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Posted: 1/23/2025 8:36:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: quicksilvergoat04][Edited]
I have these three Vero Beach panels that appear Dark Brown. Are they FDE or Taupe? I’ve never seen another set this dark. Were they for something special ? https://imgur.com/a/ABedJAE |
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Originally Posted By quicksilvergoat04: Second hand. It’s possible but I’ve seen zero evidence of dye being used. Color is consistent throughout from what I can tell. Originally Posted By quicksilvergoat04: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Did you get them new or second-hand? I wonder if someone dyed some FDE ones. Second hand. It’s possible but I’ve seen zero evidence of dye being used. Color is consistent throughout from what I can tell. Take a knife to the inside and dig into the plastic a bit and see what color it is. Dye doesn't penetrate all that far. |
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Originally Posted By quicksilvergoat04: No indication of them being dyed after doing that so I would say they are the color they were molded in. Originally Posted By quicksilvergoat04: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Take a knife to the inside and dig into the plastic a bit and see what color it is. Dye doesn't penetrate all that far. No indication of them being dyed after doing that so I would say they are the color they were molded in. Interesting. Cool find. |
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This link for Operation Parts shows the panels in five different colors. When you click on “Flat Dark Earth”, it looks similar to the picture posted above, but I think it’s just the black panel. This doesn’t look like any FDE I’ve ever seen. And I think FDE is one of the other colors shown. My bet is you have a set of taupe or FDE that were Rit Dye’d to a darker color. KAC Rail Panels |
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