Interior dye ?
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Drifting
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From: Lake Arrowhead - Georgia > 72 Base Coupe & 74 BB Roadster
Interior dye ?
I need to dye a couple of new interior pieces. Kick panels and windshield pillar cover .....etc....
Which product do you recommend for a good spray can match for 74 med saddle?
Thanks.......
Which product do you recommend for a good spray can match for 74 med saddle?
Thanks.......
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SEM "Color Coat" interior dye (elastomeric coloring agent) is what you should use. If Willcox spray stuff is really "dye", it will be OK; if it is really 'paint', you will be using the wrong material on them. Also, interior pieces do not get "clear coat". They are plastic parts and dye should be used to recolor them.
Drifting
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From: Somers CT
SEM "Color Coat" interior dye (elastomeric coloring agent) is what you should use. If Willcox spray stuff is really "dye", it will be OK; if it is really 'paint', you will be using the wrong material on them. Also, interior pieces do not get "clear coat". They are plastic parts and dye should be used to recolor them.
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From: Florida
The SEM formula for medium saddle is #4850. Available at most auto paint jobbers.
Here are the instructions for it's use and the accessory products suggested.
http://semproducts.com/images/Users/...RAP-1_1009.pdf
If at all possible get a cheap touchup gun at harbor freight, it doesn't take much air, and get the paint in pint or quart form. Will last forever and will always match. I used some the other day that was 30 years old.
Here are the instructions for it's use and the accessory products suggested.
http://semproducts.com/images/Users/...RAP-1_1009.pdf
If at all possible get a cheap touchup gun at harbor freight, it doesn't take much air, and get the paint in pint or quart form. Will last forever and will always match. I used some the other day that was 30 years old.
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Actually, for $5 you can purchase a Pre-Val bottle/gas cannister sprayer [at the same store you get the SEM dye]. It is easy to use and will do a fantastic job of spraying the interior dye on your panels. Don't waste more money on spray equipment just for this job. The end result will look like 'factory' quality.
Note: Per prior post: I'm not saying that Willcox doesn't sell [or recommend] a clear coat for interior panels. I'm just saying that they were never made with a clear coat, and they shouldn't be, IMO. A 'clear coat' leads me to believe that their "dye" may actually be a 'paint' which you DO NOT want to use on plastic panels.
Note: Per prior post: I'm not saying that Willcox doesn't sell [or recommend] a clear coat for interior panels. I'm just saying that they were never made with a clear coat, and they shouldn't be, IMO. A 'clear coat' leads me to believe that their "dye" may actually be a 'paint' which you DO NOT want to use on plastic panels.
Drifting
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I used RM's version some 30+ years ago to do my 70 in 74 silver. Still have the old siver colored seat covers, held up great. Its all in the prep.
You'll also find that dupont mixed with different sheen levels, so as stated.... no clear.
Just wish people would stop calling it dye
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Drifting
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From: Somers CT
Actually, for $5 you can purchase a Pre-Val bottle/gas cannister sprayer [at the same store you get the SEM dye]. It is easy to use and will do a fantastic job of spraying the interior dye on your panels. Don't waste more money on spray equipment just for this job. The end result will look like 'factory' quality.
Note: Per prior post: I'm not saying that Willcox doesn't sell [or recommend] a clear coat for interior panels. I'm just saying that they were never made with a clear coat, and they shouldn't be, IMO. A 'clear coat' leads me to believe that their "dye" may actually be a 'paint' which you DO NOT want to use on plastic panels.
Note: Per prior post: I'm not saying that Willcox doesn't sell [or recommend] a clear coat for interior panels. I'm just saying that they were never made with a clear coat, and they shouldn't be, IMO. A 'clear coat' leads me to believe that their "dye" may actually be a 'paint' which you DO NOT want to use on plastic panels.
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Their are some good articles out hear on this subject.......my best advice is clean/strip the parts well. Every bit of the old dirt and interior shine product like Armor has to be removed.
The better the prep the better the finished product will be. Second the dye is vary sensitive to humidity.......I had to dye my interior in the basement of my house to control the humidity with the A/C.
Hear is a pict of my 71 all parts are dyed/restored except the dash pad and door panels/ans seat covers they are new. Hear is a part that I cleaned with a product I use on my boat Nauticalease is strips everything off....dirt, wax, smoke ect. I did not have to dye a few of these parts after the cleaning. You can see the oil and wax floteing brfore the wipe down it took only a few seconds for it to strip it down. clean.
The better the prep the better the finished product will be. Second the dye is vary sensitive to humidity.......I had to dye my interior in the basement of my house to control the humidity with the A/C.
Hear is a pict of my 71 all parts are dyed/restored except the dash pad and door panels/ans seat covers they are new. Hear is a part that I cleaned with a product I use on my boat Nauticalease is strips everything off....dirt, wax, smoke ect. I did not have to dye a few of these parts after the cleaning. You can see the oil and wax floteing brfore the wipe down it took only a few seconds for it to strip it down. clean.
Last edited by KSM; May 5, 2010 at 10:08 AM.
