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Yep if you have dull faded plastics before dye you will have dull plastics after you dye. Sanding can make them more even and smoother.
 

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you could probably make them shiny if you buffed them after the wax. i like flat black. a while back when i was spending money on my golf cart i painted it flat black and flat tan but it came out glossy after i did the rubbing compound and wax.20131128_135044.jpg
 

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Synthetic Rit dye worked fine on this saw. Orange to black in about 20 minutes, but left them in 45 minutes. @Ronie has done many saws.IMG_20211216_114755416.jpg IMG_20211216_114718968.jpg
 

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I have done several of them, an all black, all blue, all red, and blue and black custom colored one, a green one w black covers. The all blue one was the hardest I have ever done to get the top covers really close to oem blue.
Didn't you do a multi-colored one?[/QUOTE
 

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thank you all for the info. i will have to go to goodwill and get a turkey cooker and give it a try
 
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