vinyl dye and interior questions

[2502]

has any actually DYED their panels, dash, seats, whatever? i was watcing the how to video on the duplicolor website and it looks to seem like it'd hold up, and i've seen pics of ones that claim to have been done... so if anyone's done it post some pics so i can see what i need to do... thanks in advance.... i'm going for black and grey interior now that the new beater has air conditioning to swap over...

[hotrod24]

here is a post i dyed all of it with a spray can door panels, dash pad, dash bezel,


 http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=7730.0

[Swims350]

I did my whole interior of my monte carlo from grey to black. I used duplicolor and on the hard plastics I used krylon fusion, clink the link in my sig to see pics, dunno if non truck pics are allowed here or I'd post.

It's not hard but on a cloth seat it may wear off, not on your clothes or anything but start to look lighter and lighter over time, mine did I just resprayed em afterwards.

[2502]

wow that monte interior looks really good. i didn't want it to look like it was spray painted or anything cheap you know? and a lot of people suggest that duplicolor stuff but i didn't know how long it lasted, etc... how durable it holds up... etc etc. but wow that really looks clean i like that a lot.

[Captkaos]

I use SEM interior dye.  There is a write-up on bigblock73's page:
http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/vinyl_dye.htm

[2502]

ok wow some of the jobs that you guys have been sending links to look really clean... i like it so i guess i'll be dying the panels and dash,etc. i didn't wanna waste the money on buying new pieces if i could just use these. thanks a lot everyone...

[82chevy]

ive dyed my interior panels black with i think the duplicolor stuff. i think it came out great and look like it came from the factory lol

[2502]

ive dyed my interior panels black with i think the duplicolor stuff. i think it came out great and look like it came from the factory lol

did it chip or anything? i read that the stuff isn't really paint it's actual dye that seeps into the plastic. i paint for a living so i'll try it out. if i Heck it up, i just got a parts truck so there's a few extras hahaha

[Swims350]

well this is a dash cap that was black, and I used SEM to dye it blue.



This is the dash i fixed in our 86, used plastikote vinyl dye on it.

[2502]

that looks really good. good i'm glad i'll save a few hundred bucks i was thinking i had to buy another dash and door panels in black to get this to look how i wanted it to... i'm really impressed.

[JJSZABO]

I just finished my interior.  I dyed everything grey using the Duplicolor vinyl spray. I even sprayed some trim using Duplicolor wheel paint (I liked the gray/charcole sparkle look).  It turned out great.  The trick is to use the adhesion promoter - the dye will scratch off if you don't.  Make sure you clean the plastic/vinyl pieces throughly.  I washed with dish washing detergent, then rinsed and repeated then cleaned with wax and grease remover (water based).  I'll post pics shortly.

Just follow the article that Chris (Captkaos) quoted:

I use SEM interior dye.  There is a write-up on bigblock73's page:
http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/vinyl_dye.htm

Good luck and post pics when you are done

[2502]

I just finished my interior.  I dyed everything grey using the Duplicolor vinyl spray. I even sprayed some trim using Duplicolor wheel paint (I liked the gray/charcole sparkle look).  It turned out great.  The trick is to use the adhesion promoter - the dye will scratch off if you don't.  Make sure you clean the plastic/vinyl pieces throughly.  I washed with dish washing detergent, then rinsed and repeated then cleaned with wax and grease remover (water based).  I'll post pics shortly.

Just follow the article that Chris (Captkaos) quoted:

I use SEM interior dye.  There is a write-up on bigblock73's page:
http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/vinyl_dye.htm

Good luck and post pics when you are done

usually when i'm prepping helmets or bikes for paint i use the same thing, some dawn dish detergent, then wax and grease remover. so i need to get the adheasion promotor.

i thought i had a nice dash on the other one to swap over but it's a dash COVER... what's the best way to move from here, keep that cover, or just get a whole new dash? i want it clean. the cover looks fine but there's a small crack that's not that noticeable but would probably irk me after a while...

[JJSZABO]

Yes you need the adhesion promoter - the dye will scratch off if you don't.

I used a dash cover - it fits ok, I would not use it for a show vehicle, but for a daily driver - fine.

[SUX2BU99]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm quite sure that any of the plastic panels are not actually dyed. It's just paint. When the part is made, it's made from plastic that is colored. The most durable though is on vinyl like on the armrests and dash pad. "Vinyl dye" from a can seems to stick quite well to that. SEM brand does anyway. I always figured it actually dyed the vinyl but it too is just paint.

I've painted my door panels twice now in black. First time was Plasti-kote and it worked okay but would rub or chip if you tried. I don't recall seeing an adhesion promotor for that product. Second time around I used SEM (which I prefer anyway) and I researched it. They recommend quite a few rather expensive cans of product including a couple of cleaners and then a vinyl/plastic prep and then the spray. Admittedley I did forego the cleaners as I tried to prep the existing paint that was on there with some light sanding (don't do this; it was a bad idea). The SEM paint went on nicely and I put quite a few heavy coats on it. My problem there was I was painting black over older black which was over the factory dark blue panel. When the light in my garage would shine in the panel it was very hard for me to tell if I was seeing the blue underneath or the reflection of the black. It was quite frustrating. I laid it on heavy enough to actually fill in some of the molded-in grain near the top of the panel.  I want to redo them in charcoal grey to match my leather buckets so I gotta find a good way to strip everything off. Or just find replacement panels 

[Captkaos]

See the link I posted.  Lacquer thinner should get what is on there off to paint it.