Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:34:58 -0500
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From: robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Changing the interior color by painting,
possible? Anyone done it?
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Thanks for the info Chris,
I will do a test first on some junk parts first before continuing further
with it. From the information I gathered online in various car/truck/jeep
forums they say the vinyl dye works great. Some mixed responses on the
fabric dye.
What brand of the fabric dye did you use if you remember?
--
Rob
NYC/Long Beach, NY
88 Wolfsburg, Silver
on 3/6/06 2:12 PM, JordanVw@aol.com at JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> robert.. you have a 88 wolfsburg wchich has the grey a/c ducting.. why not
> just install ducting from a GL which is the off-white?
>
> and PS, if your going to spray dye your doorpanels, you might want to test it
> out first before you Farck up your interior :<) i tried to spray dye some
> doorpanels - the vinyl part looked ok, but the cloth insert came out having
> the texture of sandpaper... the dye paint made the cloth turn crunchy hard..
> good thing these were some junky doorpanels, because they ended up in the
> trash after that..
>
> chris
>
> in a message dated 3/4/06 7:23:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> robertmstewart@MAC.COM writes:
>
>
>>
>> So here a question for all the do it yourselfers,
>>
>> Can you spray a specific paint on the headlining, vinyl on the walls,
>> plastic on the walls, or material on the seats including the cloth to change
>> the color scheme?
>>
>> Was thinking of changing the color of the headliner, walls and center a/c
>> shaft to White.
>> Possibly painting the vinyl and plastic panels on the inner walls to white.
>>
>> (did some research, herešs what I found)
>> http://www.automotiveforums.com/t363218-dying_vinyl.html
>>
>> (Products Recommended)
>> http://www.sem.ws/category.php?category_id=36
>> http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product_id=190
>> http://store.yahoo.com/yourautotrim-store/semdye.html
>>
>> (Vinyl Prep)
>> http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2515&itemTy
>> pe=PRODUCT&iMainCat=601&iSubCat=603&iProductID=2515
>>
>> (Vinyl Dye)
>> http://www.vhtpaint.com/penetratingcolordye.htm
>>
>> Then after walls were painted white, I was thinking of using a wood veneer
>> and adhering it to the flat section of the wall paneling.
>>
>> I also plan on replacing the sliding door panels and back hatch cardboard
>> with real wood. I was thinking I could trace the existing material onto MDF,
>> use it as a template and then use the MDF to route the exact shape onto the
>> wood sheets.
>>
>> Lastly can you actually spray a color onto the grey cloth seats to change
>> the color? I have seen products advertised that claim to work, just
>> wondering if anyone has done this?
>>
>> I know this sounds sort of radical but I was thinking of making the interior
>> a little less drab and little more stylish.
>>
>> Open to ideas.
>>
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