There were some stains or water spots on some of my interior panels. I was able to clean most of them up except for the headliner and one quarter panel trim piece. The car has parchment interior. The headliner I will replace. Has anyone had any luck having Dr. Vinyl dye the interior to match the existing color, which has obviously changed over the years? I don't want them to look up a number and start dyeing, I want them to duplicate the color it is now, and it only needs to be done on one panel, so I don't want it to stick out like a sore thumb.

 

Just FYI. My father; Oldsguy, dyed a sport steering wheel he installed in his 69 Delta 88 years ago. The dye would rub off on your hands and your jeans. As I recall, he ended up changing back to the stock steering wheel.

Are you going to dye a vinyl seat, or plastic trim panel? If you're considering dying a plastic trim panel I suggest removing the panel, sanding it and spray painting it. I did this on the lower B pillar plastic trim panels in my 71 98 and they turned out great.

 

 

Vinyl dye is not really dye, it's paint. The key to it's durability lies in the preparation. I've dyed steering wheels and had them last. That said, my 69 442 has a parchment interior. It's a very tough color to match. There was a guy years ago on a Chevelle site that said he knew somebody that could mix that dead on. I've dyed blue and black and had great success. But the parchment...not so much!

 

If you have a reputable Auto Paint Supply store near they usually have
An employee that can mix vinyl paint to match. Just follow his advise on
Preparing the panel to be sprayed,and several coats sprayed not too wet
works better than one or two wet heavy coats .
The parchment will not be a problem if you find someone thats expierenced . I had vinyl matched for my truck,and leather mixed for my Lexus (both in a different tan family) and they both matched . The vinyl is solvent base,and the leather requires water base formula. Good luck, Larry