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Bleaching your ski boots?

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SamC
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I've been thinking about dying my boots, but what would happen if you bleached your boot? Could you put something around parts so it could end up like a t-shirt or what?
Jul 21 2013 9:43AM
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Banane.
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I don'T think it will be really good for the plastic shell, but I might be wrong.
Jul 21 2013 10:47AM
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Balbertt
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I just thought of something. Tie-dying your boots
Jul 21 2013 11:20AM
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Session
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No
Jul 21 2013 11:43AM
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SnowMiser
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Pleaaaaaase be possible
Jul 21 2013 11:55AM
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razors-chaz
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Dip dying could def be done. you might be able to get a tie-dye effect using rubber bands around the shell..
OP bleach wont work, it will just damage the plastic, you can only make light plastics darker with dyes.
Jul 21 2013 12:03PM
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Freebird12
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I've been thinking about coloring my boots too. Is the only way to do it by dye-ing the boot? Or os some other method better like spray paint?
Jul 21 2013 3:15PM
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razors-chaz
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The most permanant method is dying you could colour them with spray paint but thats only as thick as the layer of paint which will get scuffed off and chip whereas dying the colour seeps into the plastic and wont be damaged by normal wear and tear on a boot.
Jul 21 2013 3:54PM
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ThundaKilla
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First what color are you boots?
Jul 21 2013 4:09PM
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Freebird12
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http://www.bmx-forum.com/t/183272/how-to-dye-your-plastic-parts-with-pics. There's a good how-to link. Should pertain to ski boots just as much
Jul 21 2013 4:43PM
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ThundaKilla
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Instead of rubber bands use hot glue and rubber cement. Dye the shells a lighter color first then squiggle the glue and then the darker dye. Then remove the glue/cement and it should look pretty sick.

Could also mask off using electrical tape.
Jul 21 2013 4:52PM
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