any experience with vinyl dye?

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 12:46 am

#369449

has anyone dyed their vinyl seats before?
wat did u use?
wat were the results?
thanks
sam

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1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:11 am

#369452

u reading the magazine on the Ghia ?
good result hey!

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:36 am

#369455

hahaha exactly 😉

ive got some schmick seats but theyre the wrong colour for my new paint scheme, if i could change the colour of the seats but keep them looking good it'd be well worth it.

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1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:42 am

#369457

they look good in the zine but for how long

ask a few trim places maybe...................

constant maintance and dying maybe ?

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1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:46 am

#369459

colour a shity old peice and cut it off, chuck it in your pocket and rough it up a bit over a few days................

jsut an idea

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 2:08 am

#369460

ill go to a trim place no doubt and see wat they say, defintly get it done professionally if they can garauntee it. i dont want to paint the vinyl, i want it dyed

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1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 2:48 am

#369461

good luck, let us know hey

cheers

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602 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 9 Jun 2005, 8:29 am

#369490

Just did my headliner/visors/rear-view mirror the other week. It turned out sweet. The only problem with vinyl dye is that it will wear off after a while in high use areas - like seats. I'd be wary. You wouldn't want your clothes to start getting stained the colour of your seats, and wouldn't want your seats to have a big patch of rubbed away paint where you sit. Definately test it first somehow.

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1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 9 Jun 2005, 8:48 am

#369493

It's great stuff. Works a treat. It might wear in time in high wear areas but you just touch it up. Just spray on. Make sure what you're colouring is super clean as you'd do with anything you're painting.

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880 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 9 Jun 2005, 9:30 am

#369506

I've used it on my sun visors. It works OK but it is really a paint, not a dye. I have found that it wears off at the points where it rubs. Don't know how well it would work on high wear items like seats.

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 9 Jun 2005, 9:47 am

#369515

I painted a Toraaanna seat black years ago... it might have been my application, but it cracked off here and there...

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466 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 9 Jun 2005, 11:42 am

#369557

VWFOOL wrote:has anyone dyed their vinyl seats before?
wat did u use?
wat were the results?
thanks
sam

We have used it before-mainly to change brown to black or a light colour to a darker one.
You must make sure it is clean from all grease etc first and it usually takes two coats.
We used VHT brand from Auto Pro.
Ford dyed all GT Falcon seats black from brown Fairmont ones and they lasted.!!!!

[Edited on 9-6-2005 by Warrenm]

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