Upholstery/Carpet Dying
Upholstery/Carpet Dying
Searched and didn't really get any good answers; does anyone know of some good products to dye upholstery? I am needing to dye a headliner black. Preferably the same hue as the carpet/ material in a black interior Sc300. If anyone has some good advice, it would be much appreciated.
Matt.
Matt.
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Ohio
search for SEMs dye. Its high quality and goes on very easily. All you need to do is clean the part, let it dry, then spray on the dye. You can dye a whole pannel in about an hour start to finish. VHT is another good company. Both should be very similar in color. I would go with either a flat black or a semi-gloss due to the gloss being overly glossy.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,626
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From: Kansas City
I used VHT to paint my steering column and my center console. I cleaned them off with simple green, let them dry, and painted them.
On the steering column especially it really soaked in because it kept the texture of the plastic, and when I screwed a gauge pod onto it the paint didn't chip or peel at all.
On the steering column especially it really soaked in because it kept the texture of the plastic, and when I screwed a gauge pod onto it the paint didn't chip or peel at all.
The posts I found pertained to panels and dashboards. I need to dye the carpet upholstery headliner. Also, a lot of the threads don't show up as the network here blocks pretty much anything.
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I havent tryed it yet. I just read it on other forums. A member here dyed his flow carpet with it. He said he had to do it twice since the first time turned out purplish. but after the second coat it looked good.
I believe that's DX3... I remember you have to soak it for several days.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: California
I just don't get the members here that want to rip their own interior apart, buy the dye, spend countless hours cleaning, then dying the interior, reassemble, and put it all back together. That's a LOT of work and time. Cost-value analysis will show that you're probably only saving a few bucks here and there. Pay a pro to redo the entire car!! Spend the money if you're going to build a superior vehicle.
"Do it once and do it right."
I saved up a lot of links of DIY or other misc custom stuff for SC since I've joined the forum. Here's 1 for DIY dye. Could be useful.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=169045
HF
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=169045
HF