What product should I use?
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From: Onoway Alberta
What product should I use?
The front of my dashpad(on 1980),the part with speaker holes and defrost vent is faded and looks like crap. I think it was originally black and seems to be made of some kind of vinyl What should I use to refinish it? Die?paint? Any solutions are greatly appreciated and thanks to everybody so far for being such a great help. Joining this forum has been extremely helpful and entertaining!
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If it just needs recoloring, use SEM 'ColorCoat' vinyl dye (or, elastomeric recoloring agent, to be exact). You can find SEM black in spray cans at body shop paint supply stores. But, the ready-made spray cans do not provide the same 'sheen' for interior parts that the mixed liquid dye does (also purchased at pro body paint supply stores). If you go for the liquid dye, have it mixed to your car's interior color code (for that year car!). If you don't have spray equipment, buy a $10 PreVal bottle/gas sprayer; it does a wonderful job with vinyl dye.
Whatever you are dyeing needs to be VERY clean and dry. Use detergent to get all old 'protectants', oil, grease, scum off the surface; then rinse down several times to get all detergent off the surface. Let dry completely and shoot a couple of light, covering coats of dye. It will be dry in less than 30 minutes and look like new!
Whatever you are dyeing needs to be VERY clean and dry. Use detergent to get all old 'protectants', oil, grease, scum off the surface; then rinse down several times to get all detergent off the surface. Let dry completely and shoot a couple of light, covering coats of dye. It will be dry in less than 30 minutes and look like new!
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I've had pretty good results with SEM Vinyl coatings, I usually also use their vinyl-prep also.
I've only used them to "freshen" parts, not actually change colors so I can't speak for that.
Mooser
I've only used them to "freshen" parts, not actually change colors so I can't speak for that.
Mooser
