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Old Mar 13, 2022 | 09:36 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I have an 81 and upon replacing my interior carpet. I found a lot of marks on the plastic part of the seats. They are black but have red marks on them. I also have some fading on the trim surrounding the seat belts. I was reading on line there is a dye for them. Does anyone have any experience with this or is it a waste of time/ money. Thank you for any input.
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Old Mar 13, 2022 | 11:12 PM
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Please post some pictures so we can see a you are dealing with.
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Old Mar 14, 2022 | 06:30 AM
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The good quality dies are very good. On plastic you can purchase spray can plastic and vinyl die. VHT stuff seems to work well for me.
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Old Mar 14, 2022 | 06:32 AM
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This panel covers the seat belt

Here is the back of the seat
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Old Mar 14, 2022 | 09:59 AM
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yes.. easy.. get a can... works fantastic.. clean well to remove wax and grease, light sprays to keep stipple..
https://www.topflightautomotive.com/...r-dye-aerosol/
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Old Mar 14, 2022 | 09:22 PM
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Thank you for the information. I just ordered a can an will try it. Will let you know how it goes.
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Old Mar 15, 2022 | 11:12 AM
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i think you are seeing the red orig color where the black dye wore off...
what color does your trim tag say the interior is/was?
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Old Mar 20, 2022 | 04:01 PM
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I appreciate the information I bought a can to try it and it came out pretty good. I will check the tag to see what color it was originally.

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I used SEM Color Coat with great results.
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Looks great! Keep light coats..like new
tape off carpet on seat back and spray will look great..
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