Interior Dye
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Interior Dye
I just bought some "blue" interior dye from Corvette America. I tested it on one of my interior door handle surrounds, and it came out a little more grey than the original dark blue color that the other parts have.
I cleaned the part, used the primer, and then used the dye. Did I do something wrong, or should I try something else? Should I try another brand?
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I cleaned the part, used the primer, and then used the dye. Did I do something wrong, or should I try something else? Should I try another brand?
Thanks
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Re: Interior Dye (leeloo67)
I have used quite a bit of the Corvette America [Bright Blue] die in both spray cans and with a spray gun (I bought a Quart). The results were extremely close to the existing original pieces such that after I cleaned it all up, it looks great.
I did find that if you spray it too dry, the metallic "floats" and it will be VERY diferent looking. Don't spray from too far away, but do NOT puddle it.
I did find that if you spray it too dry, the metallic "floats" and it will be VERY diferent looking. Don't spray from too far away, but do NOT puddle it.
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Re: Interior Dye (leeloo67)
Your original interior colors have most likely changed somewhat from the day the car was built just due to sunlight exposure and age. To get a perfect match you would probably need to dye the entire interior (which is what I just did on my 75)
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Re: Interior Dye (Big Fish)
Maybe I didn't shake it up enough. I "shined" it a bit with armor-all, and that made it a little darker... I will try the passenger side surround tonight and see what happens.
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Re: Interior Dye (leeloo67)
If you have not seen this, you might find a clue.
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/TrimPaintInfo.doc
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http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/TrimPaintInfo.doc
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Re: Interior Dye (leeloo67)
Remember you are trying to match a can of paint with a part made 20+ years ago. Like stated the color will change over time and it would be almost impossible to match the new paint to the color of the paint used 20+ years ago. I did mine and I have 3 diff shades of med saddle but you really have to look at it closely to really see a diff.
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Re: Interior Dye (Fevre)
Well, I solved my problem. I simply took the part off again, cleaned it good, and put on 2 more coats. The paint darkened to a perfect match. I did the other side too. I started with cleaning, primer, and then 3 thin coats of color. Looks like brand new. I'm sad I that all I have left to "dye" is the center of the steering wheel...
