Black Dye from gloves

Post by **robracer** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:19 pm

I have a pair of collin's gloves 2 years old & if it rains I get black die stains on my hands & its the same deal with schwetty hands! I am sick of getting to a destination & having black hands! whats the deal here you spend lots of $ on good gear & it does this!

I have had other pairs before that have done this but I had put it down to cheap gear & therefore poor quality

So the question is should I bung em in the wash until there is no dye left?
Has anyone done this before? will the soaking destroy my gloves? not that I care anymore about this pair as they give me the sh*ts.

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:19 pm

Buy gloves made from black cows. They don't need to add dye to the leather then.

Barrabob · Post by **Barrabob** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:00 pm

It happens no matter what gloves you wear when they get soggy the dye runs.

Could try a different color. lol

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:26 pm

yea..get sum green gloves...green hands look cool!!

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:04 am

aardvark wrote:Buy gloves made from black cows. They don't need to add dye to the leather then.

My gloves give me black hands even when it's not raining...

Rossi · Post by **Rossi** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:30 am

If it's pissing you off real bad wear a thin pair of cotton undergloves available at BOC Gas & Gear stores for about a dollar a pair

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:41 am

Neka79 wrote:yea..get sum green gloves...green hands look cool!!

Pink for that flesh coloured look I reckon. I own 2 pairs of gloves personally and both cheapies yet never had the dye run either via sweating or rain so I guess I must be lucky...

ty · Post by ty » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:53 am

Barrabob wrote:It happens no matter what gloves you wear when they get soggy the dye runs.

I thought so too until I got some DriRiders - they didn't run. Neither the summer, nor the winter ones.
So I don't think it's a matter of price (the summer ones were only $40 I think), I think it's just a matter of brand and how well they set the dye.
I think Rivet are ok too. Dave#3 and Cath use them and I don't think they've complained.
ty

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:03 am

I've got some dririders and they run on a sweaty day, never mind when they get wet.

I've been told the thing to look for is if they've been drum dyed, as then they aren't meant to run.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:05 am

Never had a problem with my Black Teknics

RG · Post by RG » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:00 pm

soak in salt water overnight, then soak in normal clean water, then hang it out to dry.

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:27 pm

No Dramas here with my RJays :/

Post by **Wattie** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:40 pm

i have rjays ones too i think, they are ok.

and i also have some mesh ones, i think they are faulty but, my hands stay really dry when sunny, but the get wet when it rains

guess i should buy some expensive mesh ones and see if they are better??

Post by **dave#3** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:02 pm

ty wrote:
Barrabob wrote:It happens no matter what gloves you wear when they get soggy the dye runs.
I thought so too until I got some DriRiders - they didn't run. Neither the summer, nor the winter ones.
So I don't think it's a matter of price (the summer ones were only $40 I think), I think it's just a matter of brand and how well they set the dye.
I think Rivet are ok too. Dave#3 and Cath use them and I don't think they've complained.
ty

I've got Nitro gloves for summer and DriRider's for winter - don't get black hands with either.

cowasaki · Post by **cowasaki** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:36 pm

I got dri-riders xtreme (winter) n they n constantly gimme black hands. They are 2 yrs old, but they are so comfy... I just put up with it.

Got new ones (summer) waiting for the sweaty or rainy moments... to see if they blacken me as well.