Painting T-Blade Holders

[fudizzledogg 0]

I'm looking to paint my T-Blade holders a nice black...matte or glossy finish would be fine.

Anyone have an idea of what type of paint/marker i could use? I'm almost positive they're made of glass fibre resin if that helps.

thanks guys

[pisani34 10]

why not just scuff as much of the surface you can with a scotch-brite pad or a high grit sandpaper, then if you REALLY want to, you could use a spray-primer, and then paint it...thats if your really thorough. i know thats what i would do if i had to do mine, but im not sure it would hold up well to pucks etc etc, it might chip pretty easily. Most people on their tuuk's etc. use RIT dye if you search.

[pavel12345 0]

i thought tblades were black

[budro727 0]

i thought tblades were black

No, they come in many colors. I'm guessing he has white ones.

[pavel12345 0]

oh my bad. i thought all standard tblades were made in black.

[Spreedizzle 1]

As opposed to paint, you would probably be better of using Ritt dye, or some other type of dying agent from an arts and crafts store.

[fudizzledogg 0]

yeah i have white ones thanks a lot guys

[oggy_3 0]

i dont know about tblades but i had a buddy on my team spray paint his holders black and after a week of skating they looked fugly and my buddy dyed his skates and they still look good after 5 months

[big ben 0]

What would you use on like Mission boots?

[Spreedizzle 1]

What would you use on like Mission boots?

You want to paint your boots???....or your holders??

[krwwc6 0]

Can you use this dye on cobra holders also? This sounds like an interesting weekend project.

[Spreedizzle 1]

Can you use this dye on cobra holders also? This sounds like an interesting weekend project.

You can typically use it on just about any plastic product, and can be picked up at most arts and crafts/hobby stores.

[pisani34 10]

someone should use the tie-dye kits and use that on their holders haha

[big ben 0]

on the boots, i have the 100Ags and wanna dye the grey areas black

[Spreedizzle 1]

on the boots, i have the 100Ags and wanna dye the grey areas black

It works on plastic....so I guess that you would be ok.

[krwwc6 0]

Can you use this dye on cobra holders also? This sounds like an interesting weekend project.

You can typically use it on just about any plastic product, and can be picked up at most arts and crafts/hobby stores.

Thanks! I'm going to try this out over turkey break.

[jrhky36 1]

try krylon fusion. spray paint designed for plastic. works good did mine over a year ago, still looking good.

[cammerz12 0]

if youre using RIT dye, im assuming oyu have to take your holders and steel off or do you just dip it in? im not very clear on this

[TBLfan 25]

steel yes, you dont have to take the holders off but you'd want to mask off the bottom of the skate boot with tape. Preferably, you'd want to take the holders off though.

[krwwc6 0]

Did my cobra's yesterday.

I think they turned out pretty good. I didn't expect it to be so easy.

[quasi 0]

I like it. I assume you pulled the holders off and dyed them?

[krwwc6 0]

I like it. I assume you pulled the holders off and dyed them?

Yes. Took the holders off, took the steel off, put them in a aluminum foil lasagna pan. Heated the water, dye mixture. Poured it in. Viola, black blade holders!

Only 1 problem. I did this in my washroom sink. . . . some of the dye overflowed (which I expected) and I didn't rinse it out real quick. . . so part of the sink is black now.

Not a major problem though since its the utility sink and its already been stained by a million different things.

[TBLfan 25]

cobras always look better in black. Good job.

[Leafsrok 0]

Did my cobra's yesterday.

I think they turned out pretty good. I didn't expect it to be so easy.

very nice job. if you found some way to make the midsole black theyd look even better.

[big ben 0]

does the dye leave a glossy finish or matte?