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Jun 11, 2002 | 01:31 AM

CDaniel525

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black carpet turning red??

I put a new carpet in a few years ago... at the most 3 years and it is starting to turn red in some spot....for instance, around the transmission tunnel and the rear wall the that seat lay on, but only in the center. Is this because of the heat from the transmission or exhaust, or what? its not really else but there. But why up high on that seat support. anyone else have this problem?

Can I use that interior dye to dye it back to black, or will it just fad again? and possibly cause the dye to kind of burn off and produce a funky smeel? if the dye can be used, what would you suggest?
Thanks in advance!
Chris

Jun 11, 2002 | 12:32 PM

theandies

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Re: black carpet turning red?? (74VETTE)

Sounds like UV fade to me, if its only in places that the sun hits. I don't know about the dye but I would think it would look better then red/black carpet.
John

Jun 11, 2002 | 05:18 PM

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Re: black carpet turning red?? (74VETTE)

My cheap butt ACC carpet has turned olive green. It is on the list for replacement.

Jun 11, 2002 | 05:29 PM

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Re: black carpet turning red?? (Smokehouse69)

Chris you know I had a little of this problem going on too... Believe it or not I found a great spray on dye over at Pep Boys to fix it. ( I figured if it was garbage - I was replacing the carpet anyway) it was like 5 bucks for the can. I'll bring it to the next Challenge if I don't see you before... (are you doing the crab trip this weeked???) :cheers:

Jun 12, 2002 | 01:03 AM

CDaniel525

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Re: black carpet turning red?? (Mike69)

Thanks mike.....you da man. Ill be there at the next CCC and probably the "Show and Go" the saturday before.... you going as well?
I was planning on heading down to the crab trip, but promised to help pats406nitrovette move into his new house when he got it. Well he is moving in on the same saturday so Im gonna help him out. Ill be thinking about the nice cruise tho.

BTW smokehouse....mine was also a ACC. mike, yours a ACC as well? Can we sense a trend going on? :bs

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Jun 12, 2002 | 01:16 AM

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Re: black carpet turning red?? (74VETTE)

I don't know what mine is? It was there when I got the car...

Yeah I'll prob do the show and go... I have to go back and try to defend my (almost ) title! :lol: (I lost in the eliminator last year)
:cheers: