dying the door panels
#1
dying the door panels
The carpet on my door panels is pretty faded after 45 years. Other than that, they are in phenomenal shape. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars for new door panels that are really not needed, I'm thinking about dying them.
Is this a good idea? What are most reputable brands? Any ideas?
Is this a good idea? What are most reputable brands? Any ideas?
#2
The carpet on my door panels is pretty faded after 45 years. Other than that, they are in phenomenal shape. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars for new door panels that are really not needed, I'm thinking about dying them.
Is this a good idea? What are most reputable brands? Any ideas?
Is this a good idea? What are most reputable brands? Any ideas?
SEM products. It's a flexible paint, not a dye
#3
Yes dyeing them will work well.Both SEM and MarHyde are the older company's. I painted the door panels on my 2007 Sport Trac recently. Just clean well before starting and follow their instructions,and I think several thin coats seem to work best, rather than trying to cover everything with 1or 2 coats. Larry
#7
I can't vouch for the other colours but the black duplicolour for fabric and vinyl did a fantastic job on my carpet and even great on the lower part of my vinyl door panels. I would use the SEM on my dash if I were to paint it though.
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The carpet on my door panels is pretty faded after 45 years. Other than that, they are in phenomenal shape. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars for new door panels that are really not needed, I'm thinking about dying them.
Is this a good idea? What are most reputable brands? Any ideas?
Is this a good idea? What are most reputable brands? Any ideas?
Here's what I used, it gave excellent results and it's not expensive either.
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Here's a link to how my door panels turned out using the Duplicolor carpet/vinyl dye. (they are the top 2 pics in the permalink) https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tml#post769035
#13
Here's a link to how my door panels turned out using the Duplicolor carpet/vinyl dye. (they are the top 2 pics in the permalink) https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tml#post769035
#16
That's not really required for spraying carpet. I would definitely use it on say the dash or console though. I have sprayed the duplicolour on my door vinyl,plastic steering column panel and carpet and have no issues with flaking or adhesion whatsoever. Your call obviously.
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#19
when doing carpet i like to use a stiff brush while painting so as to get coverage on all the fibers and keep the carpet from becoming stiff after it dries.i'm currently doing blue carpet on a convertible that in spots has faded to white and it's looking pretty good.
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