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Old May 9, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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I just used some spray dye from Mid America. It wasn't even close to the right color. 92 beige, looked more like taupe. They want me to send it back for an exchange but I don't want to bother if it won't match again. Any ideas?
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Old May 9, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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I just used some spray dye from Mid America. It wasn't even close to the right color. 92 beige, looked more like taupe. They want me to send it back for an exchange but I don't want to bother if it won't match again. Any ideas?
Thats why I never use dye. Havent heard anything good about it.
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Originally Posted by mfi
I just used some spray dye from Mid America. It wasn't even close to the right color. 92 beige, looked more like taupe. They want me to send it back for an exchange but I don't want to bother if it won't match again. Any ideas?
Similar thing happened to me, except the 94 beige looked gray and it came from Corvette America, who claimed it was an exact match. Exchanged it and the next one was the same.

Just return it, get your money back, and contact Chuck Pelton on this forum, he has the 'good stuff'.
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Old May 9, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by LilRedCorvette94
Similar thing happened to me, except the 94 beige looked gray and it came from Corvette America, who claimed it was an exact match. Exchanged it and the next one was the same.

Just return it, get your money back, and contact Chuck Pelton on this forum, he has the 'good stuff'.
Grey, that pretty much what it looked like. Sent him a PM. Doubt they will refund anything. I bought it last year and only got around to it yesterday.

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Old May 10, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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I would recommend trying SEMS. They offer multiple colors. If I remember correctly, they have a custom chart for the vettes. I saw brown and black interior dyed pieces that both matched the existing perfectly. Of course, black would be fairly easier to match.

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