Anyone dye their dash and interior pieces another color? My interior is that dark gray color, but i want it to be black. Anyone got a solution for me?

 

use duplicolor spray from autozone. Check my cardomain page....i did silver.

 

You can only "dye" the cloth stuff......I think you'd have to PAINT the entire dash itself. Not just pieces

 

Does anyone know of a good dye for the cloth seats? I want to get rid of the grey.

 

How long ago did you get your dash painted? Any problem with the paint coming off? I'm worry the paint coming off with a light scratch. thanks

I am thinking of painting it black or metalic gray.

 

Exterior paint looks best on the dash and vinyl IMO. and lasts longer. Also, vinyl dye has a tendency to rub off of regularly touched spots, such as the shifter and arm rests. If you wanna go the inexpensive way, use RIT fabric dye on your carpets. I can give you a complete How-to, along with pics if you need. The headliner can not be dyed. also, I dont recommend dying seats. Reupholster them yourself. Just use the original seat fabric as a guide. If you're gonna do this project, buckle down for an a$$ load of work and PATIENCE is key. And NO skipping steps like sanding the dash and priming it.

 

for some reason my dash and door panels look like they are supposed to be black, but arent as dark as I'd like, even when i clean em with armor all. I just wanted to darken em up a bit. My car is burgundy(black next summer) with gray seats and im guessin supposed to be black interior. I wanna go all black, possibly some silver accents.

Hook me up with those how to's, pigpenn. How hard is it to redo the seats?

 

For interior plastic/vinyl, dyes work much better as you won't have to worry about the paint scratching or flaking off.

Edit* Idea for your problem: http://store.dragracing.com/brand_pr...sp?brandid=116

 

I used vinyl paint by dupont. It worked pretty good, as far as seats and carpet i used the SEM carpet/vinyl paint. see page 2 of home page

 

holy chitlens.........euromaxima...if you swapped your tails to red/clears or stock...that would be the CLEANEST ride I've ever seen

 

hey euromaxima....do you notice any rubbing off of the dye on your seats (onto your clothes) or water marks on the carpet if it rains? I'm not familiar with the SEM dye. I was afraid to dye the seats because I was afraid the color would rub off onto my ****. If you havent noticed any wear of color, your method might be better. My method was EXTREMELY time consuming and can only be done to the carpet because you have to wash the surface 2 or 3 times and dye it 2 or 3 times to set the color and make it permanent.

 

double-post sorry!
machinehead- are you looking for this result-#1

or for this result-#2

the first link is vinyl dye, and the second is auto exterior paint.

 

its been a year now and its fine. Use the duplicolor wheel paint, its scratch resistant.

 

I want #1. I dont want it to be exterior, i want it to look like a stock black interior.

Euromaxima--I saw that dupont stuff, thats what i was thinking of using. Did you use that on the A pillars, dash, and door panels? How long has that suff lasted? Also, what color did the seats used to be and how long has the dye lasted?

 

Euromaxima....your seats look stock. You have more pics? Does anyone have pics of their cloth seats dyed? Is it possible?

 

As far as wear I only used one or two coats on my seats and it has worn off a bit. but it wont rub off on you it just wears out. I should have put more coats but i was in a hurry for shows.

 

All the white is dupont. Its actually pearl white special mix I had custom made. its lasted fine so its been there for 6 months. how ever it does scratch easy, but you can touch up and can't tell it was ever scratched. I used a shadow blue on my seats, visors, headliner. Seats are a little worn but I like blue better than the grey.

 

seats are stock they were grey but now blue and some of the blue wore off. I should have done more coats but I looking to get some racing seats so I didn't worry with it

 

hmm, i think im gonna try to use the dupont stuff on the interior pieces and possibles redo the seats myself. Anyone know any good upholstery sites?

Euromaxima - did you get the dupont stuff in a can? thats the stuff i saw.

 

This was mixed in a quart and shot with a paint gun.

 

Euromaxima.....as far as your fabric seats.....what dye did you use? Do you think the Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric spray will work well on the seats? You said it won't come onto your clothes, what if you're caught in the rain and then sit?

 

Reupholstery Info Site

 

SEM carpet dye/paint is what i used. its like 8 bucks a can I have used the duplicor and it wears off fast. Sem has never got on my clothes

 

What I would do if I were going to dye my seats, is test it out on junkyard seats first. See how much dye I need and the results..also test out different dyes. The RIT dye I used on my carpet is the dye they sell in grocery or craft stores to dye clothing.

Here are the directions for anyone interested...

Tools:
1. Lots of plastic ie: drop cloths, big garbage bags, tarp...etc
2. blue tape
3. RIT fabric dye (powder form comes in a box, cost is $2.00 a box)
4. Spray bottle (I used empty windex bottle)
5. Scrubber brush (something with a good grip and comfy handle)
6. sponges
7. Rubber gloves (it will dye your skin)
8. Work clothes that you don't mind getting ruined
9. PATIENCE
10. simple green degreaser

Instructions:
1. First cover all plastic, vinyl, and anything else you don't want dyed with plastic and use tape liberally.
2. Put gloves on!! Mix 2 packages of the RIT dye with VERY hot water (as hot as you can get out of the faucet) into your spray bottle and shake well
3. Spray dye onto entire area and scrub in with scrubber brush. (To reach smaller areas such as in between front seats and doors, you can use your fingers (with gloves on) and also a sponge cut into smaller pieces.
4. Don't soak the carpet entirely because you will need to do at least 2 coats to change your color completely (mine was gray and is now jet black) and you can't do the second coat until the first is dry.
5. *If you skipped the plastic and tape preparation, Simple Green degreaser will remove any dye that you sprayed on your plastic and vinyl pieces ( I promise) but NOTHING will remove it from other fabric as it IS fabric dye.
6. When you are done, vacuum the carpets and anything else you dyed to remove small particles of loose dye.
7. You might want to do 3 or 4 coats depending on the desired effect. I chose to do one coat, let it dry overnight, do a follow up coat, vacuum, let the dye sit for a week (daily driver), then dye again 2 more times.

Enjoy your new interior!

 

Just came from autozone and tested out the black duplicolor fabric spray on the underside of my back seat. The color went on well and looks good, however, it did dry a lil hard, but not much. I'm still skeptical as to whether or not to do this. Can someone let me know what stores carry the fabric dyes mentioned in this thread?

 

RIT dye: Waldbaums, Rag Shop, Shop Rite, Walmart........any grocery store or craft store

 

piggpenn......will the RIT dye harden the fabric? Do you have pics of what you've done?

 

RIt dye is meant for clothing and other fabrics, so NO it wont harden. I don't know how to insert an image in here..let me see if I can figure out how.

 

I dyed my interior. I used the duplicolor vinyl and fabric dye. Pics on page 3 of my homepage.