Interior Dye Help
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From: Vettemod.com For the C3 People
St. Jude Donor '06
Interior Dye Help
Morning guys. Getting ready to dye my seat backs and some other hard trim pieces. There are a couple of rough spots on the seat backs.
1. Can I use a 2part spot putty and sand, clean, spray dye?
2. Do I need to prime the spot putty and/or bare fiberglass palstic parts? I have some plastic primer. Would this help, hurt?
Thanks in advance!
tt
1. Can I use a 2part spot putty and sand, clean, spray dye?
2. Do I need to prime the spot putty and/or bare fiberglass palstic parts? I have some plastic primer. Would this help, hurt?
Thanks in advance!
tt
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From: SnoCo, WA
The most important thing you can do is talk to the dye vendor and find out if the specific shade you need requires primer for a correct shade.
SEM is one of the biggest raw material manufacturer that trim shops use to blend dyes, and many of their reds and tans need primer as a base for it to come out correctly.
And remember, thin coats!!
SEM is one of the biggest raw material manufacturer that trim shops use to blend dyes, and many of their reds and tans need primer as a base for it to come out correctly.
And remember, thin coats!!
Racer
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From: Palmdale Ca
TT, I just did my seats. The passenger bottom "bucket" was cracked in a couple places and so was the seat back. I just stopped drill the cracks, fiberglassed a double on the inside of the seat and added a little resin to the outside on top of the crack. After everything was dry I sanded both sides. The outside has a pattern on it so I sanded only enough to feather the edge where I had added the resin over the crack. I primed them with white Krylon and painted everything with the rattle can Oyster paint I bought through Corvette Central. I couldn't be happier with the results. I don't know if Oyster just hides imperfections easier than other colors but I'm very happy with the results. You can't see the repaired areas unless you know where to look and look very close. Give it a try. If I can do it so can you.
My 2 cents.
My 2 cents.
