Door Panel Dye / Paint?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lynn MA
Door Panel Dye / Paint?
Ok so I am doing the interior and my door panels look pretty good, but as I have resprayed everything pretty much such as console sections, inside quarter panel trim etc, should I freshen up my door panels with a vinyl paint / dye or is this a bad idea?
I have one little nick in the panel right around there the inside grab handle attaches, not sure if I should fix that with some epoxy or vinyl repair then hide it with a respray of the panel, I would say the door panels are a 7.5 or an 8 on a scale of 1 - 10, not all broken up or anything, I will be regluing some slight peeling on the bottom.
I appreciate the input, just not sure if the paint / dye or whatever you want to call it will look right, will peel or fade etc.
Pictures of door panels that have been refinished along with paint brands would be a big help!
I have one little nick in the panel right around there the inside grab handle attaches, not sure if I should fix that with some epoxy or vinyl repair then hide it with a respray of the panel, I would say the door panels are a 7.5 or an 8 on a scale of 1 - 10, not all broken up or anything, I will be regluing some slight peeling on the bottom.
I appreciate the input, just not sure if the paint / dye or whatever you want to call it will look right, will peel or fade etc.
Pictures of door panels that have been refinished along with paint brands would be a big help!
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Using regular spray paint is a BAD IDEA. Using a good quality vinyl dye is a GOOD IDEA....assuming that you properly prep the panels with a thorough detergent cleaning/rinsing/drying before you spray.
I get SEM ColorCoat [liquid] from a pro auto body paint supply store. They can mix it to GM interior color code or to match a panel that you bring in. When sprayed on, it looks just like NEW GM interior appearance. SEM also makes some rattle cans of various colors and those work fine; but the sheen on the surface is a bit more flat than the liquid SEM and/or new car interiors.
I get SEM ColorCoat [liquid] from a pro auto body paint supply store. They can mix it to GM interior color code or to match a panel that you bring in. When sprayed on, it looks just like NEW GM interior appearance. SEM also makes some rattle cans of various colors and those work fine; but the sheen on the surface is a bit more flat than the liquid SEM and/or new car interiors.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lynn MA
I did mean, the correct spray can type vinyl dye/paint for random spray paint
thanks, I may do this, need to get my panels in sun, see how good, bad they are...maybe will have some dye mixed up as you suggest...does it simply rub on with a cloth?
thanks, I may do this, need to get my panels in sun, see how good, bad they are...maybe will have some dye mixed up as you suggest...does it simply rub on with a cloth?
Drifting
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Hey Boston,
The ONLY interior pieces I didn't re-dye were the doors. MIne weren't bad, but I was afraid that even with the really good interior dye I'd see some rubbing off and be redoing them every year, like I have to do with my seats until I get new ones.
If they're not bad, I'd just clean them up and let them go.
The ONLY interior pieces I didn't re-dye were the doors. MIne weren't bad, but I was afraid that even with the really good interior dye I'd see some rubbing off and be redoing them every year, like I have to do with my seats until I get new ones.
If they're not bad, I'd just clean them up and let them go.
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Vinyl dye should be spayed on, for best results. But, you can do that with rattle cans; or you can do that using a liquid dye that is sprayed using your own equipment or with a simple (and inexpensive) gas/bottle sprayer that can be purchased at the same auto body paint supply place where you purchase the vinyl dye.
