Carpet Dye: Your Experience?
Pro
Joined: Nov 2014
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From: Smyrna, TN
Duplicolor is lacquer paint.
Neither product is a "Dye".
SEM is a professional product with a full line of adhesion promoters, flex additives, toners, clears and flatteners to match sheen.
Duplicolor is a rattle can lacquer paint, probably with flex additive...
But I say if you find a product that works for you, then great!
Last edited by n2h2o2; Sep 26, 2023 at 11:33 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Just went through this with my 78 PC. My take on it- don't have high hopes it will look good. I bought quart size cans of SEM silver dye and sprayed with a gun. Works great for hard surface parts. Not so much with carpet. Guessing same with fabric. Redid the entire dash, seat shells, inner windshield garnish, etc. Even used it on the steering column. Very pleased with the results. Tried a test with carpet on the kick panels. Takes several coats to see a difference. Saw the same with my 67 El Camino loop weave carpet. Car was kept in my parents garage and over a period of several years could see the sun coming through window had faded the black carpet on passenger side tunnel. 1st coat of black dye did nothing. Think I did 4 or 5 passes to get it looking right. Brushed the carpet between coats with a bristle brush. Fibers are stiff where I sprayed.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oregon
I'm finding several different shades of silver...which one did you find that matched up with the metallic silver carpet color? At Amazon the car finder shows the Pace car with their Titanium Silver product # 15253. But then it also pulls up a Silver Metallic # 19093?
https://www.amazon.com/SEM-15253-Tit...81&sr=8-1&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/SEM-15253-Tit...81&sr=8-1&th=1
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Le Mans Master
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Not sure I can help you there. I used SEM 15086 Silver for the interior parts and seat belts. I tried the same on kick panel carpet just as a test to see if it would work. The old carpeting was so ratty & dirty that no way to tell what its true shade should be. I have a complete carpet kit that includes the new pieces for kick panels.
Burning Brakes
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From: Oregon
Kick panel under the dash. I was just messing around with the old one as had already tossed the rest of carpeting. The kit I bought has those pieces, front & rear mains, and the console sides. Oh, and the 3 sections for compartment doors and seat backs. I have new door panels but then mine is a leather car.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 5,236
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Kick panel under the dash. I was just messing around with the old one as had already tossed the rest of the carpeting. The kit I bought has those pieces, the front & rear mains, and the console sides. Oh, and the 3 sections for compartment doors and seat backs. I have new door panels but then mine is a leather car.
