking color. 3. When it comes to Dye use Rit Dye More Synthetic or Rit Proline Powder. These give the best saturation levels. Now you can use regular color dye but here's the issue. You'll need to let it soak for hours to get deep saturation. For people who want colors that aren't offered in synthetic or proline this is what you'll need to do. 4. Color testing is important like he showed in this video. Personally I take it a step further and buy similar plastic parts on Amazon for cheap and try that first to test color. 5. As he did in the video go and find yourself a large pot and a metal clothes hanger. I use the hanger through one of the eyelets to make sure the part being dyed doesn't touch any sides of the pot. This is needed so partial coloring on areas that would touch the side of the pot don't happen. As for heat i actually use hotplate/electric cooker and performer this outside. 6. If you have a part you want to dye but it has accessories you can't remove. Someone mentioned it in this thread...hot glue works wonders. Remember the most important thing is PREP. The more time you spend getting the skates cleaned/sanded = best results.

[@alank1220]

Awesome! Thanks for this. I'm thinking of dying some Aeons and wanted to be able to mask off some areas, so hot glue sounds like the business. Your other tips are on point and will be a big help for a lot of people I'm sure.

[@spookwackadoo]

Fantastic instructions!! I’ll have to follow this next time I dye something. Thanks for sharing! 🙏

[@danielcampion5414]

@@spookwackadoo no problem. Happy to help because trust me I've had some terrible dye sessions before I learned all this 😅😅

[@EL_UNIC0RNIO]

How long to soak and how hot should the water be? Or are those instructions on dye?

[@nix.tricks]

looks great! I would say next time try using Rit DyeMore Synthetic!

[@NOISlights]

Witch some white vinegar

[@spookwackadoo]

Didn’t even know this existed haha, I just scooped up dye from the local crafts store haha. Definitely gonna have to try that! Thanks for the info 🧡

[@FATSNAIL-FPV]

Maybe wipe down with alcohol, lightly sand the boot. Alcohol wipe again to remove dust and then dye? More rough surface for the dye to adhere to? Great vid btw.

[@spookwackadoo]

Great suggestions! Definitely gotta try that next. And thank you, means a lot! 🙏

[@NOISlights]

Throw some white vinegar in for synthetic materials even plastic it needs to get into the pores of the plastic and makes it solid all over

[@spookwackadoo]

Wow I didn’t know that! Great suggestion. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@EL_UNIC0RNIO]

nah dude this is sick going to dye my sways now

[@judaslink3588]

OMG THE TUTORIAL LETS GOOOOO 👉🏽😵‍💫👈🏽

[@spookwackadoo]

Let’s see that red Mesmer!

[@AlejoAlvarez-md4bw]

such a great job looks amazing those Mesmer skates just Unique custome yeah...

[@meangenes3295]

They turned out great!!

[@spookwackadoo]

Thanks!! Super happy with the results. I’ll be getting white skates from here on out so I can always have a unique pair haha

[@stuco]

They came out great and nice job on the video too.

[@spookwackadoo]

Thanks a bunch, means a lot! 🙏

[@deionsandals423]

Always wondered about this process. Thanks Spook!

[@spookwackadoo]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@ogroachGames]

awesome g thanks for the vid

[@spookwackadoo]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate you! 🙏

[@hugosanchez4116]

HA! Now I'm not afraid to dye my gawds team 2, thanks!

[@alexoleksa7743]

My guy Thanks for this!!!

[@spookwackadoo]

Nah, thank YOU for all your sick trick edits. Love what you do homie. Keep it up 🧡

[@RealAmericanPatri0t]

Mesmers are dope af!!

[@spookwackadoo]

Have to agree with you there! Love this skate!

[@TerraRyze07]

looking good :D !!

[@spookwackadoo]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@EugeneDiniz]

Nice work, man. I like that color. Thanks for sharing

[@spookwackadoo]

Appreciate the kind words! Glad you enjoyed! 🧡

[@kevincollins8620]

Matty Shrock pro model

[@tjl3979]

You should definitely invest in a bigger pot. Get yourself a turkey deep fryer. They're fairly cheap and you don't gotta do that in your kitchen. You could probably even suspend the skate thru the lace holes for better results. Still came out great though 👍

[@nix.tricks]

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@JigokuHebi]

Try out with car paints! Those sit good on plastic good. And you can even get crazy glitter or chameleon paint 🎉

[@p1roncho]

the end result is nice, I wonder how will they stand the test of time i.e. hits when grinding...will be original color show up quick?

[@danielcampion5414]

Just from my experience and dying a bunch of skates, it can last a long time. All depends on level of prep, type of dye, and how long you let it soak.

[@spookwackadoo]

With the process I used, it’s pretty much only surface. I need to use a synthetic dye with some white vinegar and a better cleaner to get it to dye deeper, from my understanding.

[@p1roncho]

@@spookwackadoois it the same type od dye people use for dying easter egges? they also work with hot water

[@HumaneApproach]

Skates.. Like in all? I mean. How this works with black and/or you have tips for change color black sir?

[@danielcampion5414]

Unfortunately from my experience black can't really be changed unless you dye it another dark like color. Still don't really recommend it. Look at a color wheel and choose colors that fall in the same family. So for example pink aeon skates will take purple dye really well and you'll come out with a neon purple.

[@dexterdex]

anyone tried it on aeon skates? heard that the plastic Aeons are made of, don't dye correctly, is it true?

[@chantzk]

Never tried it on Aeons but I think they’re doable with the right prep work and a decent quality synthetic dye ( not the dye used in the video)

[@danielcampion5414]

Check my reply to this video.

[@kumbackquatsta]

does this on work on black skates?

[@spookwackadoo]

Most likely not. It *might* hue them slightly but I doubt there would be any real visible difference

[@aegiDiusMrChef]

Hmm.. get a wider pot, set a net in the bottom 1 cm over - the pot needs to be 5 cm higher than the plastic.. rest is fine, guess u where in a hurry